Center for Entrepreneurship
Vision
Lead Virginia with excellence in undergraduate entrepreneurship education.
Mission
Foster a growing network of entrepreneurs who see risk as an opportunity and ambiguity as an invitation to rewrite the rules and create new business models that solve today's problems.
Engage students, faculty , alumni and the business community through cutting-edge teaching practices, relevant scholarly research, and creative collaboration.
History
Founded in July 1985 as an interdisciplinary unit of the College of Business of James Madison University, the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) creates and promotes academic, scholarly and experiential activities related to entrepreneurship, innovation and venture creation.
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In Memory of Dr. Paul E. Bierly III
Dr. Paul Bierly, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship from 2002 - 2008, passed away July 4, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He anchored the Center as the Zane D.Showker Professor of Entrepreneurship and was nationally recognized as a top researcher. His primary research interests were management of technology, innovation, knowledge management and strategic alliances. He was well respected for his commitment to scholarship and academic excellence and highly admired by faculty and students. He actively served the Management Department, College of Business and JMU in multiple capacities which thrived on his strategic planning, research, and collaboration skills.
In lieu of flowers, Paul requested memorial contributions be made to a James Madison University faculty fellowship created in his honor, called the Paul E. Bierly III Faculty Fellowship in Management, fund #16412. A tax-deductible donation can be made online (www.jmu.edu/give/) or by phone (855-568-4483).