If you are an entrepreneur or dream of being one, this is the place for you. We welcome students from every major to test your ideas in competitions, pitch to investors for real cash, make decisions as an angel investor, meet successful entrepreneurs and network with entrepreneurial students at TCU and around the world. Already have a business? We provide useful research and resources to help you continue your success.
Championing innovation locally and globally.
#2
Top Entrepreneurship Competitions
GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
#5
Best Undergraduate School for Entrepreneurship in the Southwest Region
The Princeton Review, 2025
#3
Entrepreneurship Competition in the Nation, Values and Ventures
Times of Entrepreneurship
#3
Best MBA in Texas for Entrepreneurship
Poets&Quants, 2023
#12
Entrepreneurship Competition in the Nation, CREATE
Times of Entrepreneurship
#22
Best MBA in the World for Entrepreneurship
Poets&Quants, 2023
#23
Best Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program
U.S. News & World Report, 2025
#27
Best Undergraduate School for Entrepreneurship in the U.S.
The Princeton Review, 2023
Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award
GCEC
Winner, Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation
GCEC
Winner, Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship Across Disciplines
GCEC
Our Mission
To empower students, entrepreneurs and the DFW community.
- Students. We encourage cross-campus applied learning by providing all TCU students with the opportunities, resources, education and networks to explore, create and realize their entrepreneurial dreams.
- Research. We conduct cutting-edge entrepreneurial research to improve the success of established entrepreneurs.
- Community Partnerships. We advance the local and national entrepreneurial ecosystem through strategic partnerships with entrepreneurial organizations, incubators, chamber of commerce and city government.
Quick Hits
A senior department of design student developed a new brand design for this year’s TCU Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures Competition. Bri Castillo’s winning design celebrated the west and cowboy culture.
April 12, 2024
