The Cone Center for Entrepreneurship empowers students with the entrepreneurial mindset and equips them with the skills and competencies to build and deploy transformative ideas. 

Founder of the Month

Delaney Kelly

Experiential Design '26

Delaney Kelly is an experiential designer striving to improve the way people interact with nature and each other through meaningful brands and spaces.

attend our next event

Meet the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence: Cone Center Kick-Off

August 28

JMC 570 Hackathon
10:00 am

Student business directory begins development.

View current student businesses and register your own to be published in our new directory.

The 2026 Belmont Entrepreneur Awards

The Belmont Entrepreneur Awards honors our 2026 Top 100 Alumni Founders who have transformed ideas into innovative and impactful enterprises.

Join us on March 24, 2026 in The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts as we celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of our Bruins! 

Upcoming Events

August 28

Meet the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence: Cone Center Kick-Off

JMC 570 Hackathon
10:00 am
Welcome back event introducing students to the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and Cone Center programming for the year.

September 9

Grand reopening: Student-Run Stores

2006 Belmont Blvd | House of & Bruin Bodega
10:00 am
Join us for the reopening of our Learning Lab! Discounts and pop-ups galore.

September 11

Founders Club #1

JMC 6th Floor Lobby
10:00 am
Founders club is a biweekly meeting where student entrepreneurs can gather to receive mentorship, get questions answered, and build community with fellow student business owners. Lead by our Entrepreneurs-in-residence.

September 18

Idea Bootcamp #1

JMC 570 Hackathon
12:00 pm
Have an idea? Now what? Customer discovery, business model basics, and next steps. Completing Bootcamp is the prerequisite for Sprint.

Meet our Entrepreneurs in Residence

Our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence are available to mentor and guide any Belmont student. Whether you’re just starting out – or have been running your business for years – our EIRs provide practical advice, guidance, and support for your entrepreneurial journey.

Erin O. Anderson

Entrepreneurship & Music Business ’06

Annika Baylis

Social Entrepreneurship + Theology '22

Clark Buckner

Entrepreneurship '13

Megan Feeman

Music Business ’15

Drew Lamb

Entrepreneurship ’14

All Belmont students are invited to Founder's Club!

Members receive special access to mentors, events, and tools to get their business growing!

Spring 2026 meeting dates will be 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, and 3/27.

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Fridays

JCM 5th Floor