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Past Programs

Entrepreneurship Expos - Macklin Center for Entrepreneurship sponsors this annual event to provide students interested in business management or entrepreneurship an opportunity to learn about the experience of starting up and successfully running a business.

BioEntrepreneur Forum*  - In its ongoing effort to reach out to entrepreneurs in a myriad of fields, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and the Macklin Center for Entrepreneurship hosts the annual BioEntrepreneur Forum targeting entrepreneurs pursuing business in the biotechnology field. In this half-day seminar, the forum focuses on two main topics of interest:

1. Resources for funding new business pursuits in biotech businesses including partnerships, federal, state, and private equity resources.

2. Business strategies for today’s biotech companies including topics such as company protection, human resource, and advisory board and BOD issues.

The seminar is followed by an interactive and dynamic luncheon panel discussion regarding issues pertaining to start-ups and business in biotechnology led by recognized leaders in the entrepreneurial biotechnology community.

Technology Innovation: Concept to Reality  - Co-hosted by the Macklin Center for Entrepreneurship, Montgomery College and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, Robert H. Smith School of Business. This Program provided researchers, inventors, management candidates and early-stage entrepreneurs with a thorough understanding of the technology commercialization and business development process. It provided participants with an understanding of the process of creating commercial value around technology innovations, and experiential learning about various aspects of technology entrepreneurship. It was held at the Montgomery College, Germantown Campus.

Policy Issues Facing New Enterprise in this Decade * - The National Commission on Entrepreneurship (NCOE) was created to focus public policy on the role of entrepreneurship in the national economy and to articulate policies that will foster its continued growth. It is a resource for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and public policy. Made up of successful entrepreneurs, this Commission will provide policy makers with practical recommendations on how they can foster entrepreneurship well into the 21st century. Its work is original research and consultation with other successful entrepreneurs nationwide. The Commission is funded by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

 How has the Bio Science and Business Investment Outlook Changed? *

 From Family Ownership to Growth or Chaos - Start-up, Growth, Succession, and Transition * - Over 90% of all US businesses are family dominated, and current economic growth shows that family business ownership will continue to be a significant economic and social foundation. A panel of family business experts discusses best practices for starting, managing, and selling a family business.

 To B2B or Not to B2B? Survival of the Fittest in e-business - Can Start-ups Still Make it? *

 The Bio/Genomic Revolution - Real or Illusory: Biotech Options for the Region *

 What's Next? Impact of Century 2000 Changes on Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital *

*Document in PDF format.