Archive: Georgetown Entrepreneurship
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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces 2020-2021 Entrepreneurs and Experts-in Residence
Georgetown Entrepreneurship, which serves all of Georgetown University from the McDonough School of Business, has announced its 10th annual cohort of entrepreneurs-in-residence and experts-in-residen
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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Hosts COVID-19 Design Challenge
In an effort to provide this semester’s remote and on-campus students a sense of agency as they adjust to this new normal due to COVID-19, Georgetown Entrepreneurship has partnered with Foley and Lar
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Pivot Pitch Competition Reveals Impactful Perspectives
The Pivot Program celebrated its second annual Pivot Pitch Competition where six members of the cohort revealed their entrepreneurial ventures to a panel of 20 business leaders. Chandra Adams, a
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The Next Frontier for College Programs for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners: Teaching Them Entrepreneurship
The stigma against job candidates with criminal records is so strong that, even with the skills they may have learned behind bars, many find it easier to start a business than get hired by one, said Marc Howard, a professor of government and law who helped start Georgetown University’s Pivot entrepreneurship program last year.
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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.]
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Pivot Program Recognized as One of 25 Innovations That Inspire
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has recognized Georgetown McDonough’s Pivot Program as one of 25 innovations that inspire change in the business school education lan
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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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Ready or Not, Amazon’s HQ2 is About to Redefine the D.C. Area’s Startup Economy
While Amazon says it plans to build out a 2.1-million-square-foot development with two 22-story buildings and hire 25,000 workers in the area over the next 10 years, the ripple effects of its presence are expected to be far more vast, says Jeff Reid, the founding director of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative. “The announcement put D.C. on the map within the tech scene,” adds Reid, who expects Amazon will attract more tech companies to startup in the area. “It illustrated that the region is poised for growth and going to be a major hub.”
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Georgetown McDonough Welcomes First Kramer MBA Entrepreneurship Fellows
This fall, Georgetown McDonough selected two first-year MBA students to be the school’s inaugural Tivia S. and Richard L. Kramer MBA Entrepreneurship Fellows. Both Ananya Das (MBA’21) and Alexander
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