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Doctor of Management student invited to White House entrepreneurship summit, Black History Month celebration
Curtis Merriweather Jr. was at the bank when his phone buzzed with an email that he’d been nominated to attend a White House summit on minority government-contract opportunities. Curtis Merriweather Jr. “I read the letter and said, ‘Is this a joke?’” said Merriweather, a Case Western…
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CWRU Entrepreneurship Alumni Speaker Series: Joe Mandato
Join Case Western Reserve and the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship for the next installation of the CWRU Entrepreneurship Alumni Series on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box]. This roundtable discussion will feature Joe Mandato (MGT ’04),…
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5 questions with….Fehmida Kapadia, alumna, adjunct professor and champion of entrepreneurs
Fehmida Kapadia (GRS '12, biology) has held many roles at Case Western Reserve: graduate student, postdoctoral researcher, adjunct professor in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program and, now, strategy and business consultant with the Human Fusions Institute. As we approach E-Week…
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Funding and support for STEM ventures offered through PRISE
Undergraduate women in STEM are encouraged to apply for the Program Rewarding Innovation in STEM Entrepreneurship (PRISE), a project-based learning cohort of STEM students who receive coaching and financial support to launch a STEM venture of their choosing. The program is an initiative of the…
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Weatherhead's Michael Goldberg appointed inaugural executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III today announced the appointment of the Weatherhead School of Management’s Michael Goldberg as the inaugural executive director of the university’s Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship. “Michael’s international experience as a business leader…
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Scout RFP, startup founded by Case Western Reserve University alums, sold for $540 million
Started by alums of Case Western Reserve University in 2014, Scout RFP—offering online tools and services to streamline sourcing and an array of business dealings—was sold for $540 million in cash, the San Francisco-based company announced Monday. The purchase marks the second significant…
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Win a share of $50,000—and array of new entrepreneurial perks—in Case Western Reserve University’s flagship startup contest
Deadline to enter the third annual Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition is Nov. 22 Startup companies grow. So do startup contests. This year, the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition (MPSC)—Case Western Reserve University’s marquee pitch contest—has added a generous new facet for finalists:…
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Weatherhead School’s Michael Goldberg pens piece about entrepreneurship in Guatemala
Michael Goldberg, associate professor of design and innovation, wrote a piece describing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Guatemala for Forbes. His piece, titled “What’s happening in Guatemala—it’s not just migration,” explained how two individuals he met through his massive open online course…
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Study: Want more investors for your startup? Better make an impassioned pitch
One would expect that entrepreneurs who pitch their startup ideas with passion are more apt to entice investors. Now there’s scientific proof the two are connected: enthusiasm and financial backing. According to new research from Case Western Reserve University, the brains of potential investors…
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Roundtable Discussion with Rex Tibbens
Rex Tibbens, president and CEO of Frontdoor, will join the IDEA Club for a roundtable discussion Monday, Oct. 14, at noon in Sears think[box] in the sixth-floor main area. Students will have the opportunity to hear from Tibbens, former chief operating officer of Lyft and vice president at Amazon,…