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Summit draws over 600 attendees

This year’s 8th Annual Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit was the most successful yet! We had over 50 business owners from the eastern seaboard participating via panel discussions and solo presentations. These professionals shared their business expertise with over 600 students, faculty, staff and community members. [ read ]

Pitch Your Idea Contest winners!

Three students claimed top prizes in the annual Pitch Your Idea in 90 Seconds contest, sponsored by 3tailer of Charlotte and Magic Cycles of Boone on November 6, 2009. [ read ]

2008 - 2009 Annual Report Released

The 2008-2009 Annual Report for the Center for Entrepreneurship is now available. [ read ]

Keynote at Entrepreneur Summit

Matthew Szulik, Chairman, Red Hat, 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year [ read ]

Start Your Own Business Workshops

Free workshops to start Oct 6 in Watauga and Oct 27 in Wilkes [ read ]

Community Outreach

Center for Entrepreneurship Expands Outreach Programs with Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Grant [ read ]

2009 Awards & Recognitions

Board members and Center staff receive awards in 2009 [ read ]

Entrepreneur Summit on Nov 6

Seeking business owners for Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit [ read ]

TRS Consulting Named Best in DC

Richard Stroupe (‘98 CIS) is CEO of best medium sized place to work in DC area. [ read ]

Bryan Toney starts blog

Check out periodic musings on entrepreneurship and more. [ read ]

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan visits ASU

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan visited Appalachian State University Wednesday, April 15, to learn more about the university’s renewable and alternative energy projects as well as efforts to support entrepreneurship in an eight-county region. [ read ]

New Mentoring Program Participants

The Center for Entrepreneurship has accepted 11 new students with an interest in entrepreneurship into the exclusive Dale Tweedy Mentoring Program for Entrepreneur Scholars. They come from a variety of backgrounds, including appropriate technology, hospitality and tourism, sustainable development, industrial design, finance and banking, economics, and recreation management. We will begin the process of pairing each student with a mentor this summer, and commence in the fall with a dinner at the Broyhill Inn an Conference Center. Congratulations to this group of future entrepreneurs! [ read ]

DC Area Alumni Gathering

Join DC area alumni and friends for a luncheon May 26 in Reston, VA. [ read ]

Student Entrepreneur of the Year Awarded to Chris Cornwell

The Center for Entrepreneurship at Appalachian State University is pleased to announce the first ever Student Entrepreneur of the Year. The award was presented in front of more than 350 ASU students, faculty, staff and community members during the 2009 Young Entrepreneurs Symposium, to Eric Christianson Cornwell, a sophomore majoring in management with a concentration in entrepreneurship. [ read ]

Study Abroad: A unique exchange program between ASU and Belgium university

The Walker College of Business offers many international study opportunities. One of the more unique involves a semester-long international entrepreneurship course, which this year brought together students from Appalachian State and the Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium. [ read ]

The Green Economy Gathers

“The green economy is in this room tonight,” said Ged Moody, ASU Entrepreneur in Residence. “Today is the beginning of the discussion, and I encourage you to continue it with yourself, friends, family, coworkers, superiors, competitors—everyone in your life.” [ read ]

Dale Tweedy Mentoring Program

Students interested in entrepreneurship are invited to apply. Deadline is March 27th.
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Travel to Spain Fall 2009

Go to Spain as part of CIS 3549. Info Session: March 19, 5:00, Raley 3010 [ read ]

Realizing Green Business Opportunities

Wondering how you and your company can benefit from the approaching wave of Green Business activity?  If so, join us February 24th, from 5:30 - 7:30pm, in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, ASU Student Union. [ read ]

Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Deadline for nominations for this award is February 23rd, 2009 [ read ]

Travel to Spain Summer 2009

Study international entrepreneurship in Spain June 30 - July 13. [ read ]

Bryan Toney talks about Entrepreneurship at Appalachian

Bryan Toney talks about the current successes of the Center for Entrepreneurship and his vision to advance the program in the future on "Appalachian Perspective" with Chancellor Kenneth Peacock. [ read ]

ASU Students Win National Contest

Four ASU Industrial Design students won first place in the Juicy Ideas Competition. [ read ]

Students pitch ideas for $2,000

Four students claim top prizes at Pitch Your Idea in 90 Seconds contest sponsored by Mission House Creative on Oct 24. [ read ]

Center featured in NC Magazine

Article highlights Center programs and features ASU student Jimmy Hunt. [ read ]

7th Annual Entrepreneur Summit

7th Annual Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit will take place October 24th, 2008. [ read ]

Creative Juice Competition

Student teams to compete across Western North Carolina. [ read ]

A new member on our team

Ged Moody to join faculty as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for 2008-2009. [ read ]

