Brigham Young University’s entrepreneurship students are some of the best prepared to start their own businesses, according to a recent survey by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine. BYU’s Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology graduate and undergraduate programs came in at No. 2 and No. 7, respectively. This is the second year in a row both programs have made it in the top ten, with the graduate program moving up two spots.

            “We are pleased with the national recognition of the entrepreneurship programs,” says Scott Petersen, managing director of the Rollins Center. “The entrepreneurship faculty and volunteers work hard to help students shape their ideas and to provide the necessary mentoring to successfully launch their business ventures.”

The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology celebrated the spirit of creativity and innovation by hosting the first-ever Entrepreneurship Week at the end of September.  

“Our inaugural attempt at pulling off an event as large and ambitious as E-Week exceeded our expectations,” says Scott Petersen, managing director of the Rollins Center. “We were able to serve more than 3,000 students campus-wide, holding entrepreneurial events and competitions in nearly every college and department on campus.”

Through a series of events and activities across BYU’s campus, E-Week let students know about the entrepreneurial resources available and motivated them to start their own companies. E-Week kicked off with a presentation about the value of entrepreneurship featuring BYU alumnus Josh James, who founded Omniture.