We encourage a bold spirit of exploration and entrepreneurship here in the Busch School. Our goal is a collective community of great minds that can together examine fundamentally how business works, learn to solve real-world business problems, and meet the challenge of becoming a force for good. ![](/themes/custom/cua_standard/idfive-component-library/public/images/divider-line.svg) ## How We Build a Community of Great Minds & Entrepreneurship Centers, special initiatives, and other unique activities are foundational in cultivating our exceptional community. These efforts enhance and extend the critical thinking taught in our classrooms, providing our students additional ways to learn and practice the fundamentals of business and engage with the business world. ![Meeting in the Ciocca Center.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/Ciocca-Center-Meeting.jpg?h=03730404&itok=4oWsEab6) ### The Arthur & Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship The Ciocca Center in the Busch School hosts events, organizes programs, and offers resources to promote entrepreneurship among our students. The aim is to help Busch students become capable of integrating personal virtue, cutting-edge entrepreneurial tools, and long-term perspective to launch and grow enterprises. - [ More About the Ciocca Center ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/arthur-carlyse-ciocca-center-principled-entrepreneurship) ![CEO Lecture taking place in Della Ratta Auditorium.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/ceo-lecture.jpg?h=bde28bee&itok=dZaFtnWB) ### CEO Lecture Series Through our CEO Lecture Series, reputable CEOs and inspiring leaders come speak to our student body each semester. Past speakers include the president of Southwest Airlines and co-founder of Honest Tea. - [ CEO Lecture Series ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/ceo-lecture-series) ![Stock market ticker.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/G-Stockmarket-Ticker.jpg?h=b31e7cbe&itok=zt6giZmz) ### The Cardinal Fund The Cardinal Fund is a student-managed investment fund designed to provide students with an experiential learning opportunity. - [ The Cardinal Fund ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/cardinal-fund) ![Pair of students in Finance Lab.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/Finance-Lab-Pair.jpg?h=47c308c0&itok=MNotkst0) ### Forlenza Finance Lab Our Forlenza Finance Lab features Bloomberg Terminals which allows students to access the information that the financial world depends on in real time and train for future careers in finance. - [ Forlenza Finance Lab ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/forlenza-finance-lab) ![Lightbulb with knowledge spark network stretching out.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/G-Lightbulb-Knowledge-Network.jpg?h=d5715bba&itok=1a5bmb-S) ### The Good Economy Lab The Good Economy Lab is an interdisciplinary and inter-sector research collaboration that seeks to rediscover how market economies contribute to human flourishing. - [ The Good Economy Lab ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/good-economy-lab) ![Two business professionals shaking hands during a sales deal.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-06/G-Sales-Lab.jpg?h=8b7966f8&itok=wXpbVMEx) ### Narus Sales Lab The Narus Sales Lab serves as the home of experiential sales education and training within the Busch School of Business. - [ Narus Sales Lab ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/narus-sales-lab) ![stained glass image of the Holy Family](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-04/4566949257_1a87864538_o-1.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=SzzSRZHd) ### The Family Business Consortium The Family Business Consortium is an organization of family entrepreneurs united in a commitment not just to building strong businesses — but strong families. - [ The Family Business Consortium ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/family-business-consortium) ![High school students walking towards stairs.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/G-High-School-Students.jpg?h=da790bd3&itok=I_hVA0xd) ### Entrepreneurship Programs for High Schools We offer two programs in particular — the Dual Enrollment Program and the Startup Venture Challenge — aimed at helping high schoolers develop their entrepreneurial potential. - [ Entrepreneurship Programs for High Schools ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-programs-high-schools) ![Blocks with human resources icons.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/G-Human-Resources-Blocks.jpg?h=b9af0d62&itok=Skc83UNw) ### The People & Organizations Program The People & Organizations Program focuses on the people side of running a business by hosting executive seminars for Human Resources professionals as well as a regularly recurring HR Speaker Series. - [ The People & Organizations Program ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/people-organizations-program) ![Tokens representing human mind considering virtue of AI.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/ks_feature/public/2026-05/G-AI-Virtue.jpg?h=b3921c22&itok=C0wuzw2r) ### Busch Faculty & AI Our professors are researching AI and asking the big questions about the future of business in an AI-driven world. - [ Busch Faculty & AI ](/explore-our-school/centers-initiatives-entrepreneurship/busch-faculty-ai) ![Logo Icon of the Gibbons Institute](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/optimized_original_size/public/2026-06/Gibbons-Insitute-Icon.jpg?itok=xyIQyHov) ### The James Cardinal Gibbons Institute for Human Ecology The Gibbons Institute educates students, sponsors multidisciplinary research, advises Church leadership, and organizes symposia, conferences, and lectures for the academy and the public square. [Learn About the Gibbons Institute](https://gibbonsinstitute.catholic.edu/) ![](/themes/custom/cua_standard/idfive-component-library/public/images/divider-line.svg) ![Professor teaching in the Busch School.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/cta_large/public/2026-05/Professor-Teaching-Busch-School.jpg?h=70b8ef87&itok=TuZgR9DK) ## Find Additional Inspiration For additional Busch School activities and thought leadership, browse our latest news and explore our faculty pages to find publications, articles, substacks, and more. - [ News from the Busch School ](/connect-contact/news-events) - [ Explore Faculty Profiles ](/connect-contact/faculty-directory)