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Business & Entrepreneurship Academy

The Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship introduces students to the broad career opportunities in entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing. Students will learn the relevant knowledge and skills to become innovative, self-reliant, forward-thinking, problem solvers. In addition to the core areas of study, the pathways the academy offers will equip students with the business, leadership, and networking skills they need to be successful in 21st century business world. Students will gain a competitive edge by working closely with community mentors as well as participating in internships that support their college and/or career aspirations.

Business & Entrepreneurship Pathways

Leadership Team

Assistant Principal-Brent Cruce
Lead Teachers-
Chelsea Edgar & Sherri Stephenson
Academy Coach-Ashley Stewart

Business Academy Partners

  • City of Lawrenceville
  • Gwinnett County Public Schools
  • Chess Adventures
  • Rock Paper Scissors
  • The Morgan Law Group P.C.
  • SAP Concur
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Georgia Student Finance Commission
  • Thompson Management Consulting, LLC
  • Gwinnett Technical College
  • H3 Media /marketing & Advertising
  • Gwinnett Technical College
  • Mansour International
  • Partnership Gwinnett
  • Fifth and Third Bank
  • Google
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The Clyde Strickland Entrepreneurship Center

Designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career as an Entrepreneur in business. This pathway interweaves college prep language arts with business, marketing, entrepreneurship and business technology.  Preparing our students for a career in business, the Clyde Strickland Entrepreneurship center builds knowledge and skills gained in both the classroom and in the workplace that employers are seeking and expecting in the workforce.

The academy/program as a whole will be responsible for two school based enterprises (SBEs) (Businesses that run as part of the school course in which all funds go directly back into the program). This is where the students get trained and learn how to use the equipment in the makerspaces in our area. 

Business & Entrepreneurship Academy Overview