Center for Entrepreneurship
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Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center for Entrepreneurship is the central hub for entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University, located in Reynolda Hall Suite 230. It serves all undergraduates across all majors with a focus on the award-winning IDEATE Method.
Also known as: Center for Entrepreneurship
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-06-27); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
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Application
Ongoing
Institution Wide
Last activity
2026-06-27
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Known startups and winners
Competition winners and notable student ventures from our research.
Storage Scholars
$250,000
prize won
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest alumni venture featured on Shark Tank with Mark Cuban $250K deal; documented on WFU entrepreneurship pages.
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Wake Forest alumni venture documented in Center for Entrepreneurship research.
Program details
Key Details
- Type: Central entrepreneurship hub
- Executive Director: Dan Cohen, PhD (John C. Whitaker Jr. Executive Director, Professor of Practice)
- Faculty: Gregory Pool (Assistant Director, Co-Instructor), Louis J. Foreman (Assistant Professor of Practice), plus 3 additional faculty
- Location: Reynolda Hall, Suite 230, Wake Forest University
- Students served: 400+ enrolled in entrepreneurship courses (Fall 2024)
- $30M anonymous gift (December 2024) — one of most significant in WFU history
Programs & Initiatives
- wfu-startup-lab — For-credit startup accelerator (3 credits)
- wfu-deacon-springboard — Early-stage pre-accelerator
- wfu-entrepreneurship-minor — 19-hour academic minor (all majors)
- wfu-entrepalooza — Annual pitch event / Demo Day
- IDEATE Method — Award-winning evidence-based teaching method
- Coric Family Speaker Series — Weekly entrepreneur talks
Key Impact
The Center has grown substantially, with 400+ students enrolled in Fall 2024. The $30M gift will add 4 new professors of practice by 2026, nearly double course offerings, and fund construction of a new state-of-the-art facility. Student startups have been featured on Shark Tank (Storage Scholars) and Oprah's Favorite Things list.
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Center for Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University.
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Wake Forest University
$30M Gift for Entrepreneurship
**Source:** https://news.wfu.edu/2024/12/10/wfu-receives-30m-to-advance-entrepreneurship-education/ **Notes:** Transformational anonymous gift to expand Center for Entrepreneurship.
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Wake Forest University
ESG@Wake Student Pitch Competition
ESG@Wake Student Pitch Competition spearheaded by the School of Business and supported by campus partners. Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all Wake Forest academic programs. $70,000 total for cash prizes and implementation funding ($5K first, $2.5K second, $1K third per track across three ESG tracks). 90 students submitted video pitches; Windstream President Tony Thomas (WFU MBA alum) kicked off the inaugural event.
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Wake Forest University
Center for Entrepreneurship Homepage
**Source:** https://entrepreneurship.wfu.edu/ **Notes:** Main page for the Center for Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University.
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