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Big Idea winner: Solar cell phone charger that only works when malaria net is used
April 18, 2011
Cornell Chronicle
Kathy Hovis
The grand prize winning idea in the 2011 "Big Idea" competition would help combat malaria, provide clean energy and bring high-tech convenience to the rural poor in developing countries.
Johnson launches Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute
April 8, 2011
Cornell Chronicle
Susan Lang
Cornell's Johnson School has launched the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (EII) to act as a hub for entrepreneurial research, education and programmatic activities.
Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration slated for April 14-15
April 7, 2011
Cornell Chronicle
Kathy Hovis
Peter Coors '69, chairman of Molson Coors Brewing Co., will be one of the featured speakers as more than 200 entrepreneurial alumni return to campus April 14-15 for the two-day "Celebration" conference sponsored by Entrepreneurship@Cornell.
Harris Rosen named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2011
January 20, 2011
Cornell Chronicle
Kathy Hovis
Harris Rosen '61, president and chief operating officer of Rosen Hotels and Resorts Inc. in Orlando, Fla., has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2011.
20 TIPS FOR A POSITIVE NEW YEAR
January 2011
jongordon.com
Alumna offers tips on using entrepreneurial thinking to foster career success
December 9, 2010
Cornell Chronicle
John Mikytuck
With Americans ranking No. 11 in the world in the number of new patents, "our hold on innovation is slipping," making "entrepreneurial thinking ... more important now than ever."
Top alumni restaurateurs share their recipes for success at New York City event
December 9, 2010
Cornell Chronicle
John Mikytuck
Take one world-famous restaurateur, mix in a top TV celebrity chef, add two star-rated restaurant managers, fold in the host of a Food Network health show and finish it off with the general manager of an exclusive Manhattan hotel, and you've got "Epicures, Bon Vivants, Celebrity Chefs, Restaurateurs and Hoteliers," a panel representing today's new breed of food entrepreneur.
Terran Exchange founders are enablers of the app economy
December 2010
Ezra Update
Watch Grace Choi '05, on a new entrepreneurial show called "Homemade Millionaire" on Discovery Health Channel hosted by Kelly Ripa in partnership with HSN.
December 17, 2010
Discovery.com
Episode at 10PM on Discovery Health Channel
Student pitches business idea for sunscreen application on MTV Networks program
Nov. 29, 2010
Cornell Chronicle
Kristen McClellan '12 is a finalist in a national young entrepreneurs' competition sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange and mtvU, an MTV Networks program available on more than 800 college campuses in the United States.
Teaching a Boomer President New Tricks
November 2010
Cornell Alumni Magazine
More recent programs like Cornell Silicon Valley, Cornell Entrepreneur Network, and Cornell Wall Street bring together alumni around professional interests.
How to Make Your Business Dream a Reality
October 18, 2010
Entrepreneur.com
Tim Beyers
Coming up with ideas is easy. Executing on them is the hard part. These tips from Scott Belsky can help get you started.
U.S. News & World Report ranks four CU programs in top 10
August 17, 2010
Cornell Chronicle
Susan Kelley
In its 2011 rankings, U.S. News and World Report ranks Cornell third in undergraduate engineering science/engineering physics programs at doctorate-granting schools and fifth in biological/agricultural engineering.
Panelists discuss media's changing business model
August 2, 2010
Cornell Chronicle
John Mikytuck
The media business model is broken, said Sheryl Tucker '78, former executive editor at Time Inc. and Cornell Alumni Trustee, at a panel discussion at the Cornell Club July 28 in New York City.
Business networks offer alumni career help
April 2010
Cornell Chronicle
Susan Kelley
Cornellians are flocking to industry-oriented events more readily than to just about any other type of alumni event. To better serve those Cornellians, the university is expanding its business communities for alumni.
Entrepreneurship@Cornell's 2010 fete draws more than 900
April 22, 2010
Cornell Chronicle
Kathy Hovis
More than 900 people flocked to campus April 15-16 for Entrepreneurship@Cornell's Celebration 2010 to learn about and network for all things entrepreneurial.
Theft-prevention purse, credit card alert system snag top prizes in 'Big Idea' competition
Kathy Hovis
Cornell Chronicle
April 22, 2010
An invention to deter robbers in poor countries and a system to alert consumers to potential savings with their credit cards won top prizes in the "Big Idea" competition finals April 16.
Olayan '77 Honored With Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Ginny Johnson
The Cornell Daily Sun
April 19, 2010
This past Thursday and Friday, Entrepreneurship @ Cornell hosted their yearly celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit at the University, with a keynote address Thursday night in Bailey Hall by the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year, Lubna Olayan ’77.
Meet Forever 21’s Stylish Sisters
Booth Moore
Los Angeles Times
April 4, 2010
Linda and Esther Chang '08, the daughters of the fast-fashion chain’s founders, may be the brand’s secret weapons.As Forever 21 continues to rocket into the 21st century, competitors are undoubtedly trying to decode the fast-fashion chain's successful formula.
Substance Over Flash
Anh-Minh Le
San Francisco Chronicle
April 4, 2010
Before striking out on his own in 2006, Gil Mendez '90 worked for some of the best names in architecture and interior design. His resume includes stints at Gensler, the Wiseman Group and Barbara Scavullo Design.
C.U. Team Takes First Place in 'Entrepreneur Challenge'
Sandy Do
April 2, 2010
The first time’s a charm.The Johnson School of Management team traveled to New Orleans from Mar. 20 to Mar. 27 to compete for the first time in the Entrepreneur Challenge and won first place –– beating out rival business schools Stanford, Northwestern, University of California-Berkeley and University of Chicago.
Team aids New Orleans startups
Nicola Pytell
March 23, 2010
A team of Johnson School students has been invited for the first time to compete in the Idea Village Entrepreneur Challenge, March 20-27, in New Orleans.
The challenge, part of Entrepreneur Week 2010, charges teams from the nation's leading business schools to use their professional skills in short-term, high-impact service roles in the revitalization of New Orleans.
Known as the IDEACorps, the group of M.B.A. students from Cornell, Northwestern, Stanford, Tulane, Loyola, the University of New Orleans, the University of Chicago, and the University of California-Berkeley are helping local startups prepare pitches to venture capitalists.
Alumna rates products for kids, moms: Colleen Padilla uses 'word of mom' to turn a profit
Kathy Hovis
Jan. 4, 2010
When Colleen Padilla '98, MBA '03, decided to start blogging about the products she used as a full-time mom, she never dreamed she would be where she is now: a social media consultant and the owner of a Web site, classymommy.com, with 2,000 unique visitors a day.
Alumni create jobs for the disadvantaged: Recycling mattresses to help former convicts and the homeless find jobs
Kathy Hovis
Jan. 4, 2010
A group of Cornell alumni are designing a business with one goal in mind: creating jobs for workers who employers often overlook. Katie Broadbent '09 and Arthur Maas '09 are working with Andy Potash ''66 to create work for people who have been incarcerated and those who are chronically homeless.
