Why Should I Join?

Aside from having an interest in opening your own business someday or working for an entrepreneurial company, there are many benefits to being a member of ACE that are not available to other students, such as:

• Meet students, faculty and professionals who are also interested in entrepreneurship and explore opportunities related to entrepreneurship.
• Form relationships with your peers, faculty and professionals outside of the classroom.
• Develop a better understanding of your own personal attributes that relate to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activity in business.
• Develop an understanding of the central role of creativity and innovation in entrepreneurship.
• Acquire knowledge of what makes certain business activities entrepreneurial and innovative, and how to judge or measure success and failure in the management of such activities.
• Develop an understanding of the components of a business/project plan and aspects of the planning process.
• Learn the steps required for setting up a new venture and protecting it.
• Learn how to think in a creative and innovative manner.
• Develop positive interaction skills, such as: teamwork, collaboration, leadership, networking and communication skills.
• Gain access to the resources that can help you create your own business.

"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer." -- Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's