Mission

The University of West Florida Center for Entrepreneurship is dedicated to seeding economic growth. The Center encourages and supports educational initiatives related to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking and serves as a comprehensive resource for economic innovation for students, faculty, industry and community partners. The Center for Entrepreneurship seeks to support the complete life cycle of an entrepreneur. Quint Studer serves as the Entrepreneur in Residence.

The UWF Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business is actively developing degree and certificate programs in entrepreneurship. The Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business recently launched the MBA program with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and also provides an undergraduate certificate in small business management/entrepreneurship and a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship.

Cox Pitch Competition

The Center for Entrepreneurship held the Cox Pitch Competition and awarded $7,300 in tuition money. Sadie Varnum claimed the $4,000 first prize for her pitch, "Sadie's Thrift Finds." Benjamin Cadeau won $2,200 for his "Floating Rack" pitch and Sage Spiess won $1,100 for "Apex Fitness." Dr. Tim O'Keefe, One in a Row Ventures Partner Jason Crawford, Cox Communications Director of Public Affairs Kristin Longley and Greater Pensacola Chamber President/CEO Todd Thomson served as judges.