Blog
We would like to congratulate the 21 teams that have been selected to move on to the second round of the Michigan Business Challenge. These teams beat out more than 50 other teams participating in Round One, and will next compete on January 25, 2013 for a chance to...
In the December issue of Entrepreneur magazine, Michelle Goodman puts forth that business-plan competitions offer more than just seed money for aspiring entrepreneurs. By participating in these competitions, young entrepreneurs can also connect with mentors,...
Ann-Li Cooke, MBA ’12, is an entrepreneurial super star – just the kind of top-performing student and high-potential entrepreneur Mitch Mondry, BA ’82, MBA/JD ’86, had in mind when he established the Mitchell A. Mondry Scholars award as part of the Zell Lurie...
The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business has announced the recipients of the Fall 2012 Mayleben Venture Shaping and Dare to Dream grant program. The student teams represent a wide...
There is no better place than Michiganto find valuable resources for entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses. Just ask Gerry Roston, Ph.D. He is the current CEO of InPore Technologies, a startup company that won the first $100,000 SmartZone Award in the 2010...
The Pryor-Hale Award for Best Business for $20,000 went to Fashion Forward Maternity – a socially responsible online boutique where savvy professional women can borrow high quality and designer maternity and nursing fashions at a fraction of the price of new Erin...
On Friday evening, the Zell Lurie Institute announced the winners of the 2012 Michigan Business Challenge and recipients of the Applebaum Dare to Dream Grants and Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Grants for U-M student startups. Award winners and grant recipients...
On Friday evening, the Zell Lurie Institute announced the winners of the 2012 Michigan Business Challenge and recipients of the Applebaum Dare to Dream Grants and Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Grants for U-M student startups. Award winners and grant recipients...
In addition to helping students excel as entrepreneurs, the Zell Lurie Institute and Ross also do a lot of exciting work preparing students that have the desire to go on to work in venture capital. Among the opportunities provided are the three student-led venture...
Business plan competitions have been around for many years and are an invaluable resource in shaping your business creation and development skills and possibly earning enough prize money and services to help get your business launched. Many community organizations as...