Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship
Executive Director: Steve Farlow, MBA, ext. 2615, sfarlow@wlu.ca
Academic Director: Stephen Preece, PhD, ext. 2636, spreece@wlu.ca
Manager: Victoria Larke, BBA, ext. 4885, vlarke@wlu.ca
Co-ordinator, Digital Hub: Jason Whalen, jwhalen@wlu.ca
Program Leader, LaunchPad (Brantford): Anne Forler, ext. 5474, aforler@wlu.ca
Office Location: SBE 2210, The Schlegel Centre
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone: 519-884-0710, ext. 2841
Website: www.laurierentrepreneur.ca
The
Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship is housed within the School of Business
& Economics and delivers programming in support of academic courses
and research in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation. The Centre
provides students
with experiential learning opportunities; supports the entrepreneurial
community; and facilitates the incubation of student business ideas.
Key activities for students include: the PepsiCo Pitch Competition and BDO New Venture Competition; the Laurier Start-Up Fund; Laurier Entrepreneurship Competition; Start-Up Laurier; Enactus Laurier; and the Laurier LaunchPad program which provides students with support and guidance to launch their businesses.
