Georgia State University’s LaunchGSU incubator is among college campus’ empowering students to start their own businesses. Read the entire article in Atlanta Magazine here.
Entrepreneurship is the engine of social mobility. It is also a key focus at GSU helping our students thrive by cultivating their entrepreneurial ambitions. As a tier 1 research institution rigorous research is also an important aspect of this focus at GSU. In line with this idea, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) recently launched the Entrepreneurship Research Group (ERG) at GSU. ERG encourages interdisciplinary collaboration across campus on entrepreneurship research. Learn more.
Georgia State’s Garima Sharma, Ph.D. recently won an ANDE-IDRC grant to study women-led ventures in Latin America and US. Sharma has received this grant in collaboration with several others. Read the full blog post for further details.
This year, the WomenLead Program piloted a new signature experience focused on addressing food insecurity on college campuses. Led by WomenLead faculty member and ENI Associate Director of the H. J. Russell Center for Entrepreneurship Dr. Isabelle Monlouis – read the full article.
With a firm mission in mind, READI Consulting was launched in 2019 to address multigenerational literacy through the lens of workforce readiness. This meant providing tailored services to various educational institutions to enable them to better engage with their under-educated, underemployed workers.
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.
Everything I learned in my Entrepreneurship classes, I used throughout Startup Weekend.
