Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (CFEE)

Established in 2005, the Center For Entrepreneurial Excellence (CFEE) strives to empower entrepreneurs by integrating academic objectives within GW’s business community. CFEE engages in research and other scholarly activities that make significant contributions to the fields of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial leadership, women’s entrepreneurial leadership, and new venture development. CFEE works with the GW School of Business and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), among other partners, to advance GWSB's nationally-recognized achievements in the field of entrepreneurship education and to further promote entrepreneurship among students and throughout communities.

Primary initiatives and subject areas of research include:

  • Entrepreneurship Education
  • Leadership
  • Family Businesses
  • Managerial Issues Affecting Emerging Business Viability
  • Knowledge Management for Entrepreneurial Firms
  • Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Education for Women.

CFEE aims to advance GWSB’s commitment to develop mutually beneficial programs that integrate academic objectives with the real needs of the university’s external business community.