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Sorenson Talks Conflict Avoidance in Family Firms
The Lund family, who owns Lunds & Byerlys, had a recent high profile case settling a buyout from one family member from the business. The judge awarded one of the four sibling owners $45.2 million as she sells her shares to her siblings. Opus Endowed Chair in Family Business Ritch Sorenson spoke with the Star…
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25 Years of Educating Business Families
Conflict. Entitlement. Dysfunction. Often the view of a family business. And unfortunately, often the outcome. But with the right education, support, resources and professional help, a family can manage conflict, professionalize, become pillars in their communities and create long-lasting sustainable businesses. In 25 years, 1682 people from 621 family businesses have come to the University… -
Forbes: Deeds Talks Entrepreneurship for the 50+ Crowd
Boomers have proven to be prolific entrepreneurs because self-employment provides flexibility and a more gradual path toward retirement, according to a new paper from George Washington University’s Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center. But do older entrepreneurs have advantages as small business owners over younger entrepreneurs? To find out, and to get smart tips for business… -
Students Prep for "Tommie Tank"
Professor Jay Ebben’s Entrepreneurial Finance class will be thrown to the sharks on Oct. 11 and Oct. 13 as they face a panel of investors in Schulze Hall, recreating their own version of the TV show “Shark Tank.” Nine teams of students will be facing a panel of St. Thomas entrepreneurship alumni, pitching ideas of… -
Eureka! Eureka! Eureka! Eureka!
The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and Opus College of Business showed very well at the 2016 Eureka! Awards last night. Each year the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal sets out to find the most innovate businesses in the Twin Cities. With representation when the awards began in 2014 and continued in 2015 (and here), St. Thomas… -
Change Your Life. Change Someone Else’s.
The University of St. Thomas is sending students across the world in hopes that they create meaningful change for some of the world’s poorest people. In January 2017, undergraduate and graduate students will team up in Mumbai, India, a beautiful, cosmopolitan city with a thriving center of commerce and entertainment, which is also home to… -
Accelerate Your Clean Technology Company
Sustainability & EnvironmentIf you have a big idea that could help solve some of the planet’s largest challenges, join the planet’s largest cleantech accelerator. Applications are being accepted for the 2016 Cleantech Open Midwest Accelerator through May 1. If you’re an entrepreneur or technologist who needs help to launch or build your clean technology company into a… -
Evangelists, Disruptors and Cash Kings: Two Weeks in the Valley
For the second year in a row, the University of St. Thomas sent a group of 10 entrepreneurship students to Silicon Valley for a two-week study of innovation in the global hub of entrepreneurship. These students visited many leading Bay Area companies, including AirBnB, GSVlabs, IDEO, Pivotal Labs, Mainsail Partners and AutoDesk. New this year,… -
Unique Pontoons Cruises to Victory
The winner of the inaugural St. Thomas Business Plan Competition added more hardware to his growing trophy case. Jeremy Little, a junior who previously won the Fowler Business Concept Challenge and swept the awards at the Minnesota Inventors Congress last April with his Unique Pontoons, took home $15,000 cash to help launch his company. Pitching…