About the Snider Center

For Students and Life-Long Learners

The center builds an understanding of the fundamental role that innovative and entrepreneurial thinking plays in the evolution of enterprise and markets. The center offers students opportunities to gain a deeper understanding of enterprise and markets by identifying, conducting and disseminating their own research.

For Faculty and Educators

The center creates curricula that foster creativity, productivity and purpose-driven leadership. The center develops and supports programs in the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and beyond that, teaches respectful and reasoned dialogue, business ethics, and the values of civil society.

For Researchers and Thought Leaders

The center promotes an open forum of ideas steeped in research, not partisanship. The center draws on academic excellence across the University of Maryland and around the world to conduct interdisciplinary research and achieve a deeper understanding of free enterprise and markets.

For Business Leaders

The center offers opportunities for continuous education in both formal and informal settings. By drawing on the rich history of enterprise and markets, the center helps leaders avoid the mistakes of the past, improve decision-making today, and innovate for tomorrow.

For Organizations

The center puts research into practice by identifying approaches that worked in the past and applying them in new ways. The center welcomes opportunities to co-create and innovate to promote successful workplaces where high performers can thrive and businesses can be successful.