Prospective Students

EVCC Serves Daytime MBA Students who are:

• Recruiting for startups or venture capital (VC) firms for their internship or full-time roles
• Launching a startup during their time at Fuqua
• Interested in learning more about entrepreneurship, startups, and VCs

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What do you do to support students interested in Entrepreneurship? 
   Team formation is one of the most critical aspects of building a successful start-up.  We look to bring together like-minded people who are passionate about problem-solving and creatively targeting business opportunities through their time at Fuqua throughout the coursework and experiential learning process.  There are also a number of industry-specific programs available that we post about regularly in our weekly newsletter.
2. What do you do to support students interested in Venture Capital?
   We run info sessions, training workshops, provide Q&A with current VCs, and provide second-year mentors for your recruiting process.  Additionally, we nurture relationships with a number of local VC firms who regularly bring on student interns during the school year and summer.
3. What resources do I have access to as a student?
   A broad network of mentors throughout the Fuqua and greater Duke community.  Additionally, all of the databases on Ford Library for market research reports, pitchbooks, and Bloomberg terminals.

How Fuqua Students are Able to Practice Entrepreneurial Action:

• Building a strong foundation through case-based courses such as Entrepreneurial Strategy, Entrepreneurial Finance & VC, Managing Innovation, Marketing Innovation, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Private Capital Markets, New Ventures Discovery, New Ventures Development, Social Entrepreneurship
• Gate E-Ship: The Global Academic Travel Experience (GATE) offering will introduce you to a different city’s vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Meet with entrepreneurs, funders, and ecosystem builders to learn how they’ve coalesced different cities into globally recognized entrepreneurship hubs.
• Graduate Certificate in I&E: Complement your course of study and career goals while getting more from your time at Duke
• Mentored Study with I&E
• FCCP with I&E
• New Ventures Fellows
• New Ventures Clinics: Healthcare, Climate

Other Opportunities:

• Student Founder Program: Coaching to support all Duke students who are interested in creating a product or service, testing a pilot, and someday launching their own venture—whether commercial, social, artistic, or beyond
• Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs program for advanced Student Founders
• Summer E-ternship: Students who opt to pursue a venture during the summer in lieu of a paid internship may be eligible for financial support
• Loan Assistance Awards: Fuqua Entrepreneurship Grant offers student loan assistance to graduating Fuqua students who have actively contributed to I&E programs
• Fuqua Entrepreneurship Leaders Network (ELN): A select group of Duke alumni and current students in their final year who are committed to founding or leading an innovation-drive startup
• Start-up Ventures Clinic by Duke Law: Certified student attorneys  that can help with legal matters such as company formation, equity transfers, intellectual property and more
• Innovation Co-Lab:  Creativity incubator that connects the Duke Community with technology resources, programming, and facilities to jumpstart their success

Ultimately…Making it Easier to Work in Startups/VC