Carnegie Mellon University

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Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of
Business Donald H. Jones Center for
Entrepreneurship Arthur A. Boni, Ph.D. S. Thomas
Emerson, Ph. D boni_at_andrew.cmu.edu
emerson_at_andrew.cmu.edu http//jonescenter.web.cmu.
edu www.mcginnisventurecompetition.com
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Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship Our
mission is to produce entrepreneurial leaders
who bring new and innovative products and
services to the global marketplace through
emerging and mature companies
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Program Audience Number of Faculty 3 full time
professors 9 adjunct professors 12 MBA courses 8
undergrad courses (multiple sections)
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• Four Major Initiatives Currently
• - McGinnis Venture Competition for MBAs
• Intercollegiate/Global
• - Technology Commercialization Initiative
• Launch of new companies
• Cross Campus Initiative
• Teaching entrepreneurship in each
• CMU college
• - Technology Hubs
• Boston and Silicon Valley

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Challenges - Managing growth opportunities -
Financing programs
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New initiatives being planned - Entrepreneurial
Fellows Program - Entrepreneurial Leadership
Seminar Series - Programs to address Innovation
in Larger Companies - Means to Finance New
Ventures