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At ASU, entrepreneurship is not concentrated in just the field of business, nor is it housed in an entrepreneurial institute or school. Instead, entrepreneurship opportunities are offered in and out of the classroom, and in a wide variety of programs departments and schools. These include:
<span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="TheEdson">The'''Edson '''</span>'''Student Entrepreneurship Initiative''' that harnesses the entrepreneurial energy, excitement and creativity of ASU’s student body. It provides funding, office space and training for teams of students across the university to explore their innovative ideas for business products and services. These teams typically work in partnership with faculty, researchers and successful entrepreneurs from both the academic and private sectors. The <span data-scaytid="2" data-scayt_word="Edson ">Edson</span> Student Entrepreneur Initiative has been made possible by an investment of $5.4 million from <span data-scaytid="4" data-scayt_word="Orin ">Orin</span> <span data-scaytid="3" data-scayt_word="Edson">Edson </span> to the Arizona State University Foundation.
*'''Funding:''' The endowment provides a total of $200,000 annually in seed funding.
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*'''Office Space:''' Winning teams are awarded office space at '''''<span data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="SkySong">SkySong</span>''''', located in South Scottsdale, through their award year.
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<li>The '''''<span data-scaytid="6" data-scayt_word="SkySong">SkySong</span>''''' facility provides a professional setting for early stage entrepreneurs to develop their ventures and also to interact and learn from peer entrepreneurs, local, and international businesses</li>
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*'''Training and Coaching:''' Throughout the award year teams participate in a series of workshops with guest speakers that include successful entrepreneurs and professionals with relevant expertise
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<li>Team members are offered entrepreneurial training courses at '''''<span data-scaytid="8" data-scayt_word="SkySong">SkySong</span>''''' and/or nonprofit training courses by ASU’s '''''Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management'''''. Teams are also provided ongoing entrepreneurial coaching by <span data-scaytid="11" data-scayt_word="Edson">Edson </span> staff.</li>
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<br/>'''The Performing Arts Venture Experience (P.A.V.E)''' paves the way to the future of the arts by investing in student innovation and creativity, supporting arts entrepreneurship education and undertaking entrepreneurial activities. Funded by a generous grant by the '''''Kauffman Foundation''''', there are four major components of P.A.V.E:
*Arts entrepreneurship classes such as Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship, Arts Entrepreneurship Seminar, <span data-scaytid="13" data-scayt_word="Theatre ">Theatre</span> Organization and Management and Independent Film;
*Investment in, and support for, student initiated arts-based ventures, both for- and not-for-profit;
*Faculty development and research in arts entrepreneurship; and
'''Funding:''' The program is funded by '''''Kauffman Campuses Initiative''''' which supports innovation and entrepreneurship at ASU and beyond. The program provides up to $10,000 to fund good ideas from students, staff, faculty and community members.
'''The <span data-scaytid="14" data-scayt_word="Cronkite ">Cronkite</span> School '''students (and faculty) are encouraged to submit ideas for '''''Knight News Challenge''''' (and won) and for '''''J-Lab Women Entrepreneurs''''' grants. Those winners are heralded as much as winners of journalism contests
ASU also strives to deliver research breakthroughs and achieve discovery in a broad range of strategic research areas including:
*'''The New Media Innovation Lab''', Operated by '''''the <span data-scaytid="15" data-scayt_word="Cronkite">Cronkite </span> School''''', is a research and development program designed to help media companies create new and exciting multimedia products. The lab brings together <span data-scaytid="17" data-scayt_word="students">students </span> from across campus – journalism, business, computer <span data-scaytid="18" data-scayt_word="engineering ">engineering</span> and design, to develop a variety of products, including an iPhone app and widgets and Facebook <span data-scaytid="19" data-scayt_word="applications">applications</span>.*'''The ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation''' has had more than $27.5 million in awards from the National Institutes of Health (<span data-scaytid="20" data-scayt_word="NIH">NIH</span>) and other corporate agencies since 2005. The research focus of ASU nursing and health program provides short and long-term <span data-scaytid="21" data-scayt_word="economic">economic </span> benefits. In the short term, Arizona benefits economically from grant funding. In the longer term, Arizonans benefit from medical improvements in research findings, and the commercial impact of potential tech transfer.*'''The Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation''' (<span data-scaytid="22" data-scayt_word="AzCATI">AzCATI</span>), located at ASU, has been a pioneer in algae research as a source of low-cost, sustainable biofuel. The Laboratory was contracted by the Department of Energy to research and develop algae conversion. == Entrepreneurship At the Polytechnic Campus == === Startup Village === Startup Village is a student led initiative to create a residential community of innovators and entrepreneurs who will lead the I&E movement on the ASU Polytechnic campus, and create companies and movements within a immersive and collaborative environment. Startup Village is made up of 16 houses that house 30 student entrepreneurs and innovators as well as a community house for the purpose of housing prototyping equipment and collaborative spaces.
= Faculty Entrepreneurship =
