Blog Archive Friday Factoid Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School

Blog Archive Friday Factoid Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School Columbia Business School offers its students a variety of entrepreneurial programsâ€"the Lang Fund grants an initial investment of between $25,000 and $50,000 to student ventures, the entrepreneur’s organization makes $10,000 available to the students who win the schools Outrageous Business Plan Competition and the Entrepreneurial Greenhouse program provides support for those who intend to start a business immediately upon graduation. But what if you just want to test your idea to determine whether it is worth pursuing? Students with less-refined ideas can first pitch their proposed venture to a member of the faculty through the Entrepreneurial Sounding Board, a program that provides students with 30-minute feedback sessions, regardless of the development level of the proposed idea(s). Often, however, professors will do more than just give these students feedback, also suggesting action items and facilitating networking opportunities. After a students idea has been thoroughly consi dered, the student  will then be prepared to propose it to the Greenhouse and seek funding, fully aware of the challenges and opportunities ahead. For more information on other defining characteristics of the MBA program at Columbia or one of 15 other top business schools, please check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Columbia University (Columbia Business School) Friday Factoids