The Zell Lurie Institute announced today the winners of the 32nd annual Michigan Business Challenge, as well as recipients of the Applebaum Dare to Dream and Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Grants. The business plan competition and grant programs, which recognize...
Dare to Dream Program
Meet Alex VanDerKolk, ’13: Native son and entrepreneur
by | Feb 20, 2015
While working as a data analyst for the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, Alex VanDerKolk, BBA ’13, found himself elbow-deep in data that doctors were trying to use to plan the most effective and cost-efficient treatments for breast cancer...
#ZellChat #3: Dare to Dream Grant Program
by | Feb 3, 2015
We hosted our third Twitter chat last week and wanted to share the content for anyone who couldn’t follow along. In it, we focused on ZLI’s Dare to Dream grant program. If you aren’t already, follow us on Twitter @ZellLurie. Look out for our next #ZellChat on March...
Save the Date: @ZellLurie Twitter Chat on Dare to Dream Grants
by | Jan 26, 2015
Join us at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 28 for our next Twitter Chat where Sarika Gupta, managing director of the Zell Lurie Institute, will be on hand at the @ZellLurie Twitter to answer all of your questions about the Dare to Dream Grant program and...
Focus on Fitness
by | Apr 22, 2013
Cavan Canavan, MBA '12, and Grant Hughes, MBA/MS '13, want to improve your workout through their startup, Focus Solutions. Entrepreneurs are always thinking about the next great idea. For Cavan Canavan, MBA '12, it came while sweating profusely. Canavan's penchant for...
The Zell Lurie Institute at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business Launches Venture Shaping Program
by | Jan 20, 2012
For aspiring entrepreneurs, one of the most exciting—and challenging—parts of an MBA program can be putting the initial framework around a potential business idea. Well known Ann Arbor-based entrepreneur Tim Mayleben realized this and, along with his wife, have...