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.

• 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

• 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

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.