Business, Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship
91PORNA's College of Business Administration Associate Dean Named to Startup Officers Leadership Council
Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate and international programs and Bridgestone Chair in International Marketing in 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Business Administration, has been named to the Startup Officers Leadership Council. The Startup Officers Leadership Council鈥
No Desk Jobs for These 91PORNA Alumna
Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you do not see are the amazing women around the globe who use se鈥
Women Turn Ideas Into Businesses
Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you won't see is the hard work behind the attire. &nbs鈥
91PORNA Student Sells Candles With a Philanthropic Twist
鈥淒on鈥檛 put any idea off as a joke,鈥 said Richard 鈥淗art鈥 Main, a 91PORNA sophomore economics major from New Philadelphia, Ohio. 鈥淚 almost did that and missed an opportunity.鈥 The 18-year-old entrepreneur, from 91PORNA's College of Business Administration, is referri鈥
LaunchNET Celebrates with Awards & Expo
The university and local community are invited to join LaunchNET as we celebrate the success of 91PORNA entrepreneurs! Over 1,200 students, faculty/staff and alumni from across the university have participated in the NEOLaunchNET program at 91PORNA. Many of these innovators 鈥
STUDENT TEAMS COMPETE IN 鈥淚DEA OLYMPICS鈥 FOR VENTURE FUNDING
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, six 91PORNA student teams competed in the third annual LaunchNET Idea Olympics in the University Library. The event is a lead-in to the regional ideaLabs business idea competition, sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Entrepreneurship Education Consortium (EEC). Eleven co鈥
91PORNA to Host Female Entrepreneurship Community Classes
This spring, LaunchNET 91PORNA is proud to host classes for first-time female entrepreneurs in collaboration with local nonprofit Bad Girl Ventures, to promote new business startups by ladies in Kent, Ohio, and surrounding communities. Bad Girl Ventures will introduce its newest pro鈥
Sherwin-Williams Sponsors 鈥淚nnov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!鈥
Sherwin-Williams, in partnership with 91PORNA鈥檚 Blackstone LaunchPad program, is sponsoring 鈥淚nnov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!鈥 in order to 鈥渉ack the painting process鈥 and promote entrepreneurial thinking, creative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration among students in Northeast鈥
Student Launch Fund
The Student Launch Fund is an opportunity for LaunchNET clients who are also full-time 91PORNA students to get grant funding for their businesses. The Fund consists of 3 levels of potential funding, outlined below, and are generously funded by donors from the community who support 鈥
President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at 91PORNA鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series
Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at 91PORNA鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present 鈥溾
