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= Overview [[File:IIT.png|thumb|IIT.png]] =

When an entrepreneur has an innovative idea in mind and is in search of nearby resources to help them take their entrepreneurial passions to the next level, they need to seek out relative programs, organizations, and sponsors to help them kick start their goals. Illinois Institute of Technology provides many open opportunities for students to collaborate with students of all disciplines and connect ideas related to entrepreneurship and eventually launch them into action. Students can even enroll in foundation courses embracing the aspects of entrepreneurship and potentially pursue it in a graduate program.

The entrepreneurship ~~academy~~ academy at Illinois Institute of Technology can be considered  the largest resource and center on campus dedicated  to entrepreneurship. Illinois Institute of Technology also partners with many corporate sponsors to help fund events and programs focused on the concepts of both innovation and entrepreneurship. = U.S. Deptartment of Commerce Innovation Ecosystem Categories = === Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship === ''IIT offers many clubs and courses where students can work towards gaining a better understanding of I & E, all the while produces ideas and products to independently launch:''  *IPRO*Student groups or events (CEO, TedxIIT, Undergrad business council, StartUp IIT, hackathons, and others)*90ish courses relating to innovation/entrepreneurship*Laboratories, Lounges, collaboration, prototyping and making spaces*Incubator North and South (Tech park IIT)   === Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship === ''IIT professors are able to apply for individual grants from the NIH to be applied to their respectives labs, in order to fund ongoing research:'' *NIH funded grants (BME dept: Eric Brey (Diabetes REU Grant)*NIH funded Business Start-up competition   === Actively supporting the university technology transfer function === ''IIT works in collaboration with the Kaplan Institute and Entrepreneurship Council to integrate technology transfer across the university and its various colleges:''  *[http://www.iit.edu/research/services/ttip/ http://www.iit.edu/research/services/ttip/]*Various companies in Tech Park             *Theraproteins             * Sigenics   === Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration === ''IIT works with Chicago based sponsors such as the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and the Container Store into order to bring collaboration based learning to IPRO courses. Students work with these sponsors and aid them in bettering their business modules:''  *IPROs*All the research institutes (WISER, IIFSH, etc)*Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Engineering*Faculty Engineering Labs*Wet labs: Incubator North and South **[http://www.iit.edu/research/services/ttip/ http://www.iit.edu/research/services/ttip/] (Tech transfer)   === Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts === ''IIT has many offices and centers where students and faculty can gather and collaborate with for their various ideas:'' *Kaplan center*Community Affairs office*Intellectual Property Office

= Academic Programs in Entrepreneurship =

<li>EMGT 407—Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management</li>

<li>EMGT 470—Project Management</li>

<li><~~span></~~span>ENGR 497: Introduction to Research Methods</li><li>CHE ~~506—Entrepreneurship~~ 506—Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management</li><li></span>ENGR 595: Product Development for Entrepreneurs</li>

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Illinois Institute of Technology has many entrepreneurial resources both at the university as well as with partners all across the Chicago area. These resources are utilized by students, faculty, and other affiliates to the university. For more information, please visit the university's website or links provided previously. Illinois Institute of Technology can be considered an ideal university as a starting point for someone with an interest in pursuing entrepreneurship in the future.

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