As Georgia State University enters into its 20th year of support from the Herman J. Russell family, the Fall 2019 Business Model Competition, hosted by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute’s H.J. Russell Center, proved to be a special night for our student entrepreneurs.
A year to the date from his release of Time to Get Tough, Michael Coles’ memoir offers a glimpse of his experiences as Co-Founder of Great American Cookies and former CEO of Caribou Coffee. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute was honored to host this accomplished entrepreneur, philanthropist and author through the H.J. Russell Center for Entrepreneurship Motivational Author Talk.
With finals being the only thing separating students from summer, it should be no surprise that excitement was high at the Spring 2019 H.J. Russell Center for Entrepreneurship (HJRCE) Business Model Competition. Seven qualifying students from ENI 3101 pitched their business ideas as the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators.
On February 28, 2019, Georgia State University hosted entrepreneur and investor Nathalie Molina Niño as featured guest for the Distinguished Speaker Series. This program was a collaboration between the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI), the H.J. Russell Center for Entrepreneurship (HJRCE) and Spotlight Programs Board.
November 30th marked the Fall 2018 H.J. Russell Center for Entrepreneurship (HJRCE) Business Model Competition! The evening was packed with pitches from our ENI 3101 student entrepreneurs. Four teams pitched in the digital displays portion of the competition while five teams competed for the grand prize of $1,500 on the main stage.
Jay Bailey’s journey is full of humor and humility with hints of nostalgia and an understanding of what needs to be done in the Atlanta economic community. Offering a glimpse of his childhood, Bailey shared his experiences growing up in Decatur, Ga.
For many student-entrepreneurs, securing funding to support their startup ventures presents the greatest challenge when starting their business. That’s why the H.J. Russell Center and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute collaborated once again for the “Money, Mindset & Entrepreneurship” event.
An evening was packed with pitches from our ENI 3101 student entrepreneurs! Five teams competed for the grand prize of $1,500 to support their proposed startups in the H.J. Russell Center for Entrepreneurship Business Model Competition.
Could you imagine setting out to be homeless for a month with nothing but a cellphone and the clothes on your back? Terence Lester, co-founder of Love Beyond Walls, did just that. Selected as the 2018 spring semester H.J. Russell Influential Speaker, Lester shared his journey of “pain to purpose.”
