Careers, Salaries & Outcomes

The fundamental health of a free enterprise economy depends heavily on entrepreneurs, individuals who take initiative and assume risks in creating new businesses or in developing innovative improvements for existing ones. At this time in America, the entrepreneurial spirit is particularly vital. Virtually all of the net growth in our country's employment since 1975 has come from organizations which did not exist or had fewer than 100 employees ten years ago. The Xavier entrepreneurship major is interdisciplinary in nature, focused on creativity and innovation, and strongly oriented toward practical applications.

Many career avenues are possible for entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurship program is designed to prepare students for careers in four key areas:

Existing Family Businesses
Require progressive leadership and management skills;

Corporate "Entrepreneurial" Settings
Involve the evaluation and pursuit of potential acquisition or merger candidates, the development of innovative programs within existing business lines, or the championing of new corporate direction;

New Businesses
Involve the acquisition of an existing business or franchise, or the start-up of a completely new venture;

Small Business Consulting
Involves building on an extraordinary broad base of business and interpersonal skills.

More than 50 percent of recent Xavier entrepreneurship graduates have started their own businesses or entered family businesses. Other entrepreneurship graduates have been employed in leadership positions with:

Title	Company
Technical Recruiting Sourcer	Professional Data Resources Inc.
Manager - Fast Trac	Mike's Car Wash
Assistant Brand Manager	Proctor & Gamble
President/CEO	FootStool Properties
Business Banker	PNC Bank
Finance Specialist	Colorado Housing and Finance Autority
Account Executive	Total Quality Logistics, Inc.

Career Assistance
The Williams College of Business at Xavier gives you the chance to test your skills in the real world through its cooperative education program. And once you graduate, the center for career and leadership development works closely with students to assist them in finding appropriate positions in which to utilize their knowledge to work after graduation.