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Feb 25, 2022

Now Accepting Applications for the Andrews Launch Accelerator

With summer just around the corner, applications have just opened for the Andrews Launch Accelerator (ALA). In case this is new for you, ALA was founded by Chip Andrews and… 
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Feb 9, 2022

From Pop-Up Coffee Shop to Downtown Storefront, 321 Coffee Continues to Grow

321 Coffee, an alumni-owned coffee shop and roastery built on neurodiversity inclusion, is now preparing to launch a storefront in downtown Raleigh in late spring, 2022. 
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Jan 27, 2022

Parks and Recreation Alum Promotes Luxury Camping

Patricia “PJ” Ray found her calling in parks and recreation and is now successfully operating her own glamping company. 

Jan 24, 2022

Meet the Wilson College Student Designing Looks for NBA All-Star Zion Williamson

Fashion and textile management student Meredith Howell’s unique take on streetwear has caught the eye of stylists, musicians and athletes. 

Jan 4, 2022

Startup Stories: 321 Coffee

Individuals with disabilities tend to see a drop-off in career opportunities and support following high school graduation. Lewis Sheats, assistant vice provost of entrepreneurship, sits down with the founders of 321 Coffee, Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans, to discuss how to provide employees with disabilities a meaningful way to contribute to society. 

Dec 20, 2021

Learning Beyond the Classroom: An Alumnus Celebrates a Patent Award Milestone

Prasad Joshi is a 2018 graduate from the Master of Industrial Design program at the College of Design, and was recently awarded a patent along with fellow student Charity Kirk for their work on a bassinet design. He shared his experiences with applying an interdisciplinary approach to a new design, the importance of collaboration and how a student project became a patented product. 
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Dec 2, 2021

The Ultimate Alumni-Owned Business Holiday Shopping Guide

'Tis the season to go shopping, and what better way than supporting alumni-owned businesses 
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Nov 16, 2021

NC State Ranked No.1 Entrepreneurship Program in the Southeast

NC State ranked No. 1 in the Southeast for both undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship education programs and came in at No. 15 in both lists of Top 50 Undergraduate Schools and Top 50 Graduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies in the nation for 2022. 

Nov 16, 2021

Pushing Frontiers: Boris Zhukov’s Business is About More Than Just Helping Consumers and Dealers to Buy and Sell Cars

When Poole College alum Boris Zhukov launched LetYouKnow, Inc. (LetYouKnow) in 2019, it was the culmination of years of hard work. 
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Oct 21, 2021

Spooky Myths of Entrepreneurship

It’s spooky season and that means one thing — there are a lot of scares and frights! But, there is one thing you shouldn’t be afraid of: entrepreneurship. There are…