Archive Posts
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Fair Trade: Hard Work for Ownership
Noah Namowicz ’09, is a coffee guy. Drinks it. Sources it. Buys it. Sells it. Lives it. And now, he owns it. Not coffee just at home, but part of the high-end, green (unroasted) coffee importing company he’s worked for since 2010, Café Imports. Namowicz, like a majority of Schulze School of Entrepreneurship alumni, didn’t…
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The Early Entrepreneurs
68 incoming students + 16 mentors + 16 new business ideas + 2 days of training = 68 entrepreneurial-minded students ready to tackle college with creative thinking and problem solving. The inaugural Freshman Innovation Immersion at the University of St. Thomas, a program unlike any other across the country, brought incoming students together before the… -
Entrepreneur Turns Empty Warehouse into a Garden
Sustainability & EnvironmentA growing operation is bringing new life to an empty warehouse for an urban farmer in St. Paul. In 2010, Dave Roeser, an entrepreneur with a knack for starting companies, sold three of his four businesses, holding onto his real estate properties. With an empty warehouse, the Chicago native decided it was time to turn… -
Reverse Elevator Pitch – Tuesday, November 10
You've pitched your company or business idea to investors, but didn't land the funding you were hoping for. You’re not alone. Some studies show less than one percent of venture capital and angel pitches result in an investment. What are they thinking? Now you can find out. At the Reverse Elevator Pitch, a panel of… -
Schulze School Named Cleantech Open Midwest Strategic Partner
The Cleantech Open, which runs the world’s largest cleantech startup business accelerator, established a strategic partnership with the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, which will function as the host for the regional operations after six years of leadership from the organization’s cofounder Justin Kaster. -
Alumni Business Secures Grant, Introduces New Safety Vests
A business idea started in a University of St. Thomas dorm aims to save lives on the water. Michael Fox ’12, and his business partner Pat Hughes, have created a new safety vest that’s less cumbersome than traditional life jackets, hoping the design will meet the needs of outdoor enthusiasts and appeal to other adults… -
Alumni Business "Capturing" a Market
A company with St. Thomas roots is now helping the university simplify what used to be a technology challenge. In the last issue of B. Magazine, we highlighted Ilos videos, a tech startup created by Nick Stokman ’13 and Sean Higgins ’12, ’14 M.B.A. They've brought the university on as a client, with great reviews.… -
A Startup that Goes to the Dogs
Team of two sophomores and a junior win the 2015 spring Lemonade Stand competition for their company Apawllo, an apparel company that raises awareness for rescue animals and makes donations to animal shelters. -
Six Tommie Businesses Advance in Minnesota Cup
These companies, started by alumni, Norris Institute portfolio companies, or both, make up almost ten percent of the semifinalists in this year's Minnesota Cup.