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Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

We've got a new name! The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is now the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship! Today, entrepreneurship – and what we do—encompasses so much more than when the Stillman School of Business launched its entrepreneurship program 17 years ago. Our name change acknowledges the broader role of innovation and entrepreneurial skills in our lives and in our futures. Whether our students desire to launch a company or work for a large corporation, it is the innovators and problem solvers – the true entrepreneurs- who create new ideas, products and services that better our society.

The Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship fosters the collaboration of faculty, students, alumni and entrepreneurs through an array of initiatives that advance entrepreneurial learning at Seton Hall University. Learn More »

Academic Programs

Students learn about the overall entrepreneurial process and acquire the skills and tools they need to succeed from the launch of a new business to the successful growth of that business. Students are required to complete four 3-credit courses.

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Pirates Pitch 2022 Startup Competition

Do you dream of starting a business one day? Are you a fan of Shark Tank? Then don't miss Seton Hall University's own startup pitch contest. Cheer on our top entrepreneurs at Pirates Pitch 2022!

Fueling Transformation

Headshot of Bryan Jakovic"My time at Seton Hall and the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies cemented for me a lifelong pursuit of business. It taught me to actively seek out opportunities in underserved communities and offer viable solutions."

In 2009, Bryan Jakovcic was president of the Stillman School Entrepreneurship Club and working on launching several startup businesses. Today, Jakovcic is the president and owner of Fusion Health, one of the fastest growing private companies in the nation, and he is being lauded as a transformative business leader. Read more about Bryan Jakovcic »

Women's Entrepreneurship

Business woman looking out window in conference room, out onto New York City.In this "Dare to  Be Confident" lecture event, alumna innovators and changemakers shared their experiences and their journeys to success at Seton Hall's annual recognition and celebration of Women's Entrepreneurship Week.

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Revolutionizing Financial Services

Gabino RocheAfter Gabino Roche graduated in 1998 he headed to Wall Street for success at McKinsey & Co.  Leveraging his corporate knowledge, he launched Saphyre, a fintech startup revolutionizing financial services by digitizing and speeding the pre-trading space, while providing trading and post-trade benefits for financial institutions at the same time.

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2021 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Honorees 
 

A photo of Frank T. Cannone and Bryan J. Jakovcic Congratulations to two of Seton Hall University’s most successful innovators and changemakers: Frank T. Cannone, J.D. ’91, Chair, Corporate Group, Gibbons P.C., and Bryan J. Jakovcic ’09, President and Owner, Fusion Health.