Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Our Offerings
What We Do
The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship supports students from across the University of Manitoba in exploring entrepreneurship!
Our four pillars focus on developing high-impact talent and delivering transformative, community-engaged learning experiences that support students, local businesses, and Manitoba's economic growth.
- Partners in Education
- Igniting Entrepreneurial Interest
- Empowering Student Entrepreneurs
- Supporting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Checkout the impact we've made!
Programming & Resources
Competitions & Events
Entrepreneurship Education
The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship is passionate about igniting the entrepreneurial spark in students from all faculties, helping them to recognize that entrepreneurship is a viable career path.
- Matt Schaubroeck, Founder of Leverage Point Consulting
Success Stories
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The Conversation: Global supply chains cause environmental harm, but they can help repair it too
Commentary, Society and culture, Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management
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Canada’s largest business plan competition returns to downtown Winnipeg
I. H. Asper School of Business, Business, Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
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From blueprint idea to successful side hustle business
Business, Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Volunteer Opportunities
At the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship we are always actively looking for new volunteers for our events including, the Stu Clark New Venture Championships and the ENTR Pitch Competition.
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Winnipeg’s vibrant, active and knowledgeable entrepreneurial ecosystem has some key players that we are honoured be connected with. It takes a village to raise a start-up.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Invest in Future Entrepreneurs
It's with your support what we fuel the next generation of entrepreneurs to help strengthen our Manitoba business ecosystem.
About our benefactor
STU CLARK
Stu Clark [BComm(Hons)/76, LL.D./2011] is a Calgary oil and gas entrepreneur. He was the director and Chairman of the Board of Storm Resources Ltd., a TSX listed oil and gas exploration company which was sold in December 2022, as well he is the Chairman of the Board of Alliance Trust Company, a private trust and shareholder services firm, servicing public and private entities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Mr. Clark was born and raised in Manitoba and educated in Brandon and Winnipeg, before beginning his entrepreneurial career in the oil and gas industry in Calgary.
Mr. Clark earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Manitoba in 1976, and in 2011 was recognized by the University of Manitoba with an honorary Doctor of Laws for his contributions of time and resources to the University, the I.H. Asper School of Business, and the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship. Over three decades, Mr. Clark translated his education into starting, running and then selling several oil and gas exploration companies. Mr. Clark moved to Calgary in 1984 with the Northland Bank. In 1986, he founded Pinnacle Resources Ltd. and raised $2 million of shareholder capital. In 1998, Pinnacle was sold for over $1 billion. Mr. Clark has been involved in the start-up and reorganization of a number of Calgary-based public and private entities during his career.
A renowned entrepreneur, philanthropist and volunteer, Mr. Clark is recognized for his tireless dedication to supporting a variety of charities and educational institutions in Canada. One of his many donations to the University of Manitoba enabled the establishment of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship in the I.H. Asper School of Business. Mr. Clark has also been a strong supporter of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Mr. Clark continues to support his philanthropic interests in Alberta and Manitoba.
Contact us
Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Room 212 Drake Centre
181 Freedman Cres.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4