About
The Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) is Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) university-wide entrepreneurship program. McRae C. Banks, Ph.D. founded the program in 1999 with a mission to inspire and nurture people to discover, create, and commercialize new technological products and services, and to create new organizations based on those products and services, thereby advancing economic development and improving society.
Programs, education, and services of the CEI are available to the WPI community and alumni(ae), with some programs designed as well for High School students and the wider business community. Our network includes technology entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, incubators, small business organizations and agencies, private foundations, and government organizations.
The CEI supports technology entrepreneurship in the classroom, in business, and among the general public by providing model programs, publications, resources, membership organizations, lecture and workshop series, networking events, competitions, and individual and team mentoring. The Department of Management offers undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and innovation and an Entrepreneurship Minor for WPI students that are not business majors.
Explore this website. Discover our entrepreneurship offerings. Connect to our network. Compete for awards and cash prizes. Apply for grants and scholarships. Dine with technology CEOs during Dinner with Entrepreneurs. Register for WPI Venture Forum programs. Attend networking skills workshops, collegiate entrepreneurship conferences, and much more. See our Calendar for upcoming events.
Interview with the Founder and Director, Mac Banks
Last modified: August 15, 2008 12:12:45