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Experiencing Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley

Experiencing Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley

Executive leaders of the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club at Michigan Ross, George Okpamen and Austin Sivik, share their views on the Silicon Valley Experience with the Zell Lurie Institute.   Traveling during business school with fellow Wolverines is an...

University of Michigan Students Receive Startup Grants for 2021-22

University of Michigan Students Receive Startup Grants for 2021-22

Student selected for the Zell Lurie entrepreneurial grant program are dedicated to testing their new venture while earning their degree. These students have demonstrated the drive and entrepreneurial spirit that continues to flourish at the University of Michigan Fall...

Designing the Career of Her Dreams

Designing the Career of Her Dreams

By Joel Sensenig Zell Lurie Institute Helps MBA Student Develop High-End Label From the time she was two years old wearing a plastic smock in front of a paint-splattered canvas, Claire Pardington, MBA ’22, had an eye for art and fashion.  Today, the graduate student...

2021 Michigan Business Challenge Spotlight – Sustainium

2021 Michigan Business Challenge Spotlight – Sustainium

MBC Seigle Impact Track Spotlight The 2021 Finals for the Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), are quickly approaching! The week leading up to the campus-wide business plan competition, the Zell Lurie Institute will highlight the innovative teams advancing from the MBC...

2021 Michigan Business Challenge Spotlight – Rolling Lights

2021 Michigan Business Challenge Spotlight – Rolling Lights

MBC Invention Track Spotlight The 2021 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC) Finals are quickly approaching! The days leading up to the final round of the campus-wide business plan competition, ZLI will highlight the innovative teams advancing from the MBC Semi-Finals....

Michigan Business Challenge Semi-Finalist Teams for 2021

Michigan Business Challenge Semi-Finalist Teams for 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges, bringing with it an opportunity for our University of Michigan entrepreneurs to pivot and persevere! On December 4, nearly 40 student teams competed in one of three tracks of the 2021 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC)...