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McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise

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Start on your next big idea while you’re still in school. See how McNair’s tools and mentoring can help you put your ideas in motion. Get advice from leading entrepreneurs and test yourself to solve new problems in periodic challenge events.

Support for Current and Future Entrepreneurs

Regardless of the stage of your business idea or startup, the McNair Institute is here to help.

Contact us for resources for entrepreneurs, feedback on business plans, guidance on growing existing startups, or other assistance. Personalized support for USC students, alumni, faculty, and staff, as well as community members, may include connections with company founders, CEOs, and innovators from diverse industries.

Internships at Startups

Gain valuable experience working alongside company founders while contributing your own unique perspectives as an aspiring entrepreneur. Each semester, the McNair Institute hosts a matchmaking event with founders and students to connect you to quality internship experiences.

Entrepreneurism is a way of living: passionately deciding to do something purposeful, taking full responsibility and dedicating yourself to achieve it.

— Bhanuprakash Kosaraju, former Student Advisory Council chairman and Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering

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