Written by Clement Estampes, #WakeEntrepreneur and Summer Intern My name is Clement Estampes and I am a junior at Wake Forest, majoring in Economics and minoring in Entrepreneurship. This summer, I am interning at P.S. Snacks, a company founded by Wake […]
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Written by Elise Keenum, Summer Intern, Class of 2020 My name is Elise Keenum and this summer I have the joy of interning for the lively startup, UpDog Kombucha. UpDog is a women-owned microbrewery based out of Winston-Salem, NC. Our busy team brews small-batch […]
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Written by Emily Ann Betts, Summer Intern, Class of 2020. This summer I am interning at 2ULaundry in Atlanta in the role of Marketing Intern. 2ULaundry is at an exciting time, as they have just recently expanded into the Atlanta market following their success in […]
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Written by Eamon Coughlin, Summer Intern and Class of 2019 This summer, I have the pleasure of working for the startup, 2ULaundry in Charlotte as their Fundraising and Research Intern. 2ULaundry is a laundry and dry-cleaning service designed to help people make time for what […]
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By Nick Huber, Co-Founder of Storage Squad Last week, we looked at the 6 top reasons why you should drop what you’re doing and start a service-based business. Once you have a concept and you’ve tested your market, it’s time to set-up your operations […]
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By Executive Director, Dan Cohen, Ph.D We have a bold ambition at Wake Forest University’s Center for Entrepreneurship—we want to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in our students. A recent paper titled, The Language of Successful Entrepreneurs: An Empirical Starting Point for the Entrepreneurial Mindset, […]
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By Visiting Assistant Professor, Greg Pool Aside from the obvious fact that some of the fastest-growing and most identifiable companies started out as collegiate ventures (Facebook, Microsoft, Dell, Reddit and many others), there are good reasons why launching your venture in college may be the […]
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By Communication and Program Director, Jennifer Bennet, Ed.D Initially, our knee jerk reaction is to think that artists and entrepreneurs are completely different and complete opposites. But as you begin to examine the characteristics, traits and mindsets of both, you will soon find that […]
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By Associate Professor of Communication, Rebecca Gill, Ph.D There is no doubt that storytelling has become the latest tool deemed crucial to an entrepreneur’s toolkit. Articles emphasizing the value of storytelling are frequent in Forbes, Entrepreneur, INC., and countless blog posts across the Internet. […]
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By Executive Director, Dan Cohen, Ph.D It is said that “experience is the best teacher” and that anytime you embark on a new experience you are bound to make mistakes and learn from them along the way. My experience in teaching and mentoring entrepreneurs over […]
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