Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Action
At the Schulze School, we teach students to use entrepreneurial skills to solve problems that matter and create value for others. Learn to:
- Identify and evaluate new opportunities
- Transform innovations into sustainable businesses
- Forge connections with fellow student innovators and seasoned entrepreneurs
- Build a solid foundation for long-term success.
The education you’ll receive at the Schulze School is experiential and practical, and you’ll learn both in the classroom and out in the field. You’ll gain highly applicable, concrete skills to use in the real world, whether you start your own business or drive innovation and strategic growth for an existing business or social enterprise.
Schulze is more than a school—it’s a hub of innovative thinking that engages students, seasoned entrepreneurs, small businesses, change makers and leaders. Innovators from all disciplines come to the Schulze School to explore new opportunities, make connections and turn their ideas into reality.

Empowering students to innovate for social impact
Socially conscious Tommiepreneurs
Social entrepreneurs are changing the game with their innovative approach to solving real-world problems. Explore how our students and alumni are using their businesses as a force for good to build communities and seek transformative solutions.
Family Business Center
Schulze Innovation Fund
Community Entrepreneurship Program
The Community Entrepreneurship Program is a 10-month, hands-on program for community members facing economic hardship who have a dream of starting and growing a business. Entrepreneurs are supported through a six-week business training bootcamp, one-on-one mentorship, connections to community resources, and more.

In the News: Christopher Michaelson on Whether Federal Workers Should Accept Trump’s Buyout
Christopher Michaelson, business ethics professor at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, recently co-authored an article in Time magazine about the “deferred resignation” offer given to federal employees. From the article: The scale and suddenness of this offer is unprecedented in the federal government but typical of slash-and-burn management practices espoused by Trump and… The post In the News: Christopher Michaelson on Whether Federal Workers Should Accept Trump’s Buyout appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

Fantasy Football: Play, Ethics and the Good Life
Is fantasy football part of the good life, is it just a colossal waste of time – or worse? This is the question Professor Christopher Wong Michaelson asks himself every fantasy football season. The Melrose & The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership has released a new podcast episode on the “Work in Progress with… The post Fantasy Football: Play, Ethics and the Good Life appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

Ethics and Business Law Faculty Member to Serve as Judge for International Sports Law Competition
Opus College of Business Professor Emeritus of Ethics and Business Law Dr. John Wendt has been selected to serve as a Judge for the international Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM). The SLAM is a world-class competition with the aim to promote greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, the go-to dispute… The post Ethics and Business Law Faculty Member to Serve as Judge for International Sports Law Competition appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.