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Introducing…Alumni Entrepreneurship Circles
Attention Brown Alumni! Looking to network within the Brown entrepreneurial community? Miss the intellectual discussions you had as a student at Brown? Want to talk with others who are passionate about entrepreneurship? Introducing…Alumni Entrepreneurship...
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Brown Grad Students Underscore the Broad Spectrum of Entrepreneurship Research: Tech Disruption in U.S. Healthcare, African Entrepreneurs in China, and The Paradox of Social Enterprise
This past April, three graduate students presented their entrepreneurial research projects to a packed room at the Brown Faculty Club from Brown faculty and their peers to visiting students from the Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI). Their topics...
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Ruby Schechter ‘18 RISD, founder of The Better Pop is now featured at Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg
The Better Pop is the only kombucha and fruit popsicle. It’s an alternative and enjoyable way to get probiotics into your diet. The distinctive shape has been designed to change the way you eat a popsicle. It allows for better sharing, biting, and an overall...
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March 9 WE@Brown Conference Recap
On Saturday, March 9, the student-led Brown Entrepreneurship Program Women’s Entrepreneurship team hosted the 3rd Annual Women’s Empowerment Conference (WE@Brown). The conference had 300+ registrants, featured workshops, an industry panel, keynote remarks, and a pitch...
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Announcing the 2019 Brown Venture Founder Awards & 4/25 Celebration
We are excited to announce the 2019 Brown Venture Founders, an award that motivates recent Brown graduates and young alumni entrepreneurs to launch and grow their startups in Rhode Island. A partnership between the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Slater...
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Roundtable Recap: Laura Thompson ‘09 Shares Entrepreneurial Stories from her Experience at Google X
By Chuck Isgar ‘20.5 On March 6, 2019, The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and Brown EP proudly hosted Laura Thompson ‘09 for a roundtable discussion as part of the Roundtable Discussion Series moderated by Chuck Isgar ‘20.5. Thompson shared lessons learned through...
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