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Montana State University's Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship lists an entrepreneurship certificate and minor, the Big Idea Challenge, the MSU $100K Venture Competition, and MSU Launchpad.
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Include. Montana State has a business college built around entrepreneurship, a launchpad, and named venture competitions. Prize rules still need a primary rules page.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
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Program mix
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Academic Program · Entrepreneurship Center · Pitch Competition
Programs to explore
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3 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
MSU Venture Competitions
Pitch CompetitionAlso: Big Idea Challenge, MSU $100K Venture Competition
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Entrepreneurship Center
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
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Academic Program
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Minor
Academic ProgramAlso: Jabs Entrepreneurship Certificate
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- Undergraduate Students
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From students
Be the first student from Montana State University to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
The entrepreneurship page names an MSU $100K Venture Competition. A rules page with the prize split was not captured, so the $100,000 is recorded as the competition's name, not as a verified single award.
Recent Activity
The entrepreneurship page is the current college list of competitions and programs. Archived items on that page include Jabs Women Entrepreneurship Week from 2022.
Known Startups and Winners
The about page's figure of more than 90 ventures is aggregate. Companies are not named.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
Competition rules, the current prize split, and whether Blackstone LaunchPad and MSU Launchpad are officially the same brand.
News & articles
3 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Montana State University.
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Official sources(3)
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Minor
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Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Minor
The college lists an Entrepreneurship Certificate and an Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management minor for undergraduates, plus a Master of Science in Innovation and Management.
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MSU Launchpad
The Jake Jabs College lists MSU Launchpad as a current program. The college about page describes the MSU Blackstone LaunchPad as coaching, ideation, and venture-creation support for students, alumni, and faculty, with a space in the Strand Union Building, and says it has helped generate more than 90 ventures since 2013.
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MSU Venture Competitions
The Jake Jabs College entrepreneurship page lists two competitions: the Big Idea Challenge and the MSU $100K Venture Competition. The college about page also refers to a First-Year Student Venture Pitch Competition and an MSU $50K Venture Pitch Competition. Those names are not all repeated on the entrepreneurship page, so only the two competitions on the current entrepreneurship page are treated as the active pair.
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