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Jeremy Ring Discusses Rise and Fall of Yahoo!

The keys to becoming a successful entrepreneur are luck and skill, according to Jeremy Ring, entrepreneur, Florida state senator, and author of the book We Were Yahoo!. “Luck…

February 21, 2018

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Georgetown McDonough Hosts Union Kitchen at Fourth Event in Food Entrepreneurship Series

Last fall, the fourth installment of the Food Entrepreneurship Series hosted food business accelerator Union Kitchen and its successful ventures — including JRINK, Eat Pizza,…

February 21, 2018

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Georgetown McDonough to Launch Minor in Entrepreneurship

After nearly a decade of developing entrepreneurship opportunities at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, the school will begin to admit undergraduate students to a new…

February 13, 2018

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Here’s What Ted Leonsis Invested in Georgetown’s Entrepreneurs

It was “Bark Tank” instead of “Shark Tank.” Ted Leonsis and Mark Ein instead of Mark Cuban and Daymond John. And Georgetown University students instead of startup…

January 29, 2018

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A Coworking Space with Childcare Won Georgetown’s Bark Tank Pitch Competition

A D.C.–based coworking space/childcare startup, took home the grand prize of 0,000 at the 2018 Bark Tank Pitch Competition at Georgetown University on Wednesday. “My seven…

January 19, 2018

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Georgetown Entrepreneurs Win $100,000 in Prizes at “Bark Tank” Event

Hatch, a startup that provides coworking and child care solutions for working parents in the gig economy, won the grand.…

January 18, 2018

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New Pitch Competition Focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility

This semester, Georgetown McDonough held its first Georgetown Ventures & Values Pitch Competition as part of the senior capstone course, Social Responsibility in Business.…

December 15, 2017

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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Announces Finalists of 2018 Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize

The Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business announces the 2018 finalists for the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize.…

December 13, 2017

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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Names 2017-18 Entrepreneurs-In-Residence

The Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business recently named its seventh annual cohort of Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.These…

December 11, 2017

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New On-campus House Fosters Entrepreneurship

The Yellow House for Entrepreneurship, established this year by the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative as a space to foster an entrepreneurial community on Georgetown…

November 6, 2017