Entrepreneurship education
Local Georgia Southern alumni speak to students about entrepreneurship
Three local Georgia Southern alumni spoke to Chris Welter’s entrepreneurship class at Georgia Southern University on starting their own business. “You don’t have to be the smartest person, just honest and a people person,” said Bradley Odom, owner of Swim. Bike. Run. Boro. Odom graduated from Georgia Southern with a Health and Physical Education degree. […]
Entrepreneurship on the MBA Expands
Following the introduction of the new entrepreneurship course on the MBA by Dr. Luke Pittaway in Fall 2009 the MBA has expanded its entrepreneurship provision by providing a Business Plan Development Competition. The new entrepreneurship course asks teams of MBA students to develop and entrepreneurial idea, that the develop over a semester into a full […]
Veterans and Entrepreneurship
At first consideration the contrast between the structured life of the military and the freewheeling life of the entrepreneur do not seem to have much in common. When looking back in history though, you can find successful entrepreneurs who had military backgrounds. The late George Steinbrenner (1930-2010), for example, was a second lieutenant in the […]
Pitching for Funds
Having just finished the spring semester I was led to ask myself ‘why is pitching so important in entrepreneurship education’? The question occurred because as an entrepreneurship professor I have the pleasure of sitting through countless business plan presentations, elevator pitches, stadium pitches and trade shows as part of our assessment of the students. These […]
Entrepreneurship club
The Georgia Southern Entrepreneurship Club has begun its first semester of operation. President Ben Woods (pictured), Vice President Alyssa Oravec (pictured), Secretary Kayla Whaley, and Treasure Brooks Pendleton have many exciting events planned for the future. On campus competitions as well inspiring talks from successful entrepreneurs from the school and community will promote the entrepreneurial […]