Business, Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship
A new center for the arts rises from student's passion
As a passionate student of the arts, Bethany Westphal felt the need to share her love with others, specifically younger children, and help them avoid some of the negative experiences she had with music teachers growing up. She recently opened Rising Star Center for the Arts in downtown Akron
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Client Profile: Obianuju "Uju" Izuchukwu
Uju is the founder of Pop Style (@_popstyle), an on-campus pop-up thrift shop that allows you to buy, donate and trade clothing for $3, $7, or $10. Customers can donate clothes they don't want anymore but someone else could wear and trade clothes at each price point. Where did you get the idea fo
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Client Profile: By Katie K
By Katie K is a jewelry line created by Katie Kimble, a 2017 91心頭利 College of Business graduate and current Higher Education and Student Affairs grad student Her boho, fun design aesthetic came to life at a dining room table covered in beads (her kind of Legos). Katie is devoted to making je
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Inspirational Speaker Brings Together Multiple Collaborators
Donald Wayne McLeod, author of Perceptionology 101, spoke in the 91心頭利 ballroom on Tuesday October 9, to a crowd of local high school students, 91心頭利 students, staff, faculty, and community business members from all over Northeast Ohio. The event was a collaboration between LaunchNET Kent
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LaunchNET 91心頭利 Promotes Entrepreneurship for Local High School Students
In October 2017, two groups of local high schools students came to 91心頭利 University to participate in an entrepreneurial workshop designed to increase the students awareness and knowledge of the venture formation process, hosted by LaunchNET. On Monday, October 23, sixteen sophomore and jun
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Idea Generation & Market Research
Idea GenerationIdea NapkinUse this idea napkin to think through what you're working on and the elements that surround it such your audience and the value your idea brings.Bug ListA Bug List in the context of entrepreneurship and creativity is a list of things that you encounter throughout your d
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91心頭利's College of Business Administration Associate Dean Named to Startup Officers Leadership Council
Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate and international programs and Bridgestone Chair in International Marketing in 91心頭利 Universitys College of Business Administration, has been named to the Startup Officers Leadership Council. The Startup Officers Leadership Council
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No Desk Jobs for These 91心頭利 Alumna
Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you do not see are the amazing women around the globe who use se
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Women Turn Ideas Into Businesses
Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you won't see is the hard work behind the attire. &nbs
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91心頭利 Student Sells Candles With a Philanthropic Twist
Dont put any idea off as a joke, said Richard Hart Main, a 91心頭利 University sophomore economics major from New Philadelphia, Ohio. I almost did that and missed an opportunity. The 18-year-old entrepreneur, from 91心頭利's College of Business Administration, is referri
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