We Are Your Resource for All Things Entrepreneurial
Ciocca Center is a resource hub and academic development program that promotes and encourages the Entrepreneurial Mindset across campus through academics, competitions, and on-campus programs and events.
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Whether you are interested in starting your own venture, want to meet like-minded peers, or simply have an idea for a business, our programs provide the resources and expertise to allow you to take the next steps.
BEACH
Santa Clara University Law and Business Students Collaborate to Advise Startup Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
IDEA LAB
An interdisciplinary program that exposes the attendees to the core concepts of design thinking, including ideation and pitching.
INNOVATION FELLOWS
Focuses on finding a pain point on our SCU campus and using design thinking methods and empathy to identify and implement solutions.
Bronco Ventures supports the entrepreneurial journey from ideation to launch. A signature suite of programs presented by the Ciocca Center that is open to the Santa Clara University community; including students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Faculty & Staff
We support the professional development of University faculty and staff in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Such professional development may include enhancing faculty and staff knowledge of elements of the entrepreneurial mindset, providing knowledge and skills to help them incorporate such themes into their educational and scholarly activities, and contributing to their ability to be innovative and entrepreneurial in their professional lives.