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For the roughly one million people in the United States who are deaf or hard of hearing, and use American Sign Language, navigating a hearing world can be frustrating. Few hearing Americans are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL), so written English becomes the...
In today's Washington Post, Executive Director Stewart Thornhill shares his thoughts on the birth and death of startups. Over the last decade, the percentage of new businesses started by entrepreneurs between the ages of 20 and 34 has declined, whereas...
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...
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...
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...
We hosted our second Twitter chat earlier this month and wanted to share the content for anyone who wasn’t able to follow along live. This chat focused on student business competitions at the Institute, specifically the Michigan Business Challenge (MBC). If you aren’t...
The Institute’s executive director Stewart Thornhill joined Michigan Radio on air yesterday for “Stateside with Cynthia Canty,” a program focusing on policy issues and news in Michigan. Thornhill addressed why continued success of entrepreneurs is vital to economic...
Dan Morse (BBA ’13) earned a hefty list of accolades while studying at Ross, so it’s no surprise the latest venture he’s joined has taken off. Wisewords.co recently added more than 5,000 industry experts to its advice marketplace where students, graduates and anyone...
This week, Ross student Nydia Cardenas and the Social Venture Fund were featured in The Los Angeles Times article, “Beyond profits: Millennials embrace investing for social good.” In the article, Cardenas says Wall Street needs a makeover, and she thinks finance can...
With the New Year right around the corner, get up to date on all the up and coming trends in entrepreneurship from the Institute’s executive director Stewart Thornhill. You can view all of Thornhill’s thoughts on the state of entrepreneurship in 2015 here.