(MSU Today, August 29, 2016) Michigan State University undergraduate students can take knowledge gained in the classroom and apply it to firsthand experiences through a new offering this fall called the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Experiences Program.
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7 things every Michigan business startup must know Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(Mike Wilkinson, bridgemi.com, August 16, 2016) So you’ve got this great business idea, one that will liberate you from your current job or offer a lifeline after losing one. With Michigan hurt by a marked decline in the number of new businesses created in the last decade, you think your idea is a sure-fire winner. Your husband thinks it’s a great idea, too, as does your Aunt Irene. Can’t fail, right?
$4.5 MILLION GIFT FROM ALUMNUS ROBERT BURGESS SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT MSU Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(Alan Pinon, msutoday.msu.com, July, 13, 2016) Michigan State University has announced a $4.5 million gift to the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Eli Broad College of Business from alumnus Robert “Bob” K. Burgess, an accomplished business leader and longtime university advisor.
MSU neuroscience grad launches startup focused on educational drones Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(John Wiegand, mibiz.com, June 12, 2016) One mid-Michigan entrepreneur wants to fill a need in the rapidly growing market for unmanned aerial vehicles by catering his products to educators and students.
Entrepreneurship is Now Campus Wide at MSU Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(globalEDGE Business Beat, michiganbusinessnetwork.com, June 2, 2016) Hosted by Tomas Hult, this interview segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses the new campus wide entrepreneurship program at Michigan State University.
Student starts his own medical device company Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(Josh Bender, The State News, April 24, 2016) Business freshman Bailey Paxton has been traveling the country since the summer before his senior year of high school, courting investors and networking with manufacturers to get his medical device company off the ground.
Testing the Waters: Broad Students Swim with Shark Tank Judges Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(Caroline Brooks, Eli Broad College of Business News, April 22, 2016) Pitching your best idea to two moguls whose combined net worth tops $150 million has a “sink or swim” feeling to it – especially going into the pitch knowing that those two moguls have achieved stardom by sinking countless other great ideas in their hit TV show, “Shark Tank.”
Earth Day and entrepreneurship can go hand in hand Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(Thomas Long, MSU Extension, April 19, 2016) Being environmentally aware can lead to entrepreneurial opportunities.