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20 Years Later, Michigan Ross Continues Entrepreneurial Build

Poets & Quants November, 2019 A lot can happen in 20 years. Especially nowadays when technological advances and innovations develop at mindboggling and sometimes frustrating rates (just cool it, Apple). At the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, 20 years...

No. 1 ranking for U-M’s entrepreneurship program

Princeton Review November, 2018 The University of Michigan captured the #1 spot on the undergraduate entrepreneurship programs ranking list for the first time. The Princeton Review posted the ranking lists today...

The Promise and Peril of a Star CEO

Harvard Business Review October, 2018 Star CEOs can be good for companies, providing social proof that their firm is a high quality place and making it easier to attract capital and talent. But they can also be dangerous. The recent cases of Tesla, Papa John’s, and...

Eight Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read This Summer

SmallBiz-Resources August, 2018 Most entrepreneurs won’t spend these dog days of summer relaxing at the beach; you might instead find them hard at work refining their business plans and investor pitches, developing new customer acquisition strategies or adjusting...

University Invests in Plant-based Jerky Maker

Specialty Food Association August, 2018 The University of Michigan has invested $100,000 in Chicago-based Mindwell Snacks LLC, a maker of plant-based jerky, reports Crain's Detroit Business. Mindwell jerky is available in Plum Markets, and the company plans to...

Students Launch Instagram-Worthy Vegan Jerky

VegNews August, 2018 llyson Stewart and Bridget Henley, recent Masters of Business graduates at the University of Michigan, created legume-based jerky brand MINDWELL with millennials in mind. The duo was awarded $100,000 this week in seed funding by...