Welcome to Innovation-Entrepreneurship
The ICEED Office of Innovation-Entrepreneurship (OIE) in the Division of Research & Innovation is committed to assisting Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) students, faculty, and staff in developing their innovative ideas for commercialization. In alignment with the division’s strategic vision for an emerging research university and elevating PVAMU’s innovation enterprise, OIE is dedicated to providing academic and professional training, assistance, and resources to enable entrepreneurs for success. The Office of Innovation-Entrepreneurship’s primary objective is to identify entrepreneurial activities among PVAMU’s students, faculty and staff, and assist them by facilitating internal and external partnerships, along with strategic business plans to promote their business ideas. We foster entrepreneurial talent, ideas, and opportunities through various faculty and student-centered programs, funding support, competitions, and access to start-up resources. Our interests extend beyond the PVAMU three campuses located in Prairie View, Waller County, North-West Houston, and Downtown Houston, Harris County, into the Greater Houston Area and the State of Texas.
Services Offered
- Idea Discovery or Creation
- Market Need or Market Opportunity Recognition
- Feasibility Study
- Business Environment Analysis
- Business Model or Prototype Development
- Market and Consumer Research
- Business Plan
- Business Launch Strategy
- Competitions on Entrepreneurship, Business Plan, Innovation
Policies & Procedures
For most updated versions of the policies, please refer to PVAMU Policy Library Here.
| System Policy | 31.05 | External Employment and Expert Witness |
| System Regulation | 31.05.01 | Faculty Consulting and/or External Professional Employment |
| PVAMU Rule | 31.05.01.P1 | Faculty Consulting and External Professional Employment |
| System Regulation | 31.05.02 | External Employment |
| System Regulation | 31.05.04 | Outside Activities – Business Entities Having an Agreement with the System |
| University Administrative Procedure | 17.01.99.P0. 01 | Intellectual Property Management and Commercialization |
Entrepreneurship Curriculum
- College of Business’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (IEP)
- Minor in Entrepreneurship
- Certificate in Entrepreneurship
- College of Business’ Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration
- MGMT 2013 Design Thinking
- MGMT 3333 Commercializing Innovative Ideas
- ENTR 4043 New Venture Creation
- ENTR 3013 Economics for Entrepreneurs
- ENTR 3023 Diversity Entrepreneurship
- ENTR 3033 Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Competitions
- HBCU Business Challenge Competition
- HBCU Battle of the Brains Competition
- International Entrepreneur Competition
- National Black MBA Business Case Competition
- Prairie View A&M University – Startup Competition
- Texas A&M New Ventures Competition
- Texas Christian University – Values & Ventures Competition
- Rice University – Business Plan Competition
- Baylor University – New Venture Competition
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
The Prairie View A&M University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides free business consulting and affordable training seminars for small and medium-sized business owners and managers. The PVAMU SBDC is a business consulting and training center and part of the SBDC Network. The PVAMU SBDC offers affordable training seminars on business topics for start-up and pre-venture entrepreneurs. Our training seminars are designed to help broaden business knowledge and is focused on business basics that will help make your business a success. PVAMU SBDC consultants help entrepreneurs assess their business ideas and assist with the creation of a solid business plan at no cost.
The PVAMU SBDC Contact Details: Jasmin T Espy Speed, Director, PVAMU Main Campus: 39725 Owens Road – Retail Plaza, Suite 106, Phone: 936.261.9242, E-mail: sbdc@pvamu.edu. For additional information and resources, please visit America’s SBDC Texas Gulf Coast site