CEL Core Program

Enhancing the talents and operating abilities of practicing entrepreneurs.

The flagship program of the CEL, Core empowers you to overcome business challenges, create new opportunities and develop meaningful connections in the business community. As a practicing entrepreneur, you will elevate your talents and operating abilities with the help of this peer-based, mentor-driven program as you meet once a week for ten months.

  • Owner or a strategic decision-maker of an established business with significant annual revenues
  • Non-UB students
  • In person (no courses offered online)
  • Continuing education/professional education
  • Non-credit-bearing (you will not earn university credit)
  • Minimum of 75% attendance
  • Minimum of two one-on-one mentoring sessions
  • Minimum of two reactor team meetings
  • Present two-hour business clinic
  • Career and self-development
  • Financial management
  • Business operations
  • Marketing/sales
  • Strategic planning
  • Enterprise value
Digital Badge Entrepreneurial Leadership Core.

Program Contact

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
UB Downtown Gateway
77 Goodell St., Suite 201
Buffalo, NY 14203
Tel:  716-885-5715
mgt-cel@buffalo.edu