After an honorable discharge from the Army in 1991, BriGette McCoy found the transition to civilian life difficult. Although the Veterans Administration provides services to former military members, systemic barriers prevent many women from accessing gender-based benefits – McCoy decided to do something about it – read the story.
Jennifer Sherer, Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute shares with the Business RadioX host the details of the second cohort of Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund (MSESF) – listen to the full radio interview.
Janessa Hastings is a nontraditional student who’s pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State after years in the workplace. Hastings was also recently selected as a Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Scholar. Read her entire story.
Invest Atlanta has released their top picks for their Women Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) 2020 Cohort. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) is proud to recognize two Georgia State alumni who made the list.
The competition is split into two sections: a qualifying round and a final round. Out of the 22 businesses competing, three Georgia State students and alumni businesses Aurign, EcoDrop, and Oshun Pay placed within the top nine pitches at the TYE-U competition and accelerated to the Final Round. Due to stay-at-home orders, the final round was hosted virtually on April 18th.
On April 23, 2019, three Georgia State Students were selected to compete in the Women in Construction, Engineering, and Related Services (WISERS) “Big Ideas for a Bright Future” Pitch Competition. This pitch competition providing a platform for aspiring female entrepreneurs was part of the fifth annual WICERS conference held at the W Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Women in Entrepreneurship event welcomed an esteemed panel of female entrepreneurs to Georgia State campus Tuesday evening as a collaboration between the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, WomenLead and Honors College.
The first annual Georgia InVenture Prize, a two-day competition dedicated to supporting the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs was held April 3rd – 4th here in Atlanta.
