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Michigan State University Takes First Place in 2024 University Pitch Madness
July 31, 2024 | Read time 1 min Michigan State University Takes First Place in 2024 University Pitch Madness By Aubrey Haase East Lansing, Mich. — Four Spartan startups showcased their ideas at DePaul University on Tuesday, July 16, during the seventh annual University Pitch Madness. Hosted by DePaul University’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, the University Pitch Madness provides a platform for students to develop skills by showcasing and pitching their ideas, bringing the best student startups to Chicago, IL. Nine universities from the Midwest showcased their best student entrepreneurs to compete for a share of ,000, including the four startups…
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Student View: Danielle Tice, Founder of Fello
Student View: Danielle Tice, Founder of Fello Danielle Tice is a first-generation college graduate. In May 2022, she earned her bachelor of fine arts from the College of Arts and Letters. Alongside graphic design, Danielle completed a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation from the Burgess Institute. In Danielle’s final semester at MSU, she started a company, Fello. With that company, she was named a finalist for the Burgess Institute’s annual pitch competition and participated in the Momentum Pre-accelerator program. Danielle also won American Advertising Awards for her graphic design work. Becoming immersed fully in MSU’s entrepreneurship ecosystem changed my life.…
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Empowering Spartans Unleashing Opportunities for Innovation and Involvement Across Campus
Empowering Spartans Unleashing Opportunities for Innovation and Involvement Across Campus by Aubrey Haase As Michigan State University welcomes new and returning students to the 2023 – 2024 academic year, the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation team is thrilled to offer a number of opportunities for all Spartans to get involved with the entrepreneurship community at MSU. Aside from the Burgess Institute’s Minor and Venture Creation program designed for every Spartan, our team creates a welcoming atmosphere across various experiences throughout the semester to cultivate the entrepreneurial mindset and inspire innovation, attracting thousands throughout the fall. A Spectacular Start to…
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Student-View-My-2DAY-VENTURE-Experience
Student-View-My-2DAY-VENTURE-Experience By Samhita Surapaneni Samhita Surapaneni, a senior from West Bloomfield, Michigan, is a current MSU student majoring in marketing with a minor in entrepreneurship & innovation. She has a great focus on integrating healthcare and business, which align with her future plans to get a master’s in health policy. It’s very common to have doubts. Especially as a college student, we constantly find ourselves in a state of questioning our actions, thoughts, beliefs, and path. It is so easy to get caught up in your head that you cannot face the reality that things take time to develop, and…
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Student View Najya Robinson Turns Lifelong Passion Into Startup
Student View Najya Robinson Turns Lifelong Passion Into Startup Najya Robinson earned her Bachelor of Science from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources with a major in animal science and a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation in December 2022. In Robinson’s final year at MSU, she launched a social-good startup, Sparks of Purity Shelter Connect. Through its platform, the company aims to prevent animal euthanasia in shelters experiencing overpopulation. I grew up in Detroit, Michigan, with my mom, dad, and two older sisters. Since I was 7, I knew I wanted to attend Michigan State University to become a…
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Harnessing Social Entrepreneurship
Dec. 12, 2023 | Read time 1 min Harnessing Social Entrepreneurship A Course on Doing Well by Doing Good at MSU by Laurel Ofstein This spring, Michigan State University’s Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation invites students to enroll in ESHP 491: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship — Entrepreneurship for the Social Good. The course bridges entrepreneurship and community impact, equipping tomorrow’s innovators to tackle social challenges profitably and sustainably. Social entrepreneurship merges economic, social, and environmental objectives, epitomized by the mantra doing well by doing good. Icons like Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes exemplify this, transforming customer purchases into acts…
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SHREESHA MADDUR NAMED 2022 ADAM M ENFROY DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHOLAR
SHREESHA MADDUR NAMED 2022 ADAM M ENFROY DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHOLAR By John Hart, Aaryn Richard The Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation proudly announces that Shreesha Maddur is 2022’s Adam M. Enfroy Scholar in Digital Entrepreneurship Maddur (Computer Science ’23), is a senior earning his bachelor’s degree with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He is the founder and CEO of TalleyJobs, a job-board website designed for graduating students to apply to relevant career opportunities in one-click. TalleyJobs saves time for students during the job application process. Connecting students to opportunities related to their skills and experiences, users engage in…
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Entrepreneurship at MSU ranks in the top 15 nationwide
Nov. 7, 2023 | Read time 1 min Entrepreneurship at MSU ranks in the top 15 nationwide The Princeton Review announcement marks the sixth consecutive year of distinguished recognition by Aaryn Richard Michigan State University’s Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has been recognized as a leader in entrepreneurship education by the Princeton Review for a sixth consecutive year. According to The Princeton Review’s new rankings, MSU comes in at No. 13 and is among the nation’s top 15 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs.Significant investment in MSU’s program since its inception in 2012 has fostered a culture of innovation at the University,…
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Josh Cooper Named 2020’s Adam M. Enfroy Digital Entrepreneurship Scholar
Josh Cooper Named 2020’s Adam M. Enfroy Digital Entrepreneurship Scholar By Aaryn Richard The Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has chosen Joshua Cooper, an Advertising Management senior with a minor in entrepreneurship, as 2020’s Adam M. Enfroy Scholar for Digital Entrepreneurship. Cooper is the founder and CEO of SKOOP digital. The startup company offers its customers a robust software platform to manage their marketing messaging and creative assets across their existing, as well as tailor-made, digital screen infrastructure. Adam M. Enfroy (Media and Information, ‘12) established the annual scholarship to recognize and support talented, highly motivated student venturers creating…
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Faculty Voice: Can You Teach Entrepreneurship?
Oct. 31, 2023 | Read time 1 min Faculty Voice: Can You Teach Entrepreneurship? The Power of the Entrepreneurial Mindset by Ken Szymusiak One of the most common questions that come my way is: “Can you truly teach entrepreneurship?” Answering this isn’t straightforward. In many respects, the answer is self-selecting. Did you start a new venture or not? Yet, the depth of this question demands a more comprehensive analysis. But, at the Burgess Institute, we (and I personally agree) think there is much more to unpack with this concept of entrepreneurial education. Looking at the origin of the word ‘entrepreneur,’…