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Poole College of Management
Entrepreneurship Clinic

NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic

The Entrepreneurship Clinic, based in the Poole College of Management and with support from NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship, helps university founders turn their visions into reality and gain practical experience working with startups.

What is the Entrepreneurship Clinic?

Inspired by the hospital teaching model applied to entrepreneurship, the Clinic integrates research, teaching, and real-world experience. We provide students with the opportunity to work alongside the best startups and corporations while earning credit. Students get real-life experience and companies get to work with top interdisciplinary talent at NC State. Learn more about our classes here.

Furthermore, the Entrepreneurship Clinic hosts the Andrews Launch Accelerator, a startup accelerator program for recent NC State Graduates. Learn more here.

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350+

Clinicians that have participated in project for company partners

$850,000+

Of estimated economic output.

100+

Projects that have been completed by our clinicians.

What is the Entrepreneurship Clinic?

Inspired by the hospital teaching model applied to entrepreneurship, the Clinic integrates research, teaching, and real-world experience.

In the classroom, we provide students with the opportunity to work alongside the best startups and corporations while earning credit.

Beyond the classroom, we provide students with support for their entrepreneurial goals through our accelerator, our mentorship programs, and an incubator we host.

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Students

Students from all colleges at NC State get valuable experience by working with real companies on some of their most cutting edge projects. During your time at the Clinic, students work on 4-8 week sprints with real companies. These sprints will develop core entrepreneurial skills like opportunity analysis (410), all the way to more specific skills like marketing, product innovation and research, and more (418/419).

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Companies

Companies have constant challenges to solve and not enough time to do so. Both startups and established companies come to the Clinic to get insights from bright student talent.

Students will dedicate time to learn how to navigate obstacles for the company and serve as independent work to overcome barriers in.

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#20 Worldwide Entrepreneurship Clinic!

Ranked as the 20th best Entrepreneurship Clinic globally, showcasing excellence in fostering innovation and guiding aspiring entrepreneurs. A testament to its commitment to cultivating a dynamic and impactful entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Get Involved with the Clinic

The NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic, embedded within the Raleigh Founded Warehouse location in downtown Raleigh is the closest you’ll get to the entrepreneurship scene while still being in an official NC State space.

Clinic Classes (Projects)

The NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic creates value for the entrepreneurship ecosystem through experiential learning. Part of fulfilling this goal comes in the form of classes hosted in the Clinic.

Clinic Newsletter

Learn more about what’s going on in the Entrepreneurship Clinic, get recommendations on content we share with our entrepreneurs, and more, by subscribing to the Clinic Newsletter.

Mentors Program

The mentorship program pairs our best mentors with our best students, enabling community members to share the knowledge and experiences with students that are trying to grow personally and professionally.

Andrews Launch Accelerator

Throughout the summer, we host a 14-week long accelerator program that helps Entrepreneurs that are either at, or recently graduated from (within 5 years), NC State.

“The students who interact with the Clinic learn to get out of the classroom and experience entrepreneurship.”

What’s new in the Clinic?

2023 ALA Cohort Announcement

Take a look at some of our most recent Andrews Launch Accelerator Cohort companies.

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Clinic Newsletter

Explore the Clinic Newsletter and learn more about what’s going on in the Clinic from day to day.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Anybody can get involved with the Clinic by simply reaching out (see below) for assistance and guidance related to anything startup.

Students interested in getting involved from a class point of view can take MIE 410, MIE 418/419, or ECE 383 to get involved with Clinic projects.

Companies interested in getting student teams should simply visit the company projects part of the website (linked above) to get started

Formally, the Clinic offers opportunities like the class projects, the Andrews Launch Accelerator, and the mentorship program to help support students and local entrepreneurs.

Informally, the Clinic helps founders through a variety of means ranging from helping provide introductions to people in our network, providing coaching and support, and more. The Clinic staff are both entrepreneurs themselves with deep levels of experience in different areas related to startup, and are always happy to help others.

No, the Clinic is here for all students at NC State. If you’re a non-business student and you’d like to get involved, we highly recommend you reach out so we can get you connected to opportunities that are available to you.

Nope, the Clinic is open to all students at all stages, and to any form of entrepreneur.

Yes. Entrepreneurs from outside the university can work with the Clinic to form Clinic Projects that get completed by our clinicians, they can go through the Andrews Launch Accelerator (given a founding member of their team is an NC State alumni within 5 years), can participate in the mentors program, and more. Just reach out if you’d like to learn more.

More Questions? Get in contact today.

We’re always looking for new chances to connect with interested students, companies, mentors, advisors, and anybody else who feels they may be able to provide more value to the Entrepreneurship Clinic. Feel free to reach out to the Clinic’s program manager, Josh Guter (jsguter@ncsu.edu) to get a conversation started.