Founded in 2018, Belmont’s Thomas W. Beasley Center for Free Enterprise is a learning center committed to exploring and providing education and programming about the impact of free enterprise in American Society.
The Center aspires to become a global thought leader in free enterprise education and scholarship with a strong emphasis on student and community engagement seeking to cultivate flourishing communities through the power of free enterprise.
The Tennessee Export Initiative administers a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant to assist small businesses in entering and expanding into international markets. This grant program is also funded in part by the Small Business Administration and through the efforts of the Tennessee District Export Council.
Our steadfast defense of the free enterprise system is founded on the following beliefs:
- Competition and free markets, secured by private property, powered by innovation and entrepreneurship, supported by measured government intervention, regulation and taxation that results in economic and financial freedom.
- Better life and opportunities for all through an economic system that offers the promise of prosperity, both individually and collectively.
- Individual and social responsibility that show the benefits of private ownership and for-profit business, and that demonstrate how management can achieve increased levels of profitability while simultaneously enhancing contribution to the environment, social and governance practices.
- Character with purpose, including Belmont’s focus on equipping students to fulfill their Christian calling of creating abundant lives for themselves and others.
- Economic freedom and human flourishing that create a mindset and ecosystem of abundance while servicing others in beneficial ways.
Key Offerings
Strategic Investing Seminar
Our Strategic Investing Seminar brings together leading practitioners to explore innovative, market-oriented approaches to addressing today’s most pressing economic and social challenges. This event provides thought leadership on how effective management practices can drive long-term profitability while simultaneously creating value for people, fostering environmental stewardship and aligning with a greater purpose. Through a focus on the quadruple bottom line—profit, people, planet and purpose—participants will discover strategies to achieve sustainable growth and meaningful impact.
Fellows
The Fellows Program advances free enterprise education by supporting faculty in teaching, research, and curriculum development in business. Through this initiative, faculty are recognized as Beasley Research Fellows or Beasley Teaching Fellows, receiving awards to pursue innovative projects that foster thought leadership and enhance the integration of free enterprise principles into academic programs.
Guest Speaker Series
Our Guest Speaker Series highlights the journeys and strategies of influential founders, business leaders, and academics who embody the spirit of free enterprise. Through engaging presentations, discussions, and interviews, participants gain insights into the principles driving innovation, economic growth and pathways to prosperity.
Business Consulting
Students and faculty participate in virtual consulting opportunities with microenterprises in frontier and emerging markets to help them strategically grow sales, profitability and employment.
Financial Stewardship
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Contact Us
Jack C. Massey College of Business
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212
Email: ginger.cork@belmont.edu
Phone: (615) 460-6175
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