We are committed to making our region a top center for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Venture Central helps students and community members acquire the tools, develop the skills, and cultivate the mindset of an entrepreneur to create economic and social value throughout the world. While it can mean starting a new business, entrepreneurial careers can be found or created in just about every field, industry, and organization.

At the center, members are immersed in the entrepreneurial process through hands-on innovation programs focused on our three distinct areas: Learn, Prepare, and Launch.

Community for Startups

Programming to connect founders to funding, founders to founders, and opportunity-seekers to hiring startups.

Content for Startups

Skill-building workshops for teams, roundtables for founders, startup crawls to showcase growth. Plus, peer-to-peer meetups and mentorship that encourage personal and professional development.