Activities

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The Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization of Illinois State University holds monthly meetings, special events, fundraisers and participates in philanthropic activities.

Monthly Meetings

The CEO Club meets every other Monday evening from 7:00-8:15 pm in the College of Business building, COB 212. The club brings in local entrepreneurs, business people, and other speakers a minimum of once per month to discuss their businesses, how they got started, and common obstacles; they also answer questions from the group. Other agenda items include current marketing efforts, membership and event planning.

Recruitment


The CEO Club holds one recruiting event per semester with the goal of educating other students about the club and gaining new members. While CEO has a business-focus, it is open to students in any major and/or sequence.

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Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization

Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization

Annual Conference

October 22 - 24, 2009

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place - Chicago

The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ OrganizationSM (CEO), on 165 university campuses across North America, provides young entrepreneurs with networking opportunities, chapter activities, and the national conference to help them start their own businesses. The mission of CEO is to inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. The conference speakers help solidify entrepreneurship into the fabric of universities nationally.

Each year, more than 1,600 students, faculty, and others interested in entrepreneurship attend the 2 ½ day CEO Conference. Over 80 outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders share their ideas and expertise with students on how they launched their businesses, the lessons they've learned, and where they are today.  The Annual CEO Conference also offers students the opportunity to network with peers nationwide.