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A dual MD/MBA candidate, Alexandra Pulst-Korenberg’s interest in entrepreneurship solidified when she helped a small group of her fellow med students found and run a free medical clinic for the community of Pinckney in Livingston County, a clinic that saw 250 patient...
Kim Gans is a 2003 alumna and in 2002, her team received a $20,000 Dare to Dream grant to move their business venture forward. Although the venture eventually came to an end, Kim moved forward with her own dreams. After working for several years at General Mills, she...
The Michigan Business Challenge and the Dare to Dream Awards were featured in Michigan Daily, by Reporter Hillary Crawford. Crawford spoke with Movellus Circuits, the Pryor-Hale Award and the Applebaum Dare to Dream Integration Grant winners, Daniel Andersen MBA ’14...
At the March directors meeting of the New Enterprise Forum, the Board of Directors unanimously elected Sarika Gupta for a two-year term. Sarika is currently the associate director of the Zell Lurie Institute, where she leads the development and execution of ZLI's...
Today we announced the winners of the 31st annual Michigan Business Challenge and recipients of the Applebaum Dare to Dream Grants and Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Grants. The business plan competition and grant programs, recognize promising student-led startups,...
Michigan is fast becoming a hot place for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, and U-M is playing a significant role is this fact. Michigan’s venture capital investment has spiked from $84.8 million to $232.3 million just from 2011-2012 and the number of venture...
Thirty student teams representing the Business School, College of Engineering, Medical School and others were awarded a total of $26,000. Each year, the program awards up to $100,000 to University of Michigan students to develop their businesses while earning their...
The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business today announced today the winners of the 30th Michigan Business Challenge and recipients of the Applebaum Dare to Dream...
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...