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“Primary Research: The Key to Unlocking the Voice of Your Customer”
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to a CWRU Entrepreneurship Skills Lab Series workshop on completing a market analysis. William Tavel (MGT '18, CWR '17), CEO and founder of Cassandra Consulting Company, will lead this session, titled “Primary Research: The Key to…
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Baja SAE team breaks university records, brings home first place
Hard work, determination, a rigorous mindset, attention to detail and group effort. Those are just a few of the qualities it took for the ӰƵ Baja SAE team to bring home first place at the most recent competition—shattering university records.  “It means everything,”…
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Student spotlight: Jack Rafoth
The idea of purchasing an existing company and then optimizing it to grow is one Jack Rafoth thinks about often. This process, also known as entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), is a strategy to become a business owner by acquiring a company, where an entrepreneur seeks the support of…
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“Olympics Through the Ages from an NBC Sports Perspective”
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship for a CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series event featuring Jennie Thompson, vice president of consumer engagement at NBC Sports. Thompson will present “Olympics Through the Ages…
CWRU Entrepreneur’s drone business blends tech, nature with STEM education
Watch the video interview! CWRU Entrepreneur India Johnson (CWR ‘17) is the founder and CEO of UAVistas, an aerial data collection and processing business that conducts mapping and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generation via drone.  While at CWRU, Johnson was a biology major and tutor whose…
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Learn how to achieve business ownership with less risk at upcoming symposium
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), approximately 90% of all business startups fail. This risk is transformed into a high success rate through a path to business ownership called Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western…
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CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Dallas
Michael Goldberg, executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship and associate professor of design and innovation at Weatherhead School of Management, will take the CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series on the road to Dallas next month. Goldberg will meet with alumna Cierra Graham…
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Artificial intelligence conference
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to a conference on artificial intelligence (AI) Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. on the first floor of Sears think[box]. The conference, organized jointly by the Association of Computing Machinery-Women chapter and the CWRU…
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CWRU to honor four Faculty Distinguished Research Award winners during Innovation Week
Of the many traits that unite members of the ӰƵ community, one is perhaps the most inspiring: an innovative spirit. During Innovation Week, taking place Sept. 26–29 this year, that spirit will be celebrated with a full slate of events. Among the festivities will be the…
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First annual Speed Mentoring event to host mentors from Philips, Progressive, UH Ventures and more
Do you have an idea for an invention but are struggling with next steps? Are you considering founding or participating in a startup company, and looking to receive feedback? Join us on Tuesday, September 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. for Speed Mentoring: Inventor, Innovator and Entrepreneur Structured…