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Our entrepreneurial community is growing as we continue to make new connections and add new programs and services. For more details on entrepreneurship resources at Rutgers visit the Entrepreneurship Coalition website.

Centers and Incubators

  • The Rutgers Advanced Institute for the Study of Entrepreneurship and Development (RAISED) serves as the platform organization supporting a series of initiatives intended to drive entrepreneurship efforts across Rutgers Business School, the greater Rutgers University and the communities with which our faculty and students engage. RAISED efforts are focused on creating a unique synthesis of research, teaching and engagement that rejects the idea that academic rigor and practical relevance are competing goals. RAISED also provides leadership to RBS Anchor Institution activities with the goal of bringing RBS intellectual capital and engagement to bear on the resurgence of our urban environments. Operating under the RAISED banner are four centers distinctly focused on building and supporting a community of entrepreneurs, innovators and small business owners:
    • The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (CUEED) at Rutgers Business School, Newark, integrates scholarly works with private capital, government, and non-profit sectors to develop citywide resources and encourage economic growth and vitality through urban entrepreneurship. CUEED hosts the Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative (EPI), a highly selective and exclusive nine-month program that offers intensive, practical training, step-by-step coaching, and numerous networking and financing opportunities.
      Email: cueed@business.rutgers.edu
      Phone Number: 973-353-5987
    • The Collaborative for Technology Entrepreneurship and Collaboration (CTEC) – CTEC’s focus is on translating cutting-edge technology and scientific discoveries into new business opportunities as startup ventures or new lines of business. It is a place where students, faculty, inventors and business people come together to build the future through innovation grounded in a foundation of sound business practices. CTEC offers educational and outreach services through Rutgers Business School and seek to establish partnerships with other institutions that will enable access to our classes and activities to an even broader pool of potential participants.
      Email: mukesh.patel@rutgers.edu
    • Technology Management Research Center (TMRC) – realizing technology has become the main driver for economic growth in industry and government, TMRC promotes effective management of technology, incorporating three complementary areas:
      • Applied research on issues essential to sound management of technology and innovation, including new development, implementation, trends and strategy.
      • Dissemination of research findings through applications-oriented publications and conferences.
      • Innovative degree and non-degree programs for industry leaders of today and tomorrow.
  • Rutgers Food Innovation Center – South, located in Bridgeton, NJ, and North, Located in Piscataway, NJ are unique business incubation and economic development accelerator programs, which provides business and technology expertise to startup and established food companies in the mid-Atlantic region, and utilizes its outreach capacity to reach food and agribusinesses throughout the world. In 2013, the National Business Incubation Association designated the incubator as an NBIA Soft Landings International Incubator in recognition of the incubator’s capability to help nondomestic companies enter the incubator’s domestic market.

    For more information contact Nolan Lewin;
    FIC- North Phone Number: 732-445-6137
    FIC-South Phone Number: 856-391-7601
     
  • The Edison Papers – a research center at Rutgers Livingston Campus, documents the extraordinary life and achievements of Thomas Alva Edison. At the center, teams of editors/scholars have been turning the 5 million pages of documents on Edison into a premier educational resource.
    Phone Number: 848-445-8511
     
  • Rutgers EcoComplex – The Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown, NJ is the state’s clean energy and environmental research, outreach and business incubation center. It serves as a university-based resource hub and offers industry, academia and government access to applied research capabilities, unique facilities, business and technical expertise, and incubation services. The EcoComplex received the NBIA International Soft Landings Incubator designation selected because of its slate of business services for nondomestic firms and its demonstrated success at helping these firms enter the U.S. market.

    Serpil Guran, Ph.D.. Director
    Phone Number: 609-360-0106
     
  • Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation – The Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation (RICSI) aims to fill this gap by educating current and new generations of business leaders to integrate social innovation into their business strategies. We are developing leading-edge business school curriculum on social innovation and sustainability and leveraging our multi-disciplinary strengths to link with other schools across Rutgers and beyond. We serve as a center of excellence for research and engagement across academia and industry, both regionally and internationally.
    Email: ricsi.director@business.rutgers.edu.

