Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
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Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation

A perfect place to turn dreams into goals—and goals into realities.

2023 Entrepreneurship Viewbook

Baylor's Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation has been dedicated to the study, teaching and practice of new venture creation and development for more than four decades. Baylor Entrepreneurship ranks among the top programs in the country and offers a wide variety of programs across the campus.

John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise

The Baugh Center aims to foster the entrepreneurial spirit in all students through skill development while holding strong to the belief that entrepreneurs are most inspired by serving a higher purpose, not simply by the pursuit of monetary gain.

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Feb. 19, 2024
Why America Should Be Celebrating Entrepreneurs, Not Presidents

Fortune: Professor of Management Blaine McCormick co-authored this President's Day piece in Fortune Magazine suggesting that America should celebrate inventive entrepreneurs for the growth and progress they have contributed to the country.

Feb. 7, 2024
Baylor entrepreneurship ranks among nation’s top 10 for 15th straight year (!!)

Baylor fans have come to count on seeing BU among the top 25 each year, with Bears competing with the nation’s most prestigious programs for national recognition.

That applies to athletics (like our currently No. 13-ranked men’s basketball and No. 18-ranked women’s basketball programs), and to academics — like the Baylor entrepreneurship program, which once again ranks among the best in the nation according to multiple sources:

Oct. 10, 2023
Baylor University’s Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation Rises in Research Productivity Rankings

WACO, Texas (Oct. 10, 2023) –The Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation within Baylor University’s nationally ranked Hankamer School of Business moved up to No. 3 in the world and the highest-ranked program in Texas for research productivity in the 2023 TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings, the only research-focused ranking of entrepreneurial programs.

Oct. 7, 2023
Baylor Business Impact Awards Recognizes Alumni-Led Businesses

The John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise in Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business has announced the winners of the third annual Baylor Business Impact Awards.