Fortune Small Business ranks TCU's Entrepreneurship Center in top 25 programs

Fort Worth, TX

9/4/2007

The Neeley Entrepreneurship Center, housed in the Neeley School of Business at TCU, is ranked No. 13 in the 25 Top Programs for Undergrads in Fortune Small Business magazine's September 2007 listing of America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs. From undergraduate programs to MBAs, the study of entrepreneurship is on the rise, according to the article. TCU was one of only three colleges in Texas to be ranked for undergraduate Entrepreneurship, along with Baylor (No. 3) and the University of Texas (No. 25).

Fortune had this to say about TCU's entrepreneurship program: "While the University of Illinois at Chicago is headquarters of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization, TCU has the largest chapter with more than 350 student members. Part of the draw is the club's annual Road Trip, which takes students to tour super-successful former startups, such as Dell. The school's Texas Youth Entrepreneur Competition awards scholarship money to high school students who submit winning business plans. The funds can be used at any college or university, but the amount is doubled for winners who attend TCU."

"Many of the winners end up coming here," David Minor is quoted as saying. Minor is director of the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center. "These are kids that would traditionally go someplace like Wharton."

For more information on the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center, visit www.neeley.tcu.edu.