About
The Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) is Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) university-wide entrepreneurship and innovation 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 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 spans across a technology focused audience, including entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, incubators, small business organizations and agencies, private foundations, and government organizations.
The CEI supports technology entrepreneurship and innovation in the classroom and in business by providing model programs, publications, resources, membership organizations, lecture and workshop series, networking events, competitions, and individual and team mentoring. The School of Business at WPI offers undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and innovation and an Entrepreneurship Minor for WPI students that are not business majors.
Explore our site. Discover how we foster entrepreneurship and innovation at WPI. 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. Upcoming events are listed on our Calendar page.
Interview with the Founder and former director, Mac Banks
Last modified: October 04, 2010 17:27:52