May 27, 20222022 Byrd and Ross Medallion Award Winners AnnouncedMedallion awards are one of the highest honors Rowan University bestows upon students at graduation. Two such medallions are offered in entrepreneurship, one in honor of Professor Kimble Byrd and the other in honor of Dr. Linda Ross, both emeritus entrepreneurship faculty whose leadership and vision brought entrepreneurship as an…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Nov 17, 2021Coffee with an Entrepreneur: Colleen KeaveneyOn Wednesday, October 20th 2021, The Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Coffee With An Entrepreneur series, sponsored by Sureway Property Management, welcomed local entrepreneur Colleen Keaveney to speak to Rowan students. Keaveney highlighted her career accomplishments and business, Thomas + Main, a gift boutique located in Mullica Hill, NJ. …2 min read2 min read
Oct 29, 2021RCIE Spotlight Speaker Series: Nick Bayer & Melody WozunkThe Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (RCIE), in partnership with the CEO Club and the Rowan Center for Professional Development, hosted the first Spotlight Speaker Series event of the semester on Wednesday, September 29th. …3 min read3 min read
Apr 27, 2021Rowan University Entrepreneurship Teams participate in 2021 Global Scaling ChallengeOn April 22 and 23, 2021, two undergraduate teams from Rowan University’s Scaling New Ventures course participated in the highly-competitive 2021 Global Scaling Challenge sponsored by the University of New Mexico. …Entreprenuership2 min readEntreprenuership2 min read
Mar 25, 20212021 Byrd and Ross Medallion Award Winners AnnouncedMedallion awards are one of the highest honors Rowan University bestows upon students at graduation. In entrepreneurship two such medallions are offered, one in honor of Professor Kimble Byrd and the other in honor of Dr. Linda Ross, both emeritus entrepreneurship faculty whose leadership and vision brought entrepreneurship as an…4 min read4 min read
Mar 24, 2021Student Spotlight: Jerah SiegelRowan Entrepreneurship Senior, Jerah Siegal, proves to be innovative with his creation of Biodome. Founded in 2018, Biodome’s goal is to reduce energy and water consumption in the agriculture industry and help feed people healthy organic foods. …3 min read3 min read
Feb 19, 2021Entrepreneurship, Uncertainty, and Navigating the COVID-19 PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic has unquestionably changed the business world, both in the short term but also in some potentially permanent ways. To better understand how entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty in times of crisis, our team at the Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship team posed some questions to Dr. Eric Liguori…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Jun 29, 2020RCIE Announces 2020 StartupRU Accelerator ParticipantsSince its inception in May 2018, StartupRU, also known as the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (RCIE) Summer Accelerator Program, has provided Rowan students with resources needed to further develop their startups. …Accelerator3 min readAccelerator3 min read
Feb 27, 2020From Bankruptcy to Billions: Rowan Students Learn from J&J Snack Foods FounderIn 1971 Gerry Shreiber bought a tiny, bankrupt soft pretzel company consisting of only eight employees and a modest $400,000 in revenue. Since then, he’s built it into J&J Snack Foods, a publicly traded global food and beverage behemoth with a market cap in excess of $3 billion and a…Rowan University3 min readRowan University3 min read
Jan 30, 2020Students Pitch Startup Ideas at the 2019 Idea ChallengeNearly 100 people attended the 2019 Idea Challenge at Rowan University’s Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE). The RCIE…Competition3 min readCompetition3 min read
