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In the News

From Their View: Returning Citizens Talk About Their Journey to Work, Employment

We reached out to three D.C. graduates of Georgetown University’s certificate programs designed for formerly incarcerated individuals about their reentry — or attempts —…

December 16, 2022

In the News

Small Business Owner of the Year: Margarita Womack

The creator of MasPanadas has landed her frozen empanadas in 3,500 retail locations and will be opening a new 6,000-square-foot Rockville facility in.…

December 15, 2022

Alumni

Pitch Deck: Welcome to the Realword With Genevieve Bellaire (MBA/JD’15)

Realworld is a first-of-its-kind, one-stop shop to navigate adulthood. We help the next generation onboard into life after school by simplifying and streamlining tasks across…

December 12, 2022

Alumni

Alumni Present Their Social Impact Startups at the Georgetown Startup Accelerator’s Demo Day

10 early-stage, alumni-founded startups in the Georgetown Startup Accelerator (GSA) recently pitched their business ideas at Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s annual Demo Day. The…

December 5, 2022

In the News

The Most Disruptive Business School Startups Of 2022

After nearly 200 prospective customer interviews, Maison and his partner launched Blyss, a dating app that coordinated entire dates for users, creating a safe environment for…

November 22, 2022

Events

Georgetown Entrepreneurs Take Home $145,000 in Prizes During Annual ‘Bark Tank’ Pitch Competition

A diverse, passionate, and innovative group of students presented their start-up ideas to a panel of highly-esteemed entrepreneurial judges at Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s…

November 4, 2022

Events

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces Finalists for the ‘Bark Tank’ 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 25, 2022

Student Experience

Students Pitch Their Venture Ideas and Win Prize Money at Fall 2022 Rocket Pitch ​

Georgetown Entrepreneurship recently hosted the highly anticipated Fall 2022 Rocket Pitch Competition – an annual “elevator pitch” competition where Georgetown students…

October 19, 2022

Alumni

Alexa Fernandez (MBA/MPP’05) Wins Two Great Taste Awards for Chili Maven’s Salsa Macha

Georgetown McDonough joins the nation in commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, we are spotlighting several McDonough community members of Hispanic heritage who are…

October 11, 2022

Student Experience

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Announces 2022-2023 Entrepreneurs and Experts-in-Residence

Georgetown Entrepreneurship, which serves all of Georgetown University from the McDonough School of Business, has announced its 12th annual cohort of entrepreneurs-in-residence …

October 5, 2022