L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

The L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the University of Dayton provides a distinctive approach to university entrepreneurship education. This multidisciplinary entrepreneurship major and program, designed to meet the educational needs of future entrepreneurs, gives students the opportunity to start actual micro-businesses and offers exposure to rapid growth companies and regular contact with successful entrepreneurs. Our many extracurricular offerings are considered among the best in America, our students have opportunities for business consulting, internships, mentorships and student competitions in commercial real estate and business plans. Regularly scheduled luncheons with highly respected entrepreneurs from the greater Miami Valley area add more experiential learning to our academic program. We are consistently ranked by the Princeton Review as one of the best entrepreneurship programs in the nation, from a 2,000 program examination, adding testimony to the character and rigor of our entrepreneurship program.