People Creating Possibilities & Prosperity

Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Social Impact

Generating knowledge, leadership and capacity to create a better world.

Humanization and sustainability are at the core of everything we do. We aspire to create careholders not just shareholders, focusing on changing lives and perspectives by tapping into hearts as well as minds.

We will achieve this by inspiring and supporting the success of new ventures, building innovation capabilities in people and organizations, and fostering research, education and community engagement on responsible leadership and social impact.

  • Supporting the success of new ventures
  • Building innovation capabilities in people and organizations
  • Fostering research, education and community engagement on responsible leadership and social impact

Merger of Two Centres

CEISI is building on the successful programming of the Centre for Business Venturing and the Centre for Social Impact at Smith School of Business.

There’s a strong argument that a savvy combination of innovation, entrepreneurship and impact is the future of business success. And it’s with that idea in mind that two longstanding Smith Centres have merged. The combination addresses the evolving dynamics of business today in which social impact plays a bigger role in the mission and operations of companies big and small.

Centre for Social Impact Centre for Business Venturing