University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business has appointed Dr. Stewart Thornhill as the next executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Eugene Applebaum Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, pending approval of the...
Tom Kinnear
Tom Kinnear Offers Assessment of the Michigan Business Challenge– and the Evolution of Entrepreneurship in Michigan– in Xconomy Article
Zell Lurie Institute Executive Director Tom Kinnear recently spoke with Xconomy's Sarah Schmid about the recent Michigan Business Challenge. In addition to discussing some of the great business ideas emerging from student teams that participated in this year's event,...
Zell Lurie Institute’s Executive Director Offers the Best Ways to Set a Realistic Valuation for Your Startup
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Zell Lurie Institute Executive Director Tom Kinnear shares a list of questions that must be addressed when dealing with the valuation issue. To learn more about what these questions are-- and what your answers mean-- check...
University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Institute Named One of Top Two Graduate Programs in Entrepreneurship by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine
The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business today was named one of the top graduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur...
2012 Entrepalooza Happening This Week
On Friday, September 21, 2012, the Zell Lurie Institute, in partnership with the Ross School of Business Entrepreneur and Venture Club, will host its annual entrepreneurial symposium, Entrepalooza. This year's event will feature keynote speaker Anil Arora, president...
Social Venture Funds Makes Second Investment this Year in Jack & Jake’s
The Social Venture Fund today announced that it has closed its second investment this year in Louisiana-based sustainable food provider Jack & Jake’s. Led by founder and CEO John Burns, Jack & Jake’s aims to stimulate the economy and support Louisiana...
Tips for Business Plan Competition Success: How to Successfully Discuss Key Components of Your Business
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...
Zell Lurie Institute Alumni Launch VC Firm, Resonant Venture Partners
Two newly minted University of Michigan MBA grads were busy this summer laying the groundwork for the formal launch of their Ann Arbor-based venture capital firm, Resonant Venture Partners. Jason Townsend and Michael Goodwin are its founders, and both Michigan...