Local company benefits from ECU innovation
National Small Business Week (NSBW) is April 30-May 5. Linda McMahon, administrator for the United States Small Business Administration and East Carolina University alumna, will wrap up a multi-city bus...
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Miller School of Entrepreneurship students visit, learn from school’s namesake
In 2015, the Miller School of Entrepreneurship was established thanks to a $5 million gift from ECU College of Business (COB) alumnus Fielding Miller and his wife, Kim Grice Miller....
Student: Rachel Renfrow
Rachel Renfrow is a senior business management major from Wilson, a midfielder and center back for the ECU women’s soccer team, and a standout student in the College of Business....
College hosts big data symposium
East Carolina University’s College of Business hosted its ninth annual Big Data at Eastern North Carolina Symposium on Wednesday. The event brought together students, industry representatives, faculty researchers, data collectors...
I-Corps@ECU honors entrepreneurs
I-Corps@ECU recognized the work of faculty members, students and community members at its 2018 Celebration and Information Session at the East Carolina Heart Institute on April 13. More than 30...
Tarboro native and entrepreneur Janice Bryant Howroyd to keynote annual Business Leadership Conference
East Carolina University’s College of Business (COB) will hold its fourth annual Business Leadership Conference April 10-11 at the Mendenhall Student Center. The two-day conference, open to COB juniors, seniors and...
EAKINS STEPS DOWN
After serving as dean for more than six years, Dr. Stanley G. Eakins will step down as the College of Business leader June 30. Prior to being named dean in...
WINNING AT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The inaugural, three-round Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge concluded Feb. 22 with Simple and Sentimental LLC taking first place and a cash prize of $12,500. The company is owned and operated by...
SPACE FOR INNOVATION
East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Van and Jennifer Isley Innovation Building, which is made possible thanks to a $2 million College of Business (COB) gift...
Grant leads to historical collaboration between CET, COB
East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology (CET) will collaborate with the College of Business (COB) for a first-of-its-kind project that will integrate product innovation with entrepreneurship. This collaboration...