Although hosted by the Dauch College of Business and Economics, the Morgan Center serves students of all disciplines. In fact, integrating entrepreneurship into all academic disciplines is one of the center’s goals. So, if you are an Ashland University student who is curious about becoming an entrepreneur, you can take advantage of the expertise, support, education and connections at the Morgan Center. This is a place where you can:
- Develop the mindset, skills and knowledge to turn your passion into a profitable business that adds value to your community
- Grow your leadership skills by engaging in a variety of on- and off-campus entrepreneurial activities
- Receive mentoring from faculty and alumni
- Assist small business owners in finding ways to sustain and grow their operations
Our Mission
Our aim is to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of the students, faculty, university staff, alumni and greater Ashland community.
Affiliated Centers and Programs
The Morgan Center is home to the Small Development Business Center, the premier technical assistance program for Ohio’s small businesses. That benefits us by:
- Affording students opportunities to develop connections with and experience assisting small businesses
- Fostering a closer relationship between AU and the surrounding business community
- Encouraging regional businesses to view AU as a resource
This annual event brings internationally known entrepreneurs to AU to lecture and meet with students. These entrepreneurs are so well known and respected that business leaders from all over Ohio attend this lecture in addition to our students and faculty.
This consulting practice provides experiential learning for students and faculty expertise to clients in many areas:
- Market analysis and marketing strategy
- Operations, logistics and supply chain
- Customer development, satisfaction, retention
- Human capital
- Financial analysis and planning
- Branding
- Data analytics
- Strategic business planning
- Business plan writing
- Information Technology