Spaces for Innovation

  • Rutgers Makerspace – 35 Berrue Circle, Livingston Campus (just east of the Livingston Gym).  The Makerspace includes 3D printers, laser cutters and many other types other types of prototyping equipment. Staffed by a group of engineers, the space is open to the entire university community and is especially helpful for those working on capstone projects. The space is also the headquarters of the New Jersey Makerspace Association.(The closest bus stop to this space is the Quads stop, which is serviced by the B, LX, and REXL routes.)
  • NEW – Opening Fall 2021 – Digital Learning Commons at Alexander Library (1st Floor), College Avenue Campus New Brunswick – Take a virtual tour of the DLC.
  • The Cave – located in Hill Center, room 252, Busch Campus, The C.A.V.E. (Collaborative Academic Virtual Environment) The space is attached to the Computer Science department’s instructional labs and is designed to provide a place for student collaboration and group work. The space contains computers, couches, chairs, whiteboards, gaming systems, and a large-screen monitor for presentations and gaming, The C.A.V.E. is also the unofficial home of the Rutgers Undergraduate Association of Computer Scientists, the Rutgers Women in Computer Science club, the Rutgers Linux Users Group, and the Rutgers Creation of Games Society (COGS). Drop into the space, or visit for one of its regularly scheduled activities, such as the weekly hacker hour. (The closest bus stop is the Hill Center stop, which is served by the A, B, C, H, and REXB busses.)
  • The Hack-R-space – Located in the Hill Center, room 254, Busch Campus, The Hack-R-space is available to students and faculty who are interested in creating projects and “bringing cool ideas to fruition.”  3D printing, Robotics, Oculus Rifts, Musical instruments (bass, guitar, drums), are some of the available equipment.   Contact Charles (mcgrew@cs.rutgers.edu) for more information.
  • Innovation Laboratory at the Rutgers Honors College – Located in the Honors College Building on College Avenue, the Lab contains equipment such as 3-D printers, mini-computers with a digital design studio, sensor lab, and other gadgetry to test hypotheses, create prototypes and minimally viable products (MVPs) and run pilot programs.  Additional information about the Innovation Lab is available here.
  • Rutgers University Student Legal Services (RUSLS) provides eligible Rutgers University students with professional legal advice and assistance at no cost by attorneys licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey. The RUSLS mission is to give students a place to go to have their questions answered so that their legal issues do not interfere with their academic pursuits.​  The Office is located on Livingston Campus in Tillett Hall, Room 247 and is open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday – Friday. For appointments, call 848-932-4LAW (4529) or email them at sls@echo.rutgers.edu.
  • Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at Rutgers Law School –   Early stage startups and small businesses in NJ which are bootstrapped, self-funded, or have raised only small amounts of friends and family capital (and not any significant outside capital) can apply for complimentary legal services. The number of client slots will be limited, and it’s on a first come – first serve basis, subject to qualification and availability in the Clinic.  The Clinic provides counseling and representation on such matters as:  pre-venture activities; business planning; entity selection and formation; the negotiation, drafting, and review of agreements; management and transparency-in-governance; capital structure, valuation and finance; compliance with securities laws and regulations; intellectual property; ongoing entrepreneurial and business activities; particular issues relevant to non-profits; employee management; and community relations. Working in teams under the supervision of faculty members who have decades of experience representing entrepreneurs, students are responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with their clients; reviewing clients’ business models; and researching/developing work plans to meet the clients’ needs.
  • Community and Transactional Lawyering Clinic at Rutgers School of Law – Newark
  • Intellectual Property Law Clinic at Rutgers School of Law – Newark

State Resources

Other Rutgers Initiatives

  • Rutgers MBA Team Consulting Program – School of Business Newark & New Brunswick – The program brings the knowledge and experience of MBA and undergraduate business students, under the guidance of an instructor in the Entrepreneurship Team Consulting Class, to bear on a need identified by a client. The client receives a detailed report of insightful analysis and valuable recommendations. To date, Rutgers students have completed consulting projects for business firms, not-for-profits, and government agencies.  The Rutgers Team Consulting Program offers a quality service at a nominal fee.

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