• Student in Free Entreprise

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is a global nonprofit organization active in over 40 countries. SIFE is funded by financial contributions from corporations, entrepreneurs, foundations, governmental agencies and individuals. Working in partnerships with business and higher education, SIFE establishes student teams on university campuses. These teams are led by faculty advisors and they are challenged to develop community outreach projects that reach SIFE’s five educational topics:

  • Market Economics 
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Personal Finance 
  • Success Skills
  • Business Ethics 

SIFE Team members leverage their personal educational experiences, the expertise of their faculty advisors, and the support of their local business advisory boards and the resources of their institutions to implement programs that create real economic opportunities for members of their communities. The effectiveness of their programs is judged at competition. Each national SIFE office conducts a national competition, which is judged by leaders from its business community. At the competition, SIFE teams present the results of their educational outreach projects and compete to determine which team was most successful at creating economic opportunity for others. SIFE national champion teams advance to the top level of competition, the SIFE World Cup.  

Mission: To provide college students and university students the best opportunity to make a difference and develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise.

Vision: “Helping people achieve their dreams through free enterprise”

"I am a part of the Suffolk community and have a better sense of connection to the University because of my involvement with student clubs. I will remember how much fun I’ve had in an outside the classroom.

Student clubs and their activities are usually an extension of the members’ hobbies."

- Sarah Klug, SIFE