Welcome to the BELL!
Made possible by a generous gift from Mike Ilitch School of Business alumnus Russell Belinsky and the Belinsky Family Trust, the Belinsky Entrepreneurial Learning Laboratory (BELL) provides resources, insights, and expertise to help launch sustainable, investment-ready student startups, and startups based on Wayne State intellectual property. Working in close coordination with instructors and students engaged in new entrepreneurship and innovation certificate programs, the BELL will help student founders develop commercialization pathways and attract additional funding aligned with business.
Contact Us

Jeff Stoltman
Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs
Associate Professor of Marketing
Phone: 313-577-6559
Email: ilitchbell@wayne.edu
Program News
- Mike Ilitch School of Business announces Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hall of Fame “Class of 2021”
- New course on entrepreneurial growth strategies being offered for fall 2021
- Ilitch School presents BELL Insights Series
- Open new doors in the new year with Ilitch School Entrepreneurship and Innovation course offerings