About Us
The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership provides opportunities for ALL UCF students to develop entrepreneurial mindsets and skillsets needed to thrive in a dynamic, uncertain world. The CEL achieves this by offering a mix of academic classes and programs, and a range of experiential initiatives including one-on-one The CEL is presented by the College of Business as a means of enriching students’ deep disciplinary expertise with broad entrepreneurial thinking skills, thereby promoting career success and sustainability throughout our campus.
Many of our courses and initiatives emphasize diffusing new technologies through new ventures so that those solutions can benefit society as widely available innovations. In this way, the College of Business seeks to contribute to sustainable career success for that will helpin ALL disciplines to , we believe in fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that extends beyond just starting businesses. We empower UCF students with the mindsets and skillsets to thrive in a dynamic world.
Our Mission
The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership helps UCF students succeed by empowering them with entrepreneurial mindsets and skillsets. Entrepreneurial leadership capabilities are essential to creating value, making a difference, and experiencing personal and professional fulfillment. Entrepreneurial leaders make things better by creating and leading innovative startups, corporate ventures, and government initiatives that enrich our lives, our economy, and our society.
Our Ethos
Cultivating Impact and Fulfillment
We believe entrepreneurial leadership creates significant value and leads to personal and professional fulfillment, making a tangible difference in our lives, economy, and society.
Going Beyond the Status Quo
We encourage students to pursue opportunities beyond traditional norms and accepted wisdom, fostering innovative thinking to identify unmet needs and create novel solutions.
Entrepreneurship as a Method
We see entrepreneurship as a robust method, like the scientific method, for navigating uncertainty and developing creative solutions to complex challenges.
Thriving in a Changing World
We develop essential capabilities that empower our students to create lasting value and thrive in an ever-evolving world, becoming value creators, not just job seekers.