JPEC Connect

An opportunity for first-year students attending UNI to visit our center and hear more about the entrepreneurial resources on campus! Held on the first Wednesday of the school year during Welcome Week. 

Large group of students in purple 'Be Your Own Boss' T-shirts posing and cheering outside UNI's Business and Community Services building.

Student Small Business Holiday Market

The UNI Student Small Business Holiday Market brings together a variety of student-owned businesses offering unique, handcrafted and gift-worthy items. Shop small, support student entrepreneurs and enjoy a festive afternoon of holiday shopping and fun at the GBPAC!

A student entrepreneur interacts with a customer at a vendor table during the UNI Student Small Business Holiday Market.

Business Breakthrough

Business Breakthrough is an immersive weekend experience where students work with a team to solve a real-world challenge and develop a business idea from the ground up. Through networking, hands-on problem-solving and pitching, participants gain practical entrepreneurial experience while connecting with local entrepreneurs and professionals.

Group photo of JPEC students and staff posing together in front of a screen displaying the "John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center" title slide with UNI branding.