New Minor in Entrepreneurship Announced

A Minor in Entrepreneurship will be available to any non-business student at Appalachian State beginning Fall, 2008. [ read ]

HighCountryBiz.com launched

New website provides information and contacts for regional entrepreneurs. [ read ]

Toney receives leadership award

Center director to be awarded W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion. [ read ]

The Power of E - Freshman Entrepreneur Seminar

Appalachian’s new Freshman Seminar classes introduces students to the rigor of academic study at the University level through interdisciplinary engagement with a variety of disciplines and perspectives, the foundation of the university’s new General Education program. [ read ]

Entrepreneur Mentoring Program

Dale Tweedy Mentoring Program has selected the inaugural group of 10 students. [ read ]

Entrepreneurship Award Presented to Chilton Rogers of ASU

At the 2008 N.C. Entrepreneurship Summit held in Greensboro, NC on February 26th, Chilton Rogers was recognized for her leadership in creating an emerging entrepreneurship region in rural North Carolina. [ read ]

2008 Winter Newsletter

Each newsletter will highlight just a few of our upcoming programs. [ read ]

Student Entrepreneur Club Events

The Association of Student Entrepreneurs announces the Spring 2008 club schedule. [ read ]

Student Launches Booking Agency

ASU Junior Jay M. Kramer starts High Country Booking. [ read ]

Broadcasting Entrepreneurship: Kellar Radio Farm System Institiute

The Kellar Radio Farm System Institute is an intensive 10-day summer program... [ read ]

Bryan Toney Wins Award

Center director receives Jerry W. Davis Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence. [ read ]

Students win $2,000!

In the the Pitch Your Idea in 90 Seconds sponsored by Mission House Creative. [ read ]

2007 Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit recap…

This year’s 6th Annual Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit was the most successful yet! [ read ]

Start Your Own Business Workshop

Free workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs to start April 1. [ read ]

New ASU Entrepreneurship Courses

Three new entrepreneurship classes open to all majors are available Fall 2007. [ read ]

Experts Share Secrets to Success

45+ business owners @ Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit Oct 19 [ read ]

New Center Assistant Director

Julia Rowland joins the Center for Entrepreneurship as the new Assistant Director. [ read ]

Win $1,000 in ASU Idea Contest

Deadline for entering contest is Monday, October 1. [ read ]

New Entrepreneurship Faculty Member

Dr. Ben Powell joins us from the University of Alabama this fall. [ read ]

We're more than half way there!

Advisory board members pledge more than $170,000 toward $300,000 goal. [ read ]

Loans for small business

New loan sources available for small businesses [ read ]

Understanding Global Outsourcing

ASU receives a $169,000 grant to study outsourcing and develop programs in India. [ read ]

ASU Grad Entrepreneur in New York

Former entrepreneur club president Jason Dalrymple launches tea business. [ read ]

ASU comes to Charlotte on June 21

Center for Entrepreneurship reception at the Mint Museum of Craft and Design. [ read ]

Entrepreneurship and the Arts

Students and faculty attend Self- Employment in the Arts (SEA) conference. [ read ]

Website Wins International Award

NeboWeb recognized in international interactive media awards competition [ read ]

COB Alum Sells Business

Advisory Board Vice-Chair Bobby Martin sells company to D&B for $22.5 million. [ read ]

EntrepreneurshipWeek USA @ ASU

More than 120 students participate in events at ASU. [ read ]

Grad Course in Entrepreneurship

Offered by the Department of Technology Fall 07 open to all ASU grad students. [ read ]

Backyard Burgers Sponsors YES!

Young Entrepreneurs Symposium features ASU entrepreneur grads on March 1. [ read ]

ASU Featured in China Daily

February 5th article showcases ASU entrepreneurship initiatives. [ read ]

ASU Grad Launches Dance Studio

Elise Sigmon, a 2006 Appalachian graduate, has opened a new dance studio in Boone based on a business plan she created in an entrepreneurship course last spring. [ read ]

New Entrepreneurship Curriculum

ASU students can now specialize in entrepreneurship starting Fall 2007. [ read ]

Center Supports Students' Interests

A third of business majors and one out of six non-business majors at Appalachian State University have seriously considered starting their own business at some point in their career. [ read ]

Free Entrepreneur Courses Online

The largest the collection of entrepreneurial training resources available on the web has been made available free of charge by the Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation. [ read ]

NeboWeb Donates Website

Atlanta-based NeboWeb donates website to Center [ read ]

2006 Idea Contest Winners

$1,000 awarded to Che Walsh for his business, Fair Dinkum Swags. [ read ]

New Sponsor for Idea Contest

Mission House Creative sponsors student business idea contest. [ read ]