As you walk around downtown Oberlin, you may notice a new shop offering delicious chocolates, handmade cards, locally roasted coffee and more, but it’s only here for a season. SEED Ventures, a division of the Oberlin Project, is an entrepreneurship program focused on environmental and economic sustainability. SEED’s temporary, pop-up marketplace gives select, local entrepreneurs a chance to test the market for their product and engage with customers in person.
The fledging entrepreneurs also participate in workshops designed to help them identify business goals and transition their business into an independent venture once the program ends.
Oberlin is a place of
intense energy and creativity,
built on a foundation of
academic, artistic, & musical excellence.
With its longstanding commitments to
access, diversity, & inclusion,
Oberlin is the ideal laboratory in which to study and design the world we want.
Oberlin has been on the front lines
of changing the world for almost two centuries,
often serving as the prototype for progress even in the face of strong resistance.
Photo by John Seyfried
When you ask our alumni
what they value most
about their Oberlin experiences, most will say
their life-long relationships with our faculty.
Please explore our college departments, conservatory departments, and course catalog
to get a sense of the many things you can study here.
Photo by Scott Goldsmith
Green issues are ofcritical importance to us.
We have partnered with the city of Oberlin
to develop the ultimate working model of full-spectrum sustainability.