Entrepreneurship
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Ureka contest winner has a flight plan for his Big Idea
Some people want to place their big idea into the pipeline. Andrés Gvirtz ’18 prefers that his soars over it. Gvirtz was the winner of the $5,000 first-place prize in the Ureka Big Idea Challenge for his company, CompactCopters, through which he hopes to develop a drone that will revolutionize the pipeline-inspection industry. The Ureka competition is…
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Clark students find social entrepreneurship a perfect fit
Clark University has produced numerous successful entrepreneurs, including Trustee Ronald Shaich ’76, L.H.D. ’14, founder of Panera Bread and Au Bon Pain, and Brad McNamara, M.B.A./ES &P ’13, co-founder of Freight Farms. Even better, many are social entrepreneurs, who share a vision of giving back to the community — Shaich oversaw the opening of Panera Cares Community Cafes, confronting food…
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Victoria Mariano ’08 is bullish on entrepreneurship
If Victoria Mariano ’08 had her way, she never would have attended college. “I wanted to open a business — a recording studio — right out of high school,” the entrepreneur recalls while sitting at a table in her restaurant, Bull Mansion New American Bistro in Worcester. “I took college-level business courses and wrote a business plan…
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‘You just have to think differently,’ entrepreneurial editor says
Entrepreneur Magazine's Jason Feifer '02 delivers keynote at Clark I&E anniversary program
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Undergraduate helping to power up community with solar nonprofit
Krissy Truesdale '19 started Solar for Our Superheroes as a high school student. Now at Clark, she's making it shine
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Worcester startup Skyscope acquired; to remain in the city
This article from the Worcester Business Journal highlights the acquisition of Skyscope, a video production business started by Clark alumni Gabe Gerzon ’11, M.S.P.C. ’12, Sam Shepler ’11, M.S.P.C.’12 and Alex Dunn ’11, M.B.A. ’12, by public relations firm Matter Communications of Newburyport. Here, an excerpt: “Skyscope, a Worcester startup focused on video production, was acquired by a Newburyport public relations firm Tuesday…
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The Entrepreneur’s Journey
A Clark internship helped inspire Hugh Panero ’78 to launch XM Satellite Radio, bring cable TV to the masses, and venture into the digital universe
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Towering ambitions
Scott Rechler '89 is helping One World Trade Center rise from the ashes of Ground Zero.