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= Student Entrepreneurship =
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<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">For business and arts students, Entrepreneurship is available as a minor and geared towards teaching students the business fundamentals involved in a starting your own venture. This minor pays special t</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">ribute to the significance employers place on intrapreneurial ability regardless of position in the company. These classes encourage Villanovans to think creatively and hone in on entrepreneurial skills such as creativity and innovation even within any organization. Another popular option amongst business and arts students is the '''ICE CaPS '''certificate program for sophomores. This programs lets students meet with mentor</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">s, chat </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">with CFOs of start-ups, and collaborate with other students, creating a very hands-on curriculum that enhances their entrepreneurial abilities.</span>
<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Beyond these for-credit opportunities, there are a number of on extra-curricular displays of student entrepreneurship. Villanova held its second annual '''TEDx''' in the fall of 2013 and it wa</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">s a great success. A number [[File:VillanovaTedx.png|thumb|VillanovaTedx.png]]of </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">short speeches given by students, graduates and faculty members revolving around the theme of “Create, Innovate, Inspire” were astoundingly thought-and-conversation provoking. Between conferences, as </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">is </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">customary with TED events, the inspired audience was able to network and connect.</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The </span>'''Villanova Student Entrepreneurship Competition '''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">provides a more hands-on approach to entrepreneurial education. This student-only competition focused on making the world a better place was founded in 2009 by graduate engineering students Ronald Warzoha and Timothy Montalbano, and it operates with the </span>'''Beyond Ideas: The Art of Entrepreneurship'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">group (See Faculty Entrepreneurship). The c</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">ompetition allows students to showcase ideas by pitching them initially on the </span>'''IdeaBounce'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">page. This publicizes their idea and shares it with the Villanova network, helping them hunt down any resources necessary to further their idea (and can be done by anyone at any time even outside of the VSEC competition). For further stages of the competition the students pitch their idea, create a video, executive summaries, posters and financial tables to persuade a panel of judges. The top teams walk away with $10,000 total in prizes.</span>
