Entrepreneurship and Family Business

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to bring a new idea to commercial reality

NYU Stern's W.R. Berkley Innovation Lab offers a comprehensive program of courses and practical experience for future entrepreneurs – those who plan to start their own business, run a family business and those who will be taking over a small organization and hope to make it grow.

Selected Businesses and Social Enterprises Started by Stern Alumni

Alala
Denise Lee, MBA '10

The Black Tux
Patrick Coyne, MBA '10

Block Six Analytics

Adam Grossman, MBA '10

Big Bad Boo
Shabnam Rezaei, MBA ’01

Butter Beans
Belinda Di Giambattista, MBA '05

Cosi
Andy Stenzler, MBA '84

Doonya
Priya Pandya, MBA '09

JUARA
Metta Murdaya, MBA '02
Yoshiko Roth, MBA '02

Madecasse
Brian McCollum, MBA '07

MilkMade
Diana Hardeman, MBA '09

Mott & Bow
Alejandro Chahin, MBA '13

Seamless
Jason Finger, JD/MBA '99

Torch Films
Ori Gatch, MBA '08
Tim Hobbs, MBA '08

TransPerfect
Liz Elting, MBA '92
Phil Shawe, MBA '93

NYU Stern $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge

Sponsored by the W.R. Berkley Innovation Lab, the $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge is comprised of three competitions, with winners sharing $300,000 in combined cash and startup services:

New Venture Competition - with winners receiving a share of the $100,000 Rennert Prize, named after benefactor and Stern alumnus Ira Rennert
Social Venture Competition - with winners receiving a share of the the $75,000 Social Venture Prize
NYU Technology Venture Competition - with winners receiving a share of the $100,000 cash prize, as well as pro-bono support and technical assistance, from the NYU New Venture Innovation Fund