{"id":554,"date":"2026-01-05T18:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:41:39","slug":"entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/centers-and-outreach\/entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard1777666603770147\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">Ben McDougal<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">You Don\u2019t Need This Keynote<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\">As a part of our \u201cThink Like an Entrepreneur\u201d programming, Sentry School welcomed author and podcaster Ben McDougal to host two episodes and a keynote. Founder of five successful companies, Ben then shared practical advice on how to think like an entrepreneur during his keynote. All students in attendance received a free copy of &#8220;You Don&#8217;t Need This Book.&#8221;<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nF2rsH6T6iM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cardblock-frame blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-Busecon-MBA-22-collaborate.jpg);background-position:center center\"><div class=\"card-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(81,38,152,0.7), rgba(81,38,152,0.7))\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"card-intro introbg-purple card-intro-100\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Entrepreneurship at UWSP<\/h2><div class=\"cb-intro-paragraph\">At the Sentry School of Business and Economics, we challenge every student to think like an entrepreneur. Students can learn from entrepreneurs at events on campus and in the community, build creative-thinking and problem-solving skills in competitions as well as participate in activities hosted by our Entrepreneurship Club.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"card-container img16x9 cardshadow col-small-one col-medium-two col-large-three col-xlarge-three col-xxlarge-three\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url()\"><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">Author and Podcaster<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Ben McDougal<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/benmcdougal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ben McDougal <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uwspsentryschool\/posts\/pfbid02S4Y8DPDrqigNtgYvJQFsgpBtgKaVNTdeF1xGeFWFhiQaEy9YQeoHWN33c4AB1d7zl\" target=\"_blank\">Spring 2026 Visit <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/benmcdougal.com\/student-founders\/\" target=\"_blank\">You Don&#8217;t Need This Podcast: Student Founders <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/benmcdougal.com\/blurring-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\">You Don&#8217;t Need This Podcast: Blurring Lines <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/benmcdougal.com\/now-later\/\" target=\"_blank\">You Don&#8217;t Need This Podcast: Now and Later <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/benmcdougal.com\/you-dont-need-this-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">You Don&#8217;t Need This Book <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-Busecon-case-in-point-logo.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Case in Point\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-Busecon-case-in-point-logo.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">Business Solutions Competition<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Case in Point<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/student-resources\/case-in-point\/\" target=\"_self\">Case in Point <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-Busecon-the-pitch-logo.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The Pitch logo\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-Busecon-the-pitch-logo.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">Fox Cities Stadium<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">The Pitch<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" 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uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/cc\/founders-network-3187779\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-BusEcon-Sentry-Does-10.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Presenter speaking at a podium during a classroom presentation\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-BusEcon-Sentry-Does-10.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">An Idea Contest<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">The First Pitch<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mstc.edu\/event\/2026-3-4\/the-first-pitch\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard1777667168181688\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">Stay Curious \u2013 Be Creative \u2013 Spark Change<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Think Like an Entrepreneur<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\">As entrepreneur, author and MIT Professor Bill Aulet has said, \u201cEntrepreneurship is much, much bigger than just startups \u2026 We need entrepreneurs everywhere.\u201d<br><br>From small companies to large, from non-profits to government, <strong>the world needs leaders who know how to think like entrepreneurs<\/strong>. When conditions are challenging, entrepreneurially-minded individuals see the potential. When problems arise, they seek solutions. And when setbacks occur, they are resilient.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_xgxmbcwJqM?si=Ob4USqDQC9esqmh-\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-square blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard1777667229664041\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">Student Spotlight: Alex Suscha<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">UWSP student finds support to start AI business<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\">As a first-year UWSP student, Alex Suscha took the spark of an idea and turned it into a useful, informative tool as well as a full-fledged company he can operate while working on his business administration degree. But he didn\u2019t do it alone.<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2024\/10\/25\/uwsp-student-finds-support-to-start-ai-business\/\" target=\"_self\">Read More <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sentry-school-of-business-and-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/CPS-BusEcon-Pitch-05.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsp-directory-profile-list wp-block-uwsp-directory-profile-2 align-center\"\n     style=\"--profile-container-width-desktop: 100%; 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