Archive: Entrepreneurship Initiative
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Georgetown Entrepreneurs Win $155,000 in Prizes at Annual “Bark Tank” Event
It is worth investing in Georgetown student and alumni businesses that focus on doing well by doing good, according to Ted Leonsis (C’77, Parent’14, ’15), founder, chairman, principal, and chief exec
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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Hosts Largest Summer Launch Showcase June 29
Despite the transition to a virtual environment, Georgetown Entreprenuership’s Summer Launch Showcase featured 32 students, its highest participation to date. With over 20 different companies, the pr
Categories: COVID-19, News Story
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How We Chose the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50 List of Revolutionary Startups
Jeff Reid, Founding Director, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative, [is among the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50 list of revolutionary start-ups.]
Category: In the News item
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Georgetown Undergraduate Sparks Hope and Raises Funds for Medical Workers with Lawn Sign Business
While many of us remain apart from our loved ones due to COVID-19, the new social distancing era has people looking for a sign of hope, and a Georgetown student is putting one right in your front law
Categories: COVID-19, News Story
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Finding a Better Way: McDonough Undergraduate Student Creates an Alert System for Grocery Delivery Time Slots
“There’s gotta be a better way,” said Adrian Hertel (B’20), a frustrated consumer and one of many who are reporting weeks-long waits for grocery and pharmacy deliveries due to the COVID-19 crisis. Ma
Categories: COVID-19, News Story
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Georgetown Female Entrepreneurs Find Support in Innovative Courses and Accessible Faculty
Kelsey Lents (MBA’18) wasn’t expecting to create a startup during her time as a Georgetown MBA student. Yet Lents, who co-founded Two Birds, is part of a growing number of female entrepreneurs at Geo
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How to Mitigate the Potentially Damaging Psychological Consequences of Being an Entrepreneur
An article by Fiona Macaulay, entrepreneur-in-residence: “Jessica Carson, the Director of Innovation at a major mental health organization, and Expert-in-Residence at Georgetown University’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, says that this data “actually reflects an incredible and invaluable strength in the entrepreneur — without this wiring that is predisposed to extremes, they would not be all of the things that we celebrate them for.” She studies entrepreneurs and high-IQ individuals and finds that ultimately these particular psychological profiles allow them to excel, but only if they are aware of their unique wiring and are able to harness it successfully.
Category: In the News item
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Halo Top Co-Founder and Georgetown Alumnus Doug Bouton Speaks with Students about Entrepreneurship
Georgetown University alumnus Doug Bouton (C’07) visited the McDonough School of Business on Feb. 20 to speak with students about entrepreneurship and his journey to co-founding Halo Top Creamery, an
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Koester Receives Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year Award
Georgetown McDonough Adjunct Professor Eric Koester has received the Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year Award from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) fo
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Students and Alumni Discuss Starting Businesses in New Podcast from Georgetown Entrepreneurship
Georgetown Entrepreneurship has launched a podcast, Venture Forward, to tell the stories of Georgetown University student and alumni entrepreneurs. Hosted by alumna Jacki Abbey (MBA’97), the podcast
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