The purpose for this collaborative (Georgia University Entrepreneurship Initiative – GUEI) has always been to bring faculty and staff of Georgia institutions of higher education together to focus on common goals. Lead by Paul Lopez, of TiE Atlanta, this conference’s overarching message was – “How Might We…?”. Read to learn more.
Georgia State University’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) has selected a diverse and innovative group of founders for the second cohort of its Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund (MSESF). Read further to see who made the list.
The 12 selected grantees are inspiring young leaders and innovators focused on tackling some of society’s most difficult challenges with responsible products, services, and solutions appealing to individual consumers and corporations. A GSU alum, Dia Davis (B.B.A. ’19) and a GSU student, Nicole Toole (B.B.A. ’22) selected by WBENC – learn more.
Grace Bendinger is more tech savvy than the average nurse, but still never thought she’d be able to tell people she knows how to build an app. Read about her experience taking Robinson’s Innovation Studio course as an elective while pursuing her Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Biomedical Enterprise from Georgia State. Read more…
Last fall, Understory a global platform that helps organizations use technology and innovation to make our world more sustainable. They reached out to Georgia State University for an intern and found Brittany Duong Le.
Atlanta Business Journal’s AtlantaInno features short columns on startup founders in Atlanta’s tech ecosystem. Umama Kibria (B.B.A.’14) is the founder and CEO of SweatPack, a fitness web app that allows people to sign up for sports leagues and fitness classes with a group of friends or strangers.
When Ray Charles recorded his cover of the popular song ‘Georgia on My Mind’ back in 1960 – which went on to become the state’s official song – it’s unlikely that he was singing about his hopeful prospects to become an Atlantan franchisee. Read more…
Umama Kibria (B.B.A. ’14) is the founder of Sweatpack, a fitness web app allows people to sign up for sports leagues or fitness classes with a group of friends or strangers. Kibria has participated in Atlanta Tech Village’s It Takes a Village, Georgia State University’s Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund and Beyond the Game accelerators. Kibria is also a Forbes under 30 honoree and pitched at Venture Atlanta. Read the full story on Atlanta Inno.
COVID-19 is what helped blossom our idea. My co-founder and I have been in the recycling space for some time and realized that since everyone at home due to the virus, one thing would remain constant — waste. After researching, we found that people were actually generating even more waste due to being home! Read the full story.
Georgia State has played a major role in sculpting both myself and my business. I would’ve never thought to market LashPlay to nonprofits or women who are suffering from hair loss. Being a part of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies has changed my mindset. Read more of the story.
