Two-Year MBA Entrepreneurship

Plug into the ecosystem. Engage with advisors and mentors, entrepreneurs and inventors, and investors—on and off campus—to get guidance and support to launch and scale your venture.

Our Startup Suite of Student-Run Entrepreneurship Services

  • BR Venture Fund: A seed-stage venture capital fund focused on early-stage, high-growth, Cornell-connected businesses
  • BR Tech Strategy: MBA teams consult with Cornell inventors to analyze commercial opportunities for early-stage university-generated technology
  • BR Microenterprise: Spurs microenterprise development by helping the self-employed reach their business goals

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BioEntrepreneurship Fellowship for Johnson MBAs

The BioEntrepreneurship Fellowship at Cornell University offers Johnson MBA students and life science researchers from across Cornell’s campuses the opportunity to immerse themselves in real-world startup creation. Participants receive the tools, training, and connections they need to launch their own life science startups through a certificate program offered by Johnson.

Applications for the BioEntrepreneurship Fellowship are annual. Up to 30 applicants will be selected for each intake—half of the selected Fellows will be MBA students and half will be researchers, innovators, and clinicians in the life sciences.

Apply now: https://eship.cornell.edu/item/bioentrepreneurship 

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis each semester. For more information, contact the program team at bioentrepreneurship@cornell.edu. 

Cornell Connections


Rev Ithaca Startup Works

A non-profit resource for the business community

Rev helps Ithaca entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.

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Entrepreneurship at Johnson

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December 19, 2024

To Succeed, ‘Latecomers’ Must Balance Imitation and Innovation

Cornell SC Johnson College professor Sungyong Chang shows that startups thrive by mimicking established competitors before innovating.

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December 17, 2024

Exploring the Family’s Role in Reducing the Racial Gap in Entrepreneurship

PhD Spotlight: Research by Johnson School PhD candidate Qian Wang examines the impact of demographics on entrepreneurship.

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December 3, 2024

Advancing Agriculture: How Ponsi Trivisvavet Helps Improve the Global Food System

At Eclectic Convergence, Ponsi Trivisvavet, MBA ’99, CEO of Inari, shared her insights on leadership, innovation, and the complexities of improving agriculture.