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The Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship

The Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship (CVBE) engages in research, education, and outreach activities focused on improving the business of veterinary medicine. The CVBE leverages the strengths of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, and thought leaders from across the veterinary ecosystem to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing animal health today.

Dean Lorin Warnick, Dr. Jorge Colón, and Dr. David Lee with Certificate in Veterinary Business and Management graduates from the 2025 cohort.
Dean Lorin Warnick, Dr. Jorge Colón, and Dr. David Lee with the 2025 Certificate in Veterinary Business Management graduating cohort.

CVBE Sparks Talks

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The CVBE hosts a monthly video series, the CVBE Spark Talks, featuring experts in a variety of disciplines bringing new ideas and best practices from other sectors to the veterinary industry. All veterinarians, practice owners, and industry leaders are invited to attend.

Our Focus

The CVBE is organized around four strategic areas of focus, amplifying the impact of the center.

Education

Student in a lectureProvide training to students and post-graduates to operate successfully in a complex and rapidly changing world

Economic Research

man in front of a post-it wallDevelop a robust veterinary economics research portfolio to improve decision making and healthcare delivery

Entrepreneurship

informal discussion with a mentorAccelerate the translation of scientific innovation into commercial products

Intrapreneurship

close up of hands making a general gestureFoster institutional innovation and improvement

Support us

Financial support of the CVBE's mission can come in many different ways, from individual gifts of any amount, to becoming a corporate member or creating an endowment.

Help prepare the next generation of veterinarians for business success.

Shifting one’s mentality from being a veterinarian, to being in the business of providing veterinary medical care — it just changes everything,”

– Jorge Colón ’92, D.V.M. ’95, director of    veterinary business education Cornell CVBE

Veterinary business education at Cornell will send out a cadre of great veterinarians who know how to lead people, innovate and manage teams in a way that enables them to address these relevant problems in the world.”

– Wesley Sine, faculty director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute & professor of management and organizations

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