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In the News: Laura Dunham Named Dean of the Opus College of Business
In the NewsSt. Thomas named entrepreneur-turned-professor Laura Dunham as the dean of the Opus College of Business as reported by the Star Tribune and Twin Cities Business. For the past five years Dunham has served as the associate dean of the Schulze School on Entrepreneurship at St. Thomas. From the Star Tribune article: Dunham joined St. Thomas…
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Outside Consultant: As I Start Working for My Family Business How Can I Help the Company Find New Opportunities to Grow? Where Do I Look?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by David Deeds, a professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship, the Schulze Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and research director of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, ran in the Star Tribune on May 9, 2022. Searching for, finding and successfully exploiting opportunities for growth is critical to sustain a business. Markets evolve as new… -
e-Fest 2022: Here’s What a $50,000 Idea Looks Like
Business & LawNinety-six entries, 250 students and 58 different universities later, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship officially wrapped e-Fest 2022 by awarding $215,000 in cash prizes. The $50,000 grand prize was awarded to HydroPhos Solutions from the University of New Hampshire for its solution to extract phosphorus from wastewater so that it can be sold to fertilizer… -
Two St. Thomas Entrepreneurship Teams Vie for $215,000 in Prize Money
Business & LawAs start-ups surge across the country, a group of the nation’s top college entrepreneurs will arrive in Minneapolis this week to pitch their ventures to local business executives and compete for a chance to bring their ideas to life. And two teams from St. Thomas will be among them. In all, 25 teams from colleges… -
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge Makes In-Person Debut
Business & LawFor the first time since it was launched in 2019, the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge (Fowler GSIC) Campus Finals were held in person. During the April 22 event on the Minneapolis campus, eight St. Thomas teams competed for $11,000 in cash prizes. The top two teams, UWell and ECON Habitat Project, won an all-expenses-paid… -
gBETA St. Thomas Mentors Entrepreneurs
Business & LawAlumni with start-ups express value of accelerator program. gBETA St. Thomas is a free, seven-week accelerator that mentors start-ups with at least one founder who is either a University of St. Thomas alumnus or a current student. Run in collaboration with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and the nationally ranked gener8tor accelerator program, each gBETA cohort… -
Creating Video Games to Change the World
Business & LawgBETA participant Jules Porter '18 J.D./MBA is on a mission. Ms. Billie Mahalia Rudolph can run on water, hear ultrasonic sounds and move at supersonic speeds. The 77-year-old African American with an aeronautics degree is one of several senior citizen video game characters created by University of St. Thomas alumna Jules Porter. Porter, who in… -
In the News: Richard M. Schulze on Education
In the NewsBest Buy founder and benefactor of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Richard M. Schulze wrote an op-ed for CNN, “What every US college should teach their students.” He outlines how education provides a necessary framework that can help students enter the workforce with passion, purpose and confidence. The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship recently cracked the… -
In the News: David Deeds on New Entrepreneurs Expanding Their Staffs
In the NewsSchulze School of Entrepreneurship Professor David Deeds commented for Next Avenue on the challenges that new entrepreneurs often face as they hire new employees and expand their staff. From the article: "This is always a kind of a delicate balance for entrepreneurs at the early stages: Making sure you meet your responsibilities to your clients… -
Innovative Ideas on Stage at Schulze School
Business & LawInnovation, entrepreneurship and creativity took center stage Feb. 18 as the St. Thomas Business Plan Competition returned to an in-person format this year on the Minneapolis campus. Both undergraduates and graduate students/recent alumni competed for a total of $38,000 in cash prizes by pitching their plans in front of experienced business leader judges. Students submitting…