Poets & Quants has released the Social Entrepreneurship: The Best Schools & Programs and the Top 100 MBA Startups lists in which the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and its startups were recognized for their achievements.The University of...
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UniSprout’s Crowdfunding Platform Connects U-M Student Start-ups with Alumni Backers
Jigar Majmundar, BBA ’14, has given the crowdfunding concept a competitive new twist. This fall, he and his partner, Milan Patel, launched UniSprout, an online crowdfunding platform that enables University of Michigan students to raise money for their start-up...
Zell Lurie Institute Professor Tom Kinnear Awarded Lifetime Achievement by the Michigan Venture Capital Association
This past Monday night, November 4, 2013, Thomas C. Kinnear, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for remarkable achievements in helping to build a strong, diverse and entrepreneurial Michigan business ecosystem, from the Michigan Venture Capital Association. Tom...
Spotlight: Clean Tech Entrepreneurship
This fall, U-M students from the College of Engineering and Ross School of Business will collaborate on the design of Western-style entrepreneurial businesses in the multimodal transportation space using innovative ideas drawn from emerging and developing economies....
Michigan is becoming a new hub for venture capital and private equity finance
Here’s a recent message from David J. Brophy, Director, Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance: CVP SPURS ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE CAREER CONNECTIONS At the Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance (CVP), we have noted a marked...
CVP Founder David Brophy Provides a Quick Preview of the 8th Annual Michigan Private Equity Conference
With the 2008 financial crisis just a distant memory, the private equity industry is once more thriving and trolling the growth capital landscape for bigger and better deals, says Finance Professor David J. Brophy, director of the Center for Venture Capital and...
Zell Lurie Institute: An Unwavering Commitment to Innovation in Entrepreneurial Education
In 2013, the Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School of Business reached a new pinnacle of success, earning national recognition for the first time as the premier graduate program in entrepreneurship education. The...
The University of Michigan partners with CoFoundersLab
The University of Michigan has partnered with CoFoundersLab to provide University of Michigan community with a free way to find a co-founder/business partner. A great team is critical to startup success, yet good co-founders/business partners are hard to find. The...
Report: Alumni from Michigan’s URC Schools Are Embracing Entrepreneurship
According to a new report on Michigan's University Corridor Research schools (including U. Michigan, Michigan State, and Wayne State), graduates of the three universities have started or acquired businesses at double the national average rate among college graduates...
Tim Faley on Entrepreneurial Education
Can you study to be an entrepreneur? According to Tim Faley, managing director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, yes. Tim recently sat down with Gary Anglebrandt of Crain's Detroit Business to share his thoughts on why people should study...