UT Austin offers many programs designed to foster entrepreneurship and support students with unique ideas. These resources provide the tools and mentorship needed to transform innovative concepts into successful ventures, equipping aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills to lead and excel in the business world.
- Impact Lab – Students earn course credit while working with community partners to address pressing societal challenges, developing critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in the process.
- Hello Maker Studio – A hands-on creative space where CNS students can explore design, prototyping, and fabrication using tools like 3D printers and laser cutters. Whether you're testing a product idea or just curious about innovation, the studio supports entrepreneurial thinking and helps bring your ideas to life.
- UT Startup Ecosystem Guide – UT Guide to all entrepreneurial resources at UT
- The LaunchPad – UT Entrepreneurship hub that empowers students from all majors to explore and navigate their entrepreneurial journey
- Herb Kelleher Center – Entrepreneurship Center in McCombs open to all UT students
- Kendra Scott Institute – supports and develops entrepreneurial leadership in all UT students
- Longhorn Startup – CNS courses that support startups in computer science, engineering, and business students in partnership with Capital Factory
- Innovation Center – startup resources for the UT community
- Harkey Institute – UT undergraduate programs in entrepreneurship, including the entrepreneurship minor
- Discovery to Impact – Are you a UT researcher, staff member, or student with an idea or technology you think has potential? You’ve come to the right place. Discovery to Impact can help.