Entrepreneurship

Apr 24, 2017

Cortney Cox’s Startup Aims to Empower Women, Beginning with Simplifeye

Cortney Cox credits the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic's Mentorship Program with helping her build her startup.

Mar 7, 2017

Crowdfunding Innovation: It’s Backers – Not Money Raised – That Predicts Market Success

Research finds that the number of backers a new product attracts during crowdfunding predicts the financial success of the product when it reaches the marketplace – but the amount of money raised during crowdfunding does not.

Mar 2, 2017

NC State Team a Finalist in Baylor New Venture Challenge

Team Supervize, an interdisciplinary team comprised of NC State undergraduate students and young alumni, made it to the semifinals in the New Venture Challenge at Baylor University.

Feb 22, 2017

Graduate Teams Showcase Business Ideas

At NC State, entrepreneurship is a part of our culture. Learn more about the recent Product Innovation Lab, where interdisciplinary graduate teams compete to see who has the best business idea to bring to market.

Feb 13, 2017

Director of NC State’s Entrepreneurship Clinic Gives Students a Head Start on Success

Lewis Sheats was already a young father when he came to N.C. State University in the 1990s. So while he studied books on business theory in class, he also launched…

Feb 3, 2017

Triangle Entrepreneurs Report Higher Levels of Optimism

Higher levels of optimism were reported after Lewis Sheats, director of the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic, surveyed business leaders for the Quarterly Outlook of Triangle Entrepreneurs. The results: Triangle entrepreneurs expect…

Jan 30, 2017

NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic Students Meet Their Mentors

E-Clinic students connect with local entrepreneurs who serve as mentors for their entrepreneurial journeys.

Dec 20, 2016

Jon Carr Joins Poole College’s Entrepreneurship Team

Jon Carr takes "doing" teaching approach in his courses. He believes the most important skills students can learn are exposure to on-the-ground challenges that entrepreneurs often face.

Sep 13, 2016

Poole College welcomes 11 new faculty members, announces promotions

Poole College students have been meeting our new faculty members this semester. The 11 who joined the college bring more than 200 years' experience in teaching, research and business.

Nov 19, 2015

Real-World Entrepreneurs

At downtown’s HQ Raleigh, NC State Poole College of Management students work with real-world entrepreneurs and learn what it takes to launch successful startups.