entrepreneurship

Apr 24, 2011

Thinking Big

Pete Geisen graduated from NC State with a business degree and a job running his own nanotechnology company. Find out how NC State's focus on entrepreneurship boosts the economy and pays big dividends for students who think big. 

Apr 20, 2011

Get a Sneak Peek of New Products at NC State eGames Showcase

The Entrepreneurship Initiative of North Carolina State University is showcasing the entrepreneurs and products developed as part of its eGames competition on Thursday, April 21, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the McKimmon Center on NC State’s campus. Media coverage of the event is invited. 

Apr 19, 2011

In the Driver’s Seat

NC State alumnus Josh Whiton rides the cutting edge of entrepreneurship, launching one business that uses Web technology to track buses in real time and another that's introducing drivers to the power of high-performance electric vehicles. Hear about his road to success at this week's Entrepreneurs' Lecture Series. 

Apr 13, 2011

In the Driver’s Seat

Ready to take a ride on the entrepreneurs' side? Meet the man behind TransLoc, Raleigh City Farm and the new EVXP. 

Mar 21, 2011

NC State Program Fosters Entrepreneurship In Engineering Community

One lesson learned in North Carolina State University’s Engineering Entrepreneurs Program (EEP): technical knowledge is not enough, if you want to be successful. NC State researchers are laying out lessons they’ve learned running one of the nation’s first EEPs in a paper being published by IEEE’s Computer, as part of a special issue focused on entrepreneurship. 

Mar 1, 2011

Off the Hook: Top Professors (3.1.11)

Today is the First Annual Distinguished Professor Lecture Series event. NC State students nominated more than 250 professors who have impacted their lives, and we'll hear from three of them at Stewart Theatre today at 6 p.m. 

Nov 16, 2010

Start It Up: Awards Honor Innovators

NC State celebrated its achievements in innovation and entrepreneurship for 2010—including 32 U.S. patents issued and four start-up companies launched—with the inaugural presentation of its Innovator of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year awards Friday. 

Nov 2, 2010

Strumming Up Business

Italo Leiva was struggling to learn sheet music for guitars when suddenly a light bulb went off. Specifically, a light with seven colors. So, Leiva color-coded his guitar strings to improve his skills, and now fronts a start-up business with a chance to become a big hit in the music equipment industry. 

Oct 4, 2010

Multifunctional Smart Sensors and High-Power Devices on a Computer Chip

Researchers from North Carolina State University have patented technology that is expected to revolutionize the global energy and communications infrastructure – and create U.S. jobs in the process. 

Oct 3, 2010

A Different Take

Since 2002, countless professors and thousands of university students had pored over the leading introductory electrodynamics textbook used today. But something in a recent lesson didn't ring true to physics doctoral student David Babson, who realized - and confirmed - an inconsistency in the text, related to one of the field's most basic principles. 

Sep 17, 2010

NC State Launches “Springboard” to Job Creation

North Carolina State University has promised by 2012 to double the number of startup companies it launches each year, creating much-needed jobs for workers statewide. NC State’s new innovation “hub,” called the Springboard Innovation Partnership Portal, will play a key role in achieving this goal by facilitating business partnerships and speeding up the pipeline through which… 

Sep 13, 2010

Space to Tinker with Ideas

NC State unveiled its new idea factory for student entrepreneurs on Monday, Sept. 13, on Centennial Campus. Dubbed the “Phase I Garage,” the 2,000-square foot facility in Research Building IV is already serving as an incubator for ideas. 

Sep 10, 2010

NC State Unveils New Entrepreneurship Facility For Students

North Carolina State University is unveiling a new facility designed to help student entrepreneurs dream up new ideas – and turn those dreams into reality. The facility, called “The Phase I Garage,” was sponsored by the NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative and Red Hat, Inc. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house will be held Sept. 13 from… 

Jun 14, 2010

McCord Honored

Dr. Marian McCord, associate professor in textile engineering, chemistry and science, received an honorable mention in the sixth annual Carolina Challenge entrepreneurial business plan competition. 

Mar 31, 2010

Meeting the Grand Challenges

NC State builds leaders. Just ask freshman Brian Schuster, who helped plan an international event attended by a legendary entrepreneur, two college deans and his fellow students, each armed with big ideas ranging from the creation of easy-to-use blood-counting devices to providing nuclear-based heat to remote Alaskan communities.