(MSU Today, August 5, 2015) – Michigan State University has named a point person to continue developing a campuswide culture of entrepreneurship and innovation among its undergraduate students. Neil Kane is the university’s first director of undergraduate entrepreneurship. An experienced entrepreneur, business executive and Forbes contributor, Kane will create a unified entrepreneurship strategy and introduce new programs, courses and initiatives focused on entrepreneurship and innovation.
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72 Percent of HS Students Are Entrepreneurial and Corporate America Just Doesn’t Get It Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(Crystal Kadakia, Huffington Post, August 3, 2015) – According to a study done by Millennial Branding and Internships.com, 72 percent of high school students want to start their own business someday. 61% percent expect to start a business right out of college. Little do employers know, but Corporate America is quickly becoming the ‘back up’ option — what do to if all else fails.
Steve Jobs’ Advice to a Young Entrepreneur Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(YouTube, October 23, 2014) Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011) offers hard but honest advice to the young entrepreneur in his 1995 interview.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants: The Very Best Way to Fund Your Business Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(By Neil Kane, Tech Cocktail, May 12, 2014) This month’s post on Tech Cocktail talks about how to take advantage of small business R&D grants from the federal government. If you qualify, this is an exceptional way to bring funds into your company without giving up equity or paying royalties.
Leadership is Situational, Integrity is Not. Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(By Neil Kane, Tech Cocktail, April 11, 2014) For this month’s post on Tech Cocktail I talk about leadership and ethics.
What Does an Entrepreneur-in-Residence Do? Circle with Right Arrow Icon
(By Neil Kane, Tech Cocktail, January 17, 2014) Many people are fascinated by this question, and in my monthly post on Tech Cocktail, I’ve taken a crack at answering it.