• 5 Tips on How to Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed as an Entrepreneur

    5 Tips on How to Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed as an Entrepreneur

    Written by Susan Barrett, Administrative Coordinator for the Center for Entrepreneurship There are certain times when we all face stress and pressure in our lives. Sometimes it’s a regular daily hassle, such as having the alarm go off for an early class when you feel […]

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  • Mobile Apps and Entrepreneurship – A View from The Trenches

    Mobile Apps and Entrepreneurship – A View from The Trenches

    Written by Paúl Pauca, Ph.D, Faculty Director Back in 2010, three students and I decided to publish an app in Apple’s Appstore that turned the recently released iPad into an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device for people with speech and communication disabilities. The app […]

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  • 8 Creative Ways Startups Can Use Instagram

    8 Creative Ways Startups Can Use Instagram

    As a student entrepreneur, you have a lot on your plate. Not only are you juggling classes and extra-curricular activities, but you’re also working hard to launch your startup. One of the key components in launching a startup includes creating a social media presence that […]

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  • The Blueprint for Making an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

    The Blueprint for Making an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

    I was excited to be named Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship on July 1, 2017. Prior to Wake Forest, I was at Cornell University for eight years. While at Cornell, I taught entrepreneurship and business strategy at the undergraduate, graduate and executive levels.  […]

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  • Entrepreneurship is Contagious

    Entrepreneurship is Contagious

    The question I get asked most as a 25-year-old entrepreneur: “How do you know how to do all of this?” My response, always with a laugh: “I don’t!!” There’s something exciting and liberating about this truth. I take risks because I don’t know any better. […]

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