Read the results of a new survey where Atlanta ranked 11th in a list of top cities to start a new business. The study looked at factors including the five-year business-survival rate, COVID-19 cases and office-space affordability.
The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) has announced that the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) at Georgia State University has won the 2020 Award for Excellence in Specialty Entrepreneurship Education. The award was presented virtually at the GCEC annual conference on October 30.
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) provides a variety of classes to make the next generation of business leaders adaptable and creative. In ENI’s 3103 Business Model Validation class, undergraduate student, Princess Ogumgbuaja (B.I.S ’21), decided to move her hair extension service into new markets.
Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the semi-annual Georgia University Entrepreneurship Initiative (GUEI) was hosted virtually on April 22, 2020. A committee consisting of educators, administrators and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders representing Georgia State University, Emory University, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State University, Morehouse University, University of Georgia, Startup Atlanta, TiE Atlanta and ATDC hosted the virtual event.
Pitches began early afternoon last Thursday at Georgia State Stadium for the preliminary round of Demo Day, a cumulating event for the 2020 Cohort of Main Street Entrepreneurs at Georgia State. Ten companies in the Seed Stage track and ten companies in Startup Stage track competed from the 2020 Cohort of the Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund, only selecting the top five of each track to advance to finals.
The Georgia University Entrepreneurship Initiative (GUEI) hosted their seventh semiannual meeting to convene and connect the state’s top entrepreneurship educators and students. Paul Lopez, former president of TiE Atlanta, extended a warm welcome to the audience consisting of 85 percent entrepreneurship educators and 15 percent students.
October 15th marked the Fall 2019 installment of “Women in Entrepreneurship,” a collaboration between the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI), WomenLead, and the Honors College at Georgia State University.
Lee Kantor and Stone Payton of Business RadioX sat down with Jennifer Sherer and Jackie Davis of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute at Georgia State University along with alum/current student Robert Hatcher.
Southern Swords Services is a small lawncare and landscaping company based out of Henry County located south of Atlanta. Our approach to business is different from our competitors in the sense that we adapt our approach for every yard.
