The <u>Mays Business School Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship</u> provides undergraduate and graduate certificates for entrepreneurship. They support student entrepreneurship as well as faculty and the local community with competitions and lecture series to inspire and educate. [[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/ http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/]]
● *[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/ideas-challenge/ Ideas Challenge] - idea competition where 40 finalist ideas are chosen, and the top 3 ideas receive a cash prize (1st - $3,000, 2nd - $2,00, 3rd - $1000) ● *[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/3DS/ 3 Day Startup] - a weekend event where students collaborate to form businesses and demo a prototype to a panel of judges , including investors ● *[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/lunch-learn/ Lunch and Learn] - lunch speaker events ● *[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/start-up-101/ Startup 101]- a weekly lesson spanning 3 or 4 weeks featuring presentations from business leaders, marketers, and IP attorneys and their advice on startup creation