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SC entrepreneurial insights from John Warner
John Warner, founder of Innoventure and self-described "serial entrepreneur," joined Mike Switzer, host of public radio program "South Carolina Business Review." Warner spoke about the latest infusion of endowment funds for Furman University's Hill Institute...
Continue ReadingFirst Furman GVL Starts program complete
Furman University's Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship wrapped its inaugural GVL Starts, an an eight-week program where participants learn the ropes to launching a business venture. It culminated in a "Shark Tank"-style competition on Oct....
Continue ReadingCity of Greenville launches new economic and entrepreneurship development initiative
The City of Greenville's launch of its national economic development initiative on Sept. 2 garnered a flurry of attention from the media. The initiative, "From Here You Can Change the World," aims to encourage entrepreneurs...
Continue ReadingHispanic entrepreneur Dina Estrada credits success to family, community and SCORE
Just a few years after graduating Furman University, Dina Estrada '18 is a business owner. Estrada, a communication studies and Asian studies graduate, credits her connections with family and community for paving the way for...
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[caption id="attachment_49233" align="alignright" width="315"] Doug Meyer-Cuno '85 is a ForbesBooks author.[/caption] Ever wonder if you're a micromanager? Doug Meyer-Cuno, a 1985 Furman University graduate, has a new book that helps diagnose the managerial malady and...
Continue ReadingFurman fuels innovation, champions first-ever statewide pitch competition
The shuttering of businesses throughout the state due to COVID-19 may give budding student entrepreneurs reason to put their ideas on the back burner. But Furman University Innovation and Entrepreneurship wants to make sure that...
Continue ReadingPaladin Pivots: Turning crisis into opportunity
It isn’t the crash course in agility training anyone would have wished for, but for all its chaos, COVID-19 has produced masters of the entrepreneurial pivot. In a new virtual speaker series, “Paladin Pivots: Stories...
Continue ReadingFurman to offer Customer-Centric Innovation training to the Upstate
Innovation moves at the speed of ideas, and increasingly, ideas in the business world are driven by customers – what they want and need, even if they don’t know it yet. To meet customer demands,...
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