Recognizing that many students at the University of Pennsylvania
want to start their own businesses, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs offers the
Entrepreneur in Residence Program (EIR) to complement the classroom learning
experience at Penn.
EIR provides an opportunity for students to meet one on one with a
successful entrepreneur to discuss his or her aspirations as an entrepreneur.
Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs would like to thank Wharton alumnus Robert Haft, W'74,
for his generous gift in support of the Robert Haft Entrepreneur in Residence Fall Series.
A different highly accomplished entrepreneur comes to campus every
Tuesday during the academic year. The visiting entrepreneurs come from diverse
fields and are chosen based on their success starting and managing successful
enterprises.
Advance on-line registration is required. Registration opens two
weeks before the EIR arrives on campus. A student must sign up in advance via
the EIR website for a 30-minute appointment with the EIR.
Students are expected to come prepared with questions, based on
their ideas, opinions, and strategies for potential or actual business ventures.
Students are encouraged to choose to meet with entrepreneurs who are active in
fields that capture the student's interest.