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Faculty, staff and students during the Unizulu visit to App State, September 2022

Unizulu delegation visits App State: strengthens partnership, develops global entrepreneurship Oct 3, 2022

Students and faculty from the University of Zululand (Unizulu) in Richardsbay, South Africa, are visiting Appalachian State University to collaborate on entrepreneurship education.

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App State students: compete Oct. 8-9 in Design Jam for a chance to earn $1,000

App State students: compete Oct. 8-9 in Design Jam for a chance to earn $1,000 Oct 2, 2022

App State students to participate in Design Jam, a design competition in Peacock Hall October 8-9.

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Erich Schlenker, Director of the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship in App State's Walker College of Business served as emcee for the Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy's July 22 proceedings.

In the media: Participants in the first Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy learn by doing Aug 4, 2022

With team member Carolina Johnson looking on, Randy Jack Pollard of Holler Youth Collaborative explains elements of the team’s business model  during the Appalachian Entrepreneurship Ac

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The New Lab hub in Brooklyn

Alumnus launches startup generator to inspire next generation of entrepreneurs May 30, 2019

Appalachian State University alumnus Tyler Norwood '12 aims to inspire people who want to launch businesses but don’t know how...

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Inside Peacock Hall, students can find the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship. The center is a part of the Walker College of Business.

Business school entrepreneur center provides resources for students to start businesses Mar 1, 2019

While at App State, addressable problems may come into view for students, a simultaneously exciting and paralyzing feeling. Fortunately for these...

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Appalachian alumni Caleb McGuire (left) and Christian Houpe started PubCycle of Boone in May 2018.

Appalachian alumni launch Pubcycle of Boone Jan 31, 2019

In May 2018, the Town of Boone welcomed an innovative new business, designed to promote sustainable transportation, local nightlife and safety...

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Appalachian alumni Bradley Rhyne ’07, left, and Filipe Ho ’07 review fabric swatches at their OLE MASON JAR menswear shop in Charlotte. Photo submitted

Appalachian alumni and co-founders of OLE MASON JAR earn Made in the South Award Nov 7, 2018

Appalachian State University alumni Bradley Rhyne '07 and Filipe Ho '07, co-founders of Charlotte-based...

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Dec. 1 Educate to Empower event will support Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development

Dec. 1 Educate to Empower event will support Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development Nov 7, 2018

Appalachian State University senior management major Sirisha Karra is a team leader for the Raleigh branch of the ...

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Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh at Appalachian State University's Entrepreneur Summit

In Pictures: Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh speaks at Carole McLeod Entrepreneur Summit Nov 5, 2018

Enactus CEO Rachael Jarosh spoke to students and community members during the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship's Carole McLeod...

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Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. The Walker College of Business

Partners in Entrepreneurial Education: GEAR UP and Collaborations Like It Stoke Entrepreneurial Interests Early Oct 23, 2018

As Ban Ki-Moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations, oversaw the group's crafting of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the 2030...

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Riley Underwood, second from left, and Kyle Hollars, third from left — both students at Mabel School in Watauga County who compose team Sunlight Foods — pose with Jonathan Carpenter, assistant director of the WCOB’s Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship, far left, and Robert E. “Bob” Washburn, president and CEO of LifeStore. Underwood and Hollars won an honorable mention in the middle school category of Appalachian’s GEAR UP Pitch Competition for their idea of developing a food market in Zionvi

Innovative business ideas win regional students scholarships in Appalachian’s GEAR UP Pitch Competition Jul 10, 2018

BOONE, N.C. — An organic, homemade sanitizer spray and a car pedal extension device took the top spots in the inaugural GEAR UP Pitch Competition...

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Student artist releases children's book, Are You Ready, Freddie?; launch party on May 5

Student artist releases children's book, Are You Ready, Freddie?; launch party scheduled May 5 May 3, 2018

On Saturday, May 5 staff from Creative Unbound and the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship (...

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