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National Recognition

The University of Akron’s Entrepreneurship Program has received numerous national awards and honors:

  • Top 25 of schools in the U.S. with an emphasis in entrepreneurship education in Entrepreneur magazine, 2003.

  • One of 30 schools in the U.S. selected to compete for a $5 Million grant through the Kauffman Foundation, 2003.
  • The Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division recognized a faculty member with an Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education Teaching Award: Honorable Mention, 2001.
  • Wild Card Finalist at San Diego State University’s International Business Plan Competition, 2001.  
  • First Place at the University of Louisville’s Business Plan Competition. The team's Business Plan, Oral Presentation, and Executive Summary all came in first place, 2000.

 

 
 



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