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Overview
Beloit College is a small liberal arts school in Southern Wisconsin. It has 1300 students studying for their undergraduate
Student innovation and entrepreneurship
CELEB
Students at Beloit College looking to gain the skills and knowledge needed for a start-up or research do not need to look very hard. At Beloit College there is an entire center dedicated to helping student with what ever they may need. It is named the Center for Entrepreneurship in Liberal Education at Beloit College or CELEB for short. CELEB was founded in 2004 spear headed by Economics Professor and past Entrepreneurship Chair Jerry Gustafson.
CELEB consists of 6 different departments which together make up CELEB. They are the Coleman New Ventures Lab, Gallery ABBA, Maple Tree Studio, BATV, and the WISE Foundation.
Coleman New Ventures Lab
The Coleman New Ventures Lab is an incubator for student businesses. It offers offices for student run ventures complete with telephone, internet, conference rooms, receptionists, and expert advice on site. It can provide vital services to new start-ups like legal or business advice and free server space for the hosting of a website or a database app. It also serves as the meeting place for weekly entrepreneurship classes and a place to host various speakers or clubs.
Gallery ABBA
Gallery ABBA is a commercial art gallery run entirely by students. It embraces the idea of the Art of Business and the Business of Art. It gives student the opportunity to show, promote and sell their Art of any medium and provides an entry into the business side if the arts world.
Maple Tree Studio
Maple Tree Studio is fully functioning audio recording studio. Here students can learn the skills that are vital to be successful in todays music industry. Skills like learning the necessary software like Pro-Tools to learning how to record, edit, and mix music and sound.There are many students who have started successful record labels and started their careers from maple tree studio.
BATV
BATV is a well-equipped, fully functioning television station. Students are able to learn the skills needed to produce high quality video content and the skills needed for the television industry. Includes a full editing studio that any student can get access to. For a start-up today being able to display, market, and pitch their products and services is crucial to determining success or failure. The BATV studio gives students the tools and talent they need to create a professional image in the intense online environment where many start-ups gain recognition and find funding.