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Arnold Center for
Entrepreneurship

 

Inspires and nurtures Lumberjack entrepreneurship

For SFA students across campus, regardless of major, the Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship offers opportunities for collaboration and partnership with businesses and industry throughout the state. Services to the community are provided by SFA students under the direction of faculty members and ACE staff.

Student presenting their pitch

ACE helps SFA students develop the skills to create successful businesses of their own while also assisting East Texans and SFA alumni in building and sustaining their businesses.

The center provides mentoring, scholarships and internships; offers travel to competitions and field trips; supports SFA's Society for Entrepreneurial Advancement; and funds the campuswide annual "Shark Tank"-style Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition.

Future Lumberjacks

Interested in running your own business one day?

Future Lumberjacks: Tour ACE!
Regardless of the area of study you're considering for your degree, you’re welcome to sign up for an ACE tour. It includes the following:

  • An overview of SFA
  • A walkthrough of the McGee Business Building with a special focus on the resources ACE uses
  • A Q&A session about the entrepreneurship program

 

Events & Networking

Great opportunities for local start-ups, entrepreneurs and students with big ideas.

professionals networking at Red House Winery

Piney Woods Entrepreneurship Network

Community members, small business owners, entrepreneurs and SFA students get together to connect with, learn from and help each other.

This informal event occurs once a month, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at a local eatery. Location changes each month; email ace@sfasu.edu for upcoming dates.

Services for Small Businesses

We assist small businesses with loan proposals, marketing, retailing, advertising, budgeting, business planning and personnel management. 

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Community members and small business owners

Send us your contact details and we'll get back to you about how we can work together.

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Greg Arnold
Greg Arnold '87

"Helping create the [Arnold] Center for Entrepreneurship at SFA benefits students, businesses and many Texans. The like-minded nature and collaboration that can grow out of a place with the right resources will be compounded to those learned in the traditional classroom." - Greg Arnold '87

About Greg Arnold

Greg Arnold, CEO of TAC - The Arnold Companies, received a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from SFA in 1987.

TAC - The Arnold Companies is a multi-business company built on a foundation of wholesale petroleum distribution and aviation services. It consisted of nearly 1,000 employees under the names TACenergy, TAC Air and TAC Private Hangars until July 1, 2022, when the aviation companies were acquired by Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest network of fixed-based operators. After more than 30 years with TAC, Arnold continues to lead company growth with 150 employees in 13 U.S. offices featuring TACenergy LLC and several private investment entities.

Outside TAC, Arnold serves as vice chair of the All Stars Project of Dallas, which provides corporate business learning to area students through the Dallas Development School for Youth program. He also partnered with Food Glorious Food catering to provide nearly 5,000 meals to environmental services workers at Children’s Medical Center in Plano and Dallas during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Arnold has served on the boards of the National Petroleum Council, National Air Transportation Association, National Business Aviation Association and higher education institutions in North Texas. He also has provided long-term support to Carry The Load, a nonprofit organization that assists service members, veterans, first responders and their families.


The Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship is managed in cooperation with SFA's Department of Management and Marketing entrepreneurship program faculty members.

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