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Student Experience

Georgetown Entrepreneurship: A Powerful Force for Positive Change

Entrepreneurs tackle the world’s toughest challenges and identify solutions to make the world a better place. They are visionaries, disrupters, creators, and doers that build…

November 16, 2021

Student Experience

Georgetown Entrepreneurs Win $150,000 in Prizes at Annual “Bark Tank” Event

“We bet on the jockey, not the horse.” This theme pervades the startup world—investing in the person behind the mission for the common good, according to Ted Leonsis (C,…

November 10, 2021

Research and Insights

Office Hours: Gerry George Discusses How Digital Innovations Are Helping Tackle Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Entrepreneurial organizations have adopted innovative approaches to tackle seemingly intractable societal challenges. By focusing on the digital toolbox employed by pioneering…

October 26, 2021

Student Experience

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces 8 Finalists for the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize

The eight finalist teams in the running for the $100,000 Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business have been selected by…

October 21, 2021

Alumni

Georgetown Venture Lab Welcomes Georgetown Startup Accelerator’s Fall Cohort

The Georgetown Venture Lab launched its fall cohort of the Georgetown Startup Accelerator (GSA), a virtual, nine-week program, on Sept. 21st.  The GSA brings together 13…

September 28, 2021

In the News

Online MBA Programs in Real Estate Proliferate

“Employment has never been more robust than it has been coming out of the pandemic,” says Matthew Cypher, director of the Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown…

September 23, 2021

Student Experience

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces 2021-2022 Entrepreneurs and Experts-in Residence

Georgetown Entrepreneurship, which serves all of Georgetown University from the McDonough School of Business, has announced its 11th annual cohort of entrepreneurs-in-residence …

September 15, 2021

Events

Undergraduate Students Earn Spirit Prize at 2021 Entrepreneurship Summer Launch Incubator

Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s Summer Launch Incubator (SLI) at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business hosted 12 entrepreneurial ventures in its startup incubator program…

July 15, 2021

Jesuit Values

Pivot Fellows Present Business Ventures at Third Annual Pitch Competition

The Pivot Program’s third annual Pitch Competition was held virtually on Friday, June 25. This event is the culmination of the business and entrepreneurship program, giving…

July 7, 2021

In the News

After Pandemic Decimated Air Travel, These Low-Cost Start-Ups Are the First New U.S. Air Carriers in 14 Years

The pandemic’s disruption has created opportunities for entrepreneurs in the airline sector as it has for other industries, said Jeff Reid, founding director of Georgetown…

June 21, 2021