Center for Entrepreneurship

The Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Charleston serves as the central hub for entrepreneurship across all disciplines. Housed in the School of Business and directed by Dave Wyman (Associate Chair, Department of Management and Marketing), the center offers an entrepreneurship major and minor, runs the Impact X new venture course, hosts the weekly Great Entrepreneur Speaker Series, and coordinates multiple pitch competitions including Impact X Demo Day ($10K+), AI Innovation Challenge, and Palmetto Pitch.

• Location: School of Business, College of Charleston
• Director: Dave Wyman, Associate Chair of Management and Marketing
• Open to: All CofC majors, not just business
• Academic programs: Entrepreneurship major and minor
• 45% of incoming first-year students report wanting to become entrepreneurs

The center coordinates:

• cofc-impact-x — New Venture Modeling course with semesterly Demo Day
• cofc-ai-innovation-challenge — AI-themed pitch competition
• cofc-palmetto-pitch — Statewide SC pitch competition
• cofc-speaker-series — Weekly entrepreneur speaker series
• cofc-founders-club — Student entrepreneurship organization