STUDENTS: WHY CEO?

Membership with the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization opens doors to resources, networks, and mentorship opportunities...

 
all while providing organization infrastructure, leadership experience, and diverse entrepreneurial challenges. Collegiate entrepreneurs see opportunities for innovation and seek to solve them through venture creation. Our members are progressive thinkers, resourceful, and resilient. As a valued member of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization network, you’ll be joining a network of thousands of likeminded individuals focused on building a brighter future through new innovation. This is a collegiate experience unlike any other that will change one’s way of thinking and send them forward envisioning a world of possibilities.
 

Hands-on Entrepreneurial Experience

 
Part of the entrepreneurial experience is developing, organizing, and operating your own venture to solve a problem or fill a need. With our chapter structure focused on a chapter-wide common goal, our members will have direct influence on the outcome of the common mission. This sense of ownership and influence is a small taste of a potential entrepreneurial future. On a regular basis, members of CEO tackle administrative, financial, and operational challenges in order to further develop their mission. Throughout our members tenure with CEO, they develop essential leadership, innovative, and communication skills to further their entrepreneurial careers.  

Careers

 
A career in entrepreneurship comes in many different forms. From venture creation to intrapreneurial careers, the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization offers a variety of resources tailored toward any entrepreneurial career path. For our venture creators, you’ll have access to a vast network of contacts in a variety of fields, waiting to connect and further support, an entrepreneurial boot camp provided by the Acton School of Business focused on developing a concrete business plan, and investor opportunities through global pitch competitions. Will you be the next big-time startup? And for our entrepreneurial-minded members seeking a career in established businesses, CEO provides access to an exclusive career center with both job listings and a live resume review. These job listings are available to us from companies who pay to exclusively seek out our entrepreneurs to fill intrapreneurial roles, vital to the forward progress of their company mission.

University Recognition

 
Not only does membership with the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization add value and resources to your own career path, it also goes a long way to develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem on your campus. Our member’s efforts go a long way to develop the reputation of universities through networking opportunities, entrepreneurial conferences, and association with a globally recognized organization. What may begin as a small effort to launch the chapter on your campus could have life changing implications for future entrepreneurs!