UT Entrepreneurship students have the opportunity to engage and learn from the center’s strategic partners such as the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Research Center through unique programs and competitions.

Internship Opportunities 

Those in the entrepreneurship program provide a great field for employers to seek talented students as their knowledge base must cover all the functions of running a business and typically have more aptitude for leadership. If your organization would like to make an internship opportunity available for UT students, contact Dean Koutromanis, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship, at dkoutroumanis@ut.edu.

Guest Speaker Requests

We are always looking for experienced business owners who are willing to share their knowledge with the next generation of entrepreneurs. If you would like to discuss potential visits to speak please contact Rebecca White at rwhite@ut.edu.

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research Made Possible by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation  

In 2016, the Lowth Center began an ambitious longitudinal research program to catalog and examine the Tampa Bay Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. The Tampa Bay MSA, includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater and is the eighteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with an estimated population of over three million. Lead by UT's Rebecca White, the collaborative research team of five, which included members from Indiana University, American University and the London School of Economics, presented their findings on Nov. 15, 2016 for the initial study which was funded by the Ewing, Marion Kauffman Foundation. Since that time faculty and students from the entrepreneurship center have continued to measure and record the entrepreneurial activity and growth in the region. To read all of the reports and to access our interaction map of the support programs for entrepreneurs in the Tampa Bay area, please visit TampaBayESO.org.

Business Development