Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital

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Johnson honors 10 Under 10 notable alumni

Johnson’s 10 Under 10 finalists, a diverse group of notable alumni, are making an impact as leaders in their careers and communities.

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Study examines if US firms are becoming more short-term oriented

Yuan Shi has found intriguing data that provides new details around the active debate among managers, investors, researchers, and policymakers.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

What Keeps Us Coming Back: How to Build Customer Loyalty

In the wake of COVID-19, experts joined Professor Helen Chun to discuss recent trends in customer loyalty within the hospitality industry.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

The Time and Space for Disruption: Using Technology to Reinvent Hospitality Business Models

Three industry experts discuss the role of tech in disrupting hospitality business model

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BioEntrepreneurship program to fuel NYS life science startups

Johnson’s BioEntrepreneurship fellowship will connect participants to life science companies in New York state while catalyzing the formation of new life science startups.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

Mana Up supports Hawaii’s entrepreneurs and helps them to scale up

SHA graduate Meli James ’00 co-founded Mana Up to build up and support Hawaii’s ecosystem of entrepreneurs, providing tools to scale globally.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

Meet Ellen Yui: Mentoring the Next Generation of Hospitality Entrepreneurs

Over 30 years later, Ellen Yui now acts as the guiding force for a new generation of rising industry leaders through the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program.

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SC Johnson College BusinessFeed

Entrepreneurship or family business…or both?

Entrepreneurship and family business have at times seemed at odds with each other, but upon a closer look, they are actually joined at the hip.

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Jonas Weil Entrepreneurship Fellowship helps pediatric telehealth founder make strides

Funding earmarked for Johnson alumni entrepreneurs enabled Marla Beyer, MBA ‘20, MHA ’20, to launch her startup, Hopscotch, right after graduation.