About Us

Like any successful venture, the new take on SEA started with a need. UC Santa Barbara is endowed with many resources for students to become better business leaders. The problem is, most students don’t know about these resources. If students are aware of any of the host of events, organizations or institutions available to them, they might not know how to make effective use of these resources. Networking, leadership positions, and public speaking can all be daunting to a newcomer.

The mission of the SEA is to empower students with the business acumen, skills, and experience that will ensure their success as future business leaders and contributors to society.

The SEA provides the infrastructure to engage students, student organizations, faculty, alumni and the greater community in a collaborative forum to deliver what was once only available. Skills based workshops are developed to provide the necessary tools for effective use of these resources. Through an interactive web portal the SEA will become the hub for business activity at UC Santa Barbara.

The SEA is offering something distinctly new – an organization that not only benefits its student members, but also creates larger, mutually beneficial relationships with student organizations, academic institutions, and the larger Santa Barbara community.

As the SEA moves forward, there is at least one thing that will remain constant – our perspective. The SEA perspective demands that we:

• Create and execute innovative ideas
• Continually investigate and improve the ways in which we fulfill our purpose
• Foster a community of students that are committed to their future success as business leaders and contributors to society

We are an organization that believes things can always be done better. That’s why we call ourselves the Student Entrepreneurs Association. It’s also why we know that we will continue to grow and be active.

And of course, it’s why
Business Leaders Start Here.