Entrepreneurship
Terry Entrepreneurship is directed by Chris Hanks and focuses on the four key tasks of entrepreneurship: opportunity identification, resource acquisition and deployment, goal setting and strategy formulation, and implementation. This highly active concentration hosts a multitude of seminars and events on and off the UGA campus, including "UGA's Next Top Entrepreneur Competition" and "UGA Startups."
UGA's Next Top Entrepreneur was dubbed the "American Idol" of business plan competitions by Hanks. Both a competition and a seminar series lasting the full academic year, UGA's Next Top Entrepreneur is open to all UGA students. Competitors participate in a series of interactive seminars and individual coaching sessions focused on starting a business. The first year of competition (2008–09) resulted in eight businesses being launched, $212,000 of actual revenue, and a round of angel funding.
The UGA Startups series was designed for entrepreneurs to have access to some of the most seasoned entrepreneurs in the Southeast. Topics include innovation, funding, opportunity analysis, business communications, purchasing businesses, franchising, and much more. UGA Startups events are held at the Terry Executive Education Center.
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