Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Patriot Pitch Competition supports idea and early-stage business ventures and is open to current Mason students and recent alumni from all majors/fields of study.

While the bill allocates billions in incentives to encourage chip manufacturers to build or expand fabrication plants across the country, it also includes an 'and science' opportunity in the form of small business innovation research and technology grants, which “will play a large role in the university setting and create more funding for R&D, scientific research and innovation,” says Rebecca Howick, Director of Operations for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

To overcome the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, Craftsman Auto Care’s Matt and Judy Curry demonstrated exceptional skill as innovators and entrepreneurs, taking extensive measures to make the vehicle maintenance process as safe and easy as possible for their customers. Following COVID restrictions, the couple has parlayed their company’s successes into a sixth location. Their significant presence and established business expertise in the Northern Virginia community has made them valued partners of the School of Business at George Mason University, most specifically the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).  

CIE's Fall 2022 Student Design Challenge is open to all #MasonInnovators, inviting students to reinvent the urban agriculture industry. Sign Up Today!

CIE's Book Club connects the #MasonNation with entrepreneurial works. Register today to join us for this semester's selection: 25 Million Sparks.

CIE will sell locally produced products at The Depot from 12-4pm on Thursdays & Fridays on the 2nd week of the month at Dolce Vita Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar.

CIE's program manager serves as a judge at InnovateTJ, a full day business pitch competition and workshop series held at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Rebecca Howick, interim director for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was interviewed by Connection in an article titled, What Goes into Being an Entrepreneur? Howick shared information about The Depot, the Center's pop-up retail farm stand that introduces students to the ins and outs of business. 

Tickets Available for the CIE Wine and Cheese Tasting at Dolce Vita Restaurant

The Depot: A Pop-up Retail Farm Store Brought to You by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship