Business and Entrepreneurship

The guidance and vision of great managers, agents, strategic leaders, marketers, and entrepreneurs make the creative industries work.

In this department, you'll learn by doing. You'll work, for college credit, in student-managed ventures such as our record labels, a talent agency, an online distribution company, a gallery, a nightclub, and a marketing agency.

Our faculty of working professionals, a global alumni network, and internship and study abroad opportunities will prepare you for a rewarding career in the creative industry, graduate study in business or law, or to launch a new product or service as an entrepreneur.

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AEMMP Record Label

AEMMP Records is Columbia’s student-managed, not-for-profit record label. AEMMP provides real-life, hands-on experience in the professional operation of a recording company that signs and promotes multiple artists each year. You’ll learn all facets of the business: talent scouting, manufacturing, distribution, promotion and marketing.

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AEMMP Record Label

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