Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship » College Entrepreneurs

Video about the Extreme Entrepeneurship Event in Rockford

Christopher Vaughan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:13:39 +0000

McGill Original Films, a local video production company, created a short video about the recent Extreme Entrepreneurship event at Rock Valley College. CEE’s Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Hicks, was on a discussion panel at the event, and makes an appearance in the video below.

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Ten reasons to be a college entrepreneur

Ahartleb — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:16 +0000

MattWilson.tv lists the advantages of being a college entrepreneur.

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New networking portal for student entrepreneurs

Ahartleb — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:27:38 +0000

Check out StudentBusinesses.com, a site that connects college entrepreneurs to business partners, startup advisors, investors and small business providers.

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23 Student Innovations

Ahartleb — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:39:52 +0000

The New York Times Education Supplement reports on 23 Student Innovations. Among them, Cooliris, a browser extension that transforms your browser into a 3D wall for viewing images and videos on the web; a walking device for patients in intensive care; and The Next Big Sound, a website where users can vote on upcoming music artists.

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Top college entrepreneurs 2008

Ahartleb — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:48:45 +0000

StartupNation published its annual ranking of the top 20 dorm-based businesses. The winners include: Ablaze Custom Cleaning, specializing in window cleaning; AffordaBook, a website for cheap textbooks; CaptainU, an online networking platform connecting high school athletes and recruiters; and DigitalWingman, which creates 3D floor plans of college dorm rooms and apartments for marketing purposes.

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If the pants don’t fit

Ahartleb — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:06:37 +0000

Entrepreneur Magazine tells the story of two young college friends who turned their frustration over finding pants that actually fit into a business. Key quote: “We really are trying to innovate for the sake of solving a problem we see in the world much more so than for the sake of creating a company that’s worth a lot of money.”

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