The MIT community has abundant opportunities to build your network and pursue entrepreneurship. However, outside professional activities (OPAs) and/or more extensive arrangements require careful review, planning and approval.
MIT Programs and Resources
MIT has programs that foster innovation, including those listed below.
- MIT Venture Mentoring Service: A free and confidential educational service to help prospective entrepreneurs learn how to begin and sustain a future business.
- InnovationHQ: Collaborative space for innovators at MIT
- Technology Licensing Office: Provides guidance for entrepreneurs and start-ups.
- I-Corps: Innovation training and grants, supported by the National Science Foundation.
- Orbit: Resources collected by the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship.
- StartMIT: A two-and-a-half week course in January in which innovators from across the U.S. teach participants the ins and outs of entrepreneurship. Information sessions are held in the fall, with a mid-November registration deadline.