From Ideas to Impact
We propel aspiring entrepreneurs into fulfilling careers with a cutting-edge curriculum, hands-on experience and deep ties to innovation and industry. In our entrepreneurial degree programs, you’ll lay the foundation to support your most ambitious ideas.
Auburn University Entrepreneurship Program
Entrepreneurship and Family Business Minor
To grow, ideas need opportunity and community. Whether you’re a new, seasoned or serial entrepreneur, we have spaces where you can create, iterate and connect with experts and partners.
The Park: Offices and support for mature companies or those preparing to launch.
New Venture Accelerator: A space to cultivate and develop entrepreneurial research, skills and techniques.
Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship: Outreach programming and academic studies in the area of family business.
Startup Studio: Team of faculty, staff and students who help businesses grow with strategy, creativity and digital innovation.
Design & Innovation Center: Fabrication shop open to students from all engineering disciplines.
The IP Exchange: Tech transfer office that helps move ideas and research from the lab to the marketplace.
Need guidance or mentorship? Ready to put your idea to the test? Whether you’re perfecting your pitch or building your team, we meet you where you are.
Auburn Ideas Jam: Low-barrier competition that helps fledgling business ideas grow — no business plan or slide deck required.
EnergizeAL: Programs to help individuals start and grow sustainable businesses throughout Alabama.
Business Builders Bash: Immersive event that connects entrepreneurs to coaches, experts and potential co-founders.
Tiger Cage Business Idea Competition: Annual competition that identifies and supports early-stage products or services created by students, offering a chance to win startup capital.
Halloween Pitch Competition: Opportunity for students to pitch their new business ideas for a chance to win a portion of $5,000 in early-stage seed capital.
Women's Entrepreneurship Collaborative: Network of Auburn women entrepreneurs, professionals and leaders who meet monthly to foster connection and collaboration.
Entrepreneurship Kickstart Fund: A fund providing financial support to emerging entrepreneurs to help launch and grow their business ventures.
Makersfest: A competition for all makers, offering $2,000 in prize money.
In the inaugural SEC Startup Student-Athlete Pitch Competition, it was impressive that two of the five finalists were entrepreneurial teams from Auburn University’s New Venture Accelerator. It is even more notable that one of them won.
The Auburn University New Venture Accelerator (NVA) formally announced the launch of its Women’s Entrepreneurship Collaborative (WEC). The collaborative’s goal is to empower more women to pursue entrepreneurship by providing them with training, mentoring, networking and funding opportunities.
Presented by the New Venture Accelerator and Harbert College of Business, Tiger Cage awarded $80,000 in early-stage startup capital to finalists, including $30,000 to AbGlo for first place.
