Home of the IDEATE Method

Educating and inspiring entrepreneurial leaders through engaged teaching, coaching and mentoring within a robust and vibrant entrepreneurial culture.

Applied, Evidenced-Based Curriculum

The IDEATE method is crafted for emerging entrepreneurs and beginners in ideation, offering a structured path to creating market-ready ideas and developing an entrepreneurial mindset through evaluation, hands-on exercises, and insightful reflection.

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Nationally Recognized in Pedagogical Innovation

Programs across the country are adopting the IDEATE method to teach their students and our Center is consistently recognized as a leader by top associations in the field.

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April 10 – 11, 2025

Missed #Entrepalooza2024? Check out our highlight videos!

Entrepalooza 2024
Deacon Springboard
Startup Lab 2024
Student Pitches

Co-Curriculars In High Demand

Our goal is to provide the opportunities, tools, resources, coaching and mentoring necessary to create or launch an idea, to start or scale a business, and more!

Startup Lab

Wake Forest’s startup accelerator. Startup Lab provides the key resources necessary to launch a venture.

Deacon Springboard

Mentorship and a community intentionally designed to help student entrepreneurs take one step at a time to test, validate, and launch their ideas into reality.

“Startup Lab was my on-campus entrepreneurial hub– it was an opportunity to connect with impassioned students and learn from experienced entrepreneurs.”

Jake Teitelbaum

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  • Demo Day 2023
    Get an inside look on all the ventures developed in Startup Lab in 2023.
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Professor Cohen and the students studying abroad this summer have arrived in Barcelona!

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Professor Cohen and the students studying abroad this summer have arrived in Barcelona!

As we celebrate the class of 2024, we want to give a special shout out to Entrepreneurship Minor @cameronstorch! He was presented the Senior of the Year Award by Professor Dan Cohen. We can’t wait to see what’s next for him!

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As we celebrate the class of 2024, we want to give a special shout out to Entrepreneurship Minor @cameronstorch! He was presented the Senior of the Year Award by Professor Dan Cohen. We can’t wait to see what’s next for him!

As we look back on this school year, #Entrepalooza2024 was definitely a highlight. This year was quite possibly the biggest one yet! We are so proud of every student who participated— especially our graduating seniors 🥹🖤💛

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As we look back on this school year, #Entrepalooza2024 was definitely a highlight. This year was quite possibly the biggest one yet! We are so proud of every student who participated— especially our graduating seniors 🥹🖤💛

See you all tomorrow morning! Can’t wait to showcase all the hard work our students have put in!

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See you all tomorrow morning! Can’t wait to showcase all the hard work our students have put in!

What are you waiting for?

The Center for Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University is here to enthusiastically support you in pursuing your entrepreneurial dreams.

Spot Opportunities

We help our students develop a keen eye for spotting valuable opportunities.

Develop Ideas

Develop valuable ideas into concepts.

Solve Problems

Students develop problem solving skills and solve real world issues under faculty direction.

Learn by Doing

Students learn entrepreneurship by actually doing it!

Launch a Startup

Our most fervent students develop concepts into ventures via access to mentors and robust seed capital.

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