Business Archives

Nov 21, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

GOING HOME AGAIN

The move to college isn’t all about academics. Most students are living on their own for the first time, deciding when to come and go without curfews or parental supervision....

Nov 21, 2019
  • Doug Boyd

THE SEASON FOR SAVING

Here’s bad news for college students: A Princeton University study says financial stress can make you less smart. “When human beings see scarcity, they go into survival mode,” said Dean...

Nov 18, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s Miller School of Entrepreneurship garners national ranking

The Miller School of Entrepreneurship in East Carolina University’s College of Business (COB) made the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine list of Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship. The Miller...

Nov 05, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

WHEN I GROW UP

When I grow up, I want to be a… dentist, business owner, author. For most children, the idea of what they want to be when they grow up starts with...

Oct 16, 2019
  • Matt Smith

INNOVATION MOVES FORWARD

Twelve student-led entrepreneurship teams moved on to the semifinal round of the third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge after nearly 3,000 votes were cast in Tuesday’s opening round of East Carolina...

Sep 13, 2019
  • ECU News Services

CRISP CENTER

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Crisp Small Business Resource Center, which will be housed in the College of Business’ Miller School of Entrepreneurship, during...

Aug 27, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU announces higher prize awards, kickoff date for third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge

East Carolina University, the College of Business and the Miller School of Entrepreneurship have announced that the third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge will award more than $100,000 in cash prizes...

Aug 08, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Small businesses flock to ECU for 2019 Disaster Recovery Contracting Summit

Contractors from across North Carolina filled the Willis Building Auditorium at East Carolina University on Wednesday to learn how to better connect with local, state and federal agencies after a...

Jul 30, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Students get new look at technology at MIS STEM camp

A deep dive into business technology highlighted the 2019 Management Information Systems (MIS) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Camp this week at East Carolina University. The camp hosted 16...

Jun 26, 2019
  • Rich Klindworth

100% JOB PLACEMENT

On a recent trip to the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, School of Hospitality Leadership director Dr. Bob O’Halloran met up with one of his former students, Lauren Avery....