<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Entrepreneurship as a field of study at colleges and universities across the U.S. and around the world. Entrepreneurship has become a leading subject at the undergraduate and graduate level. With this increased attention, it is more important than ever to give students the opportunities to network not only with thei student peers, but with fellow entrepreneurs in the business world to promote entrepreneurship at all levels and in all environments. This is where CEO comes in. </span>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The 1970s saw the inception, development and growth of a new and exciting field of study in business and higher education – entrepreneurship. During this time, very few universities offered coursework for students. Students interested in becoming entrepreneurs had very few resources, opportunities and outlets to help them reach their entrepreneurial dreams and goals. No national student organization served this interest either.</span>
*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Join nearly 1,400 college students, faculty, and young entrepreneurs from around the world who attend the 2 ½ day CEO National Conference to network, learn, and be inspired.</span>
*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Join to pursue your entrepreneurial passions. Over 80 outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders will share their ideas and expertise as to how they launched their businesses.</span>
*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Join to hear the lessons other student entrepreneurs have learned, and where they are today. <br/span><br/></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Contact ceo@c-e-o.org for more information.</span>
== <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">National Elevator Pitch Competition</font> ==
<span style="font-family:arial*Be a part of the largest national elevator pitch competition that presents students with a unique opportunity to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges and a chance to win cash prizes.*Be a part of hundreds of applicants competing for the first place prize of $3,helvetica500.*Be part of past CEO Elevator Pitch participants that have received exposure and have gone on to gain new customers,sans-serif"><span stylepartners and investors in their business or idea. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="font-size: 12px"> ''f2HuHckCDnA Click here] to view the live final pitch round of last year's 2012 National Conference. == 2013 CEO Student Entrepreneur of the Year'''</span></span>==<ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">*Entrepreneur winners will be awarded for the following categories:</span></li></ol><ul style="margin-left: 80px;"><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12px">**Student Entrepreneur of the Year</span></span></li><li><span style="font**Student Start-size: 12px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Student Startup Up of the Year </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12px">**Disruptive Student Innovator of the Year</span></span></li></ul>
= Impact Achieved for Students and Campus<br/> =
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12px">[[File:Texst.JPG|thumb|none|Texst.JPG]]</span>Having a CEO chapter on campus provides a University with a way to promote entrepreneurship among students, as well as gain national recognition for entrepreneurial activities on campus. This is especially helpful to schools that may not have dedicated business departments or entrepreneurship courses by providing the University with a way to commercialize student designs.</span>
= Steps Required to Bring Resource to Campus<br/> =