The Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship bachelor’s degree program allows students the opportunity to study an integrated mix of food and/or beverage courses, entrepreneurial and business classes, and a variety of experiential opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom.

This program prepares you for careers as innovators creating and managing food- and/or beverage-related small businesses and start-ups or to work as a proponent of intrapreneurship and innovators within existing organizations. Students begin their studies focused on the craft of food, exploring and developing their passion, and then expand their focus into business and entrepreneurship studies.

Throughout the course of study, students learn what it takes to begin their own food and/or beverage venture that includes developing a business plan, resource management, finance, marketing, leadership and innovation. Opportunities exist for you to engage in internship or study abroad.

The Larry Friedman Center for Entrepreneurship a.k.a. The Launch Pad

Work with expert faculty, as well as business and community leaders, at our Larry Friedman Center for Entrepreneurship, where you will find the resources to help support making your business ideas a reality. Experiential opportunities provide you with the practical skills to identify opportunities and solve problems that you’d encounter launching a business.

You will also get the opportunity to participae in JWU Sharkfest, the university’s annual business pitch competition, that tests the business acumen, creativity and ambition of JWU student entrepreneurs. Students from any major can participate.

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Providence Campus

JWU Providence is the university’s flagship campus, offering the best of both worlds with an urban Downcity campus in the heart of Rhode Island’s Creative Capital and a scenic Harborside campus overlooking Narragansett Bay.

Students are just steps from downtown restaurants, cafés, theaters, the Providence Performing Arts Center, Amica Mutual Pavilion, and the city’s thriving arts and food scene — with Boston only about an hour away.

As the home of JWU’s renowned culinary and hospitality programs, Providence offers unmatched access to internships, industry partnerships, and hands-on learning in one of New England’s top food destinations.

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Fast Facts

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