The Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship endeavors to be the premier entrepreneurship centre in Canada and respected throughout the world. Our goal is to serve entrepreneurs from start-up to succession.
The institute works with students to build a foundation from which to successfully launch new businesses; with Canada’s best entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level; and with business families to facilitate a successful transition to next generation or next opportunity. The Institute supports all of this work through attention to research in areas of high growth and entrepreneurial learning.
Entrepreneurship at Ivey
Launched in 1995 under the banner Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Growth, the Institute’s initial focus was to create case studies unique to entrepreneurship and family business, and to teach the core principles of business plan development. Under the leadership of Dr. Eric Morse (2002-2008) and Dr. Stewart Thornhill (2008-present) the Institute broadened its research focus, implemented dynamic new student programs and fulfilled a mandate to secure independent funding.
In January 2007, the Institute was renamed the Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship in honour and appreciation of a generous gift by Pierre Morrissette, MBA ’72, Chairman, President & CEO of Pelmorex Media Inc.
Today, the Institute endeavours to be the premier entrepreneurship centre in Canada and respected throughout the world. Our goal is to serve entrepreneurs from start-up to succession.
The Institute works with students to build a foundation from which to successfully launch new businesses; with Canada’s best entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level; and with business families to facilitate a successful transition to next generation or next opportunity. The Institute supports this work through research in areas of high growth and entrepreneurial learning.
The Entrepreneurship Cross-Enterprise Leadership Centre is the Institute’s research arm, which serves as a forum for faculty and doctoral candidates with a diverse range of research interests to cultivate collaborative theories, develop teaching cases and advance research for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The Centre is also involved in disseminating the work of its members through academic conferences, workshops, media and outreach. In June 2014, the Centre will co-host the 34th annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) and Doctoral Consortium.