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Celebrating a Decade of Innovation at the Entrepreneurship Clinic

NC State Entrepreneurship

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Dec 1, 2025

Entrepreneurship in Veterinary Medicine

After working a desk job for a few years, Cathy Mittenson became interested in finding a career that let her be outside. Between a love for science and growing up…

Nov 24, 2025

Empowering Innovation: NC State Scholarship Recipients Share Their Journeys

Each year, NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) supports students who are pushing the boundaries of creativity, problem-solving and leadership. Through generous donor-funded scholarships, these students gain more than financial…
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Nov 10, 2025

Brewing Change: How 321 Coffee is Redefining Inclusion

What began as a casual exploration of entrepreneurship between NC State alums Lindsay Wrege, Business Administration ’21 and Michael Evans, B.S. Statistics ’20, M.S. Statistics ’21, has grown into one…
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Nov 5, 2025

The Entrepreneurship Clinic: Bridging Classroom Learning with Startup Reality

The Entrepreneurship Clinic helps university founders turn their visions into reality, and our students gain practical experience working with startups. Utilizing the hospital teaching method applied to entrepreneurship, the Clinic…

Oct 30, 2025

Innovation Meets the Big Apple

This fall break, students from the NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship program traveled to New York City for a week packed with exclusive access to business leaders, immersion in local…

Oct 28, 2025

Brian Sytsma: Scary Situations, Solid Lessons Learned

The leaves turn crimson and vermilion. The wind nibbles coldly on the underdressed. Jack-o-lanterns and skeletons fill the decoration aisle. Fall is officially here, Wolfpack. Whether your favorite thing about…
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Oct 17, 2025

From Tripure to Velox: Matt Liou’s Vision for Impactful Innovation

Matt Liou, a senior in the College of Engineering studying computer science, is driven by entrepreneurship as a way to build products that matter. Realizing that typical 9-to-5 roles can…

Oct 8, 2025

Ceretune: Reid Barnett’s Path to Greener Waters through Innovation at NC State

At NC State, innovation and entrepreneurship are not just buzzwords—they define how our students, faculty and alumni tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.  A perfect example is Reid Barnett,…
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Oct 3, 2025

Bridging the Gap: Locally Grown Helps Farmers

John Ange (JA) Kernodle (Computer Engineering ’20) grew up doing two things: helping run his mother’s market and developing an early love for programming apps. Now, Kernodle works in Dallas…
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Sep 23, 2025

Celebrating a Decade of Innovation at the Entrepreneurship Clinic

The NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking an extraordinary decade of fostering innovation and real-world experience for students through courses and the Andrews Launch Accelerator (ALA),…