Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship - News Archive

Gaining traction

Students were challenged to transform their ideas into pitch-ready business models.

CFE holds fireside chat celebrating WEW

The newly renamed Leslie Flanary Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) hosted a fireside chat on Oct. 16 featuring three successful women from a variety of business backgrounds.

Gilliam family names JMU Center for Entrepreneurship in honor of late matriarch

The largest net commitment in JMU’s history names the JMU Center for Entrepreneurship in honor of leader and philanthropist Leslie Flanary Gilliam (’82).

CFE Showcases Student Startups

The Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its second annual Student Showcase on Friday, September 21st.

CFE Takes Students on Networking Venture to Princeton

Twenty-five member cohort (including three exchange students from Zambia and Kosovo) also meets with alumni and business leaders in NYC.

CFE Welcomes International Students to Summer Venture Creation Accelerator

The Center for Entrepreneurship partnered with the Provosts office to welcome three international students to the Summer Venture Creation Accelerator.

Student Startups Compete at VCU Spring Break Startup Competition

JMU student start up teams Canvex LLC, Hydra Systems and Madison Crypto Fund, competed in the VCU Spring Break Pitch Competition.