The mission of the Center for Family and Entrepreneurial Enterprises is to engage in research and other scholarly activities that make significant contributions to the fields of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Women Entrepreneurial Leadership, Family Enterprise, and Emerging Business Development (SME Development). This center will combine the successful initiatives of the Center for Family Enterprise (CFE) and the Center for the Advancement of Small Business (CASB) with the school’s nationally recognized achievements in the field of entrepreneurship education.
Primary initiatives and subject areas of research include entrepreneurship education, leadership, lifecycle needs of family businesses, managerial issues affecting emerging business viability, knowledge management for entrepreneurial firms, and interdisciplinary entrepreneurship education for women. CFEE will continue the SBPM commitment to develop mutually beneficial programs that integrate academic objectives with the real needs of the university’s external business community.
CFEE is currently involved in the following initiatives and projects (Please click on any to learn more):
