{"id":3765,"date":"2024-04-08T13:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/?page_id=3765"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:26:08","slug":"experiential-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/experiential-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Lacy School of Business Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/about\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/undergraduate-programs\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Undergraduate Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Graduate Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/experiential-learning\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Experiential Learning<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/graduate-programs\/meet-and-greets\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Coffee Meet and Greets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/leadership\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/career-development\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Career Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/global-opportunities\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Global Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/small-business-development-center\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Central Indiana Small Business Development Center<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/podcasts\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Lacy School of Business Podcast <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-business-starts-when-classes-begin\">Business starts when classes begin. <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Lacy School of Business (LSB) don&#8217;t wait for a career to start. They graduate with four years of experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LSB&#8217;s experiential model is based on a collaborative partnership between students, faculty, and businesses. The curriculum is steeped in business relevance, and you are guided through an innovative and engaging process that combines theory with real business practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through programs like the First-Year Business Experience and the Sophomore Real Business Experience, you&#8217;ll start and run your own businesses (for profit!), while also completing at least two internships during your college career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And at the same time, you&#8217;ll be paired with a personal career mentor\u2014former executives who worked at companies such as Cummins, Anthem, Roche and IBM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This holistic, experiential-focused education pairs curriculum with the real world, fully immersing you in the complex world of business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/career-development\/career-mentors\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Career Mentors <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/career-development\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Career Development<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull  callout-two-column-billboard--hasTitle alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__headline\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tExperiential Learning Opportunities \t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__overview wysiwyg__content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Imagine creating a business plan, pitching your ideas to executives, and winning a cash prize to launch and run your own successful business. Now imagine doing that your sophomore of college. The Real Business Experience class is for all students in the Lacy School of Business, and just one of the many experiential opportunities available for LSB students.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104109\/20231206_Real_Business_Experience_020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104109\/20231206_Real_Business_Experience_020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104109\/20231206_Real_Business_Experience_020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, ' alt='' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1200' height='800' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst-Year Business Experience \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students learn foundational business principles and analyze publicly traded companies inside collaborative team environments. Then the fun begins as students work with their teams in a competitive design sprint aimed at solving a sustainable issue within their researched businesses. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/experiential-learning\/fbe\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">First-Year Business Experience<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231110_Real_Business_Experience_024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231110_Real_Business_Experience_024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231110_Real_Business_Experience_024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, ' alt='' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1200' height='800' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReal Business Experience \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Real Business Experience is an incubator class that is focused on learning by doing. Students develop entrepreneurial thinking as they practice solving customer problems utilizing the business model canvas, ideating, innovating, creating, and running an actual business. Every team donates 10% of their profits to a local charity and then the team members share the rest of the profits. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/experiential-learning-2\/rbe\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Real Business Experience<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231204_Real_Business_Experience_050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231204_Real_Business_Experience_050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231204_Real_Business_Experience_050-1024x683.jpg 1024w, ' alt='' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1200' height='800' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMJ Student-Run Insurance Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hands-on experience in the Captive Insurance Company means taking on real risks and real underwriting, while also gaining insight into starting and running a business. From creating and updating insurance financial reports to underwriting fine arts, our first phase of coverage offerings will provide an extensive baseline from which students can learn. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/experiential-learning\/captive-insurance\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Captive Insurance<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231206_Real_Business_Experience_025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231206_Real_Business_Experience_025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/04\/08104106\/20231206_Real_Business_Experience_025-1024x683.jpg 1024w, ' alt='' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1200' height='800' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Student-Managed Investment Fund\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finance students work in teams with a professional money manager\/advisor and manage $3 million in actual endowment funds. Since the fund\u2019s inception, students have beaten their benchmarks each year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/08103743\/launch-hope-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/08103743\/launch-hope-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/08103743\/launch-hope-1024x575.png 1024w, ' alt='Group of women standing in front of sign in the Lacy School of Business' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1526' height='857' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaunch Hope\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Launch Hope Foundation consists of a diverse group of entrepreneurs who provide personalized programming to marginalized groups and communities. Their mission is to empower lives and individuals through the power of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/building-hope-through-business-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Business Skills Build Hope<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/08103743\/Social-Entrepreneurship-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/08103743\/Social-Entrepreneurship-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/08103743\/Social-Entrepreneurship-1024x683.jpg 1024w, ' alt='Two women in front of a whiteboard, one of them is writing on the board and the other is laughing with her.' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='7766' height='5177' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Entrepreneurship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Participating in the Social Entrepreneurship course provides students with the opportunity to learn about the entrepreneurial skills that are used to develop innovative approaches to problems in society. Students will be able to apply these skills to both non-profit and profit firms through this course and apply these concepts within the local community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2026\/01\/22162225\/wqwfbfbspjheoubxbsrn-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2026\/01\/22162225\/wqwfbfbspjheoubxbsrn-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2026\/01\/22162225\/wqwfbfbspjheoubxbsrn-1.jpg 1000w, ' alt='Photo of one person standing and speaking to a group of other people' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1000' height='563' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tButler Entrepreneurship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Build real-world skills by developing an idea into a venture through Butler\u2019s entrepreneurship resources and support network. From mentoring and coaching to funding pathways and pitch opportunities, this is a hands-on way to learn by doing, no matter your major.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/butler-entrepreneurship\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Butler Entrepreneurship<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2025\/07\/04125716\/butlerbrew-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2025\/07\/04125716\/butlerbrew-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/17\/2025\/07\/04125716\/butlerbrew-1024x526.png 1024w, ' alt='Image of Butler Brew coffee shop at Butler University' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1400' height='719' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent-Led Businesses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Butler\u2019s Lacy School of Business, students gain real-world experience by launching and managing businesses as part of their coursework. 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