Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) is the premier entrepreneurship network with chapters on university campuses across North America and beyond. CEO currently supports entrepreneurship in over 250 chapters in all 50 states and worldwide.
CEO, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation founded in 1983, creates opportunities for college students that seek to be entrepreneurs. Currently, CEO is supporting more than 16,500 emerging collegiate entrepreneurs annually. CEO believes that any student, regardless of academic discipline, can launch a business. Through their global network of more than 250 college and university chapters, they support and inspire the growth and development of any student that seeks to be entrepreneurial.
There are many benefits to being a member of a CEO chapter. The biggest benefit is the annual national conference; this event is a three-day seminar where students can network, participate in competitions and learn from successful entrepreneurs. Other benefits that will help students include: access to live webinars by successful entrepreneurs, student competitions, leadership training, and various discounts on products and services.
The CEO Mission:
“Inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation”. With a diverse entrepreneurial community and global network, CEO provides student entrepreneurs with opportunities, events, chapter activities and conferences to help start businesses.
CEO Managing Director James Zebrowski explains: “CEO practices a mantra of ‘Stop Dreaming and Start Doing’. At our Global and Regional Conferences students network with like-minded entrepreneurs, meet and receive mentorship from seasoned experts, and participate in business competitions. On our campuses, the programming exposes every student to a viable path to becoming an entrepreneur. “
Going Forward:
CEO hopes to serve more than 400 colleges and universities by helping students achieve their entrepreneurial dreams and goals. CEO provides student entrepreneurs with opportunities, events, chapter activities and conferences to help start businesses.
The Association for Entrepreneurship is happy to support the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization, which truly has a wonderful vision for its organization!
