The Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship is located within the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. The CFAE provides Rollins MBA students, alumni and friends with a variety of practical experiences, both in and out of the classroom, that promote successful entrepreneurship.  Programs include entrepreneurship-focused speakers’ series, networking, mentoring, internships, consulting engagements with entrepreneurial companies and much more.  Programs are designed to connect students, alumni and entrepreneurs, providing real world insight and experience with successful growth.

A strategic blend of entrepreneurial faculty and business owners provides students and entrepreneurs with unprecedented and regular access to learn and closely collaborate with top entrepreneurial minds. The CFAE ensures that Rollins MBA students are prepared for entrepreneurial thought and action, applied learning and critical, creative thinking essential to entrepreneurial success.

Vision Statement:  The Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship is a catalyst and thought leader in the advancement of successful entrepreneurship.

Mission Statement:  To educate and connect students and entrepreneurs for advanced entrepreneurial thought and action.

 CFAE History:

* Fall 2003: The Center for Entrepreneurship, located in the Crummer Graduate School of Business, opened its doors for the first time.  

* Fall 2004: Entrepreneurship became an official concentration offered at the Crummer Graduate School of Business joining Marketing, Management, Finance and International Business; the first new concentration added to the MBA program in over a decade.

* Spring 2004: A chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO), an international organization with thousands of student members in hundreds of business schools around the world was formed at Rollins.

* Summer 2009: The Center’s name was changed to the Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship to more accurately reflect its strategic focus on growth-stage entrepreneurship.