Category: Alumni

ENTR Student Grows from Learning Community Experience

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Learning Community was a deciding factor that brought Akash Raju to Purdue. A first year engineering student, Raju plans to study computer engineering next semester and continue to pursue the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Before...

Student Finds Entrepreneurship Course Direction Driven

When Ashley Maggioli registered for ENTR 48000, Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation capstone course, she didn’t realize how entrepreneurship could be incorporated into her future goal of working at an international company.  Maggioli, a finance major in Krannert School of...

ENTR Alumnus Grows Franchise; Incorporates Service Leadership

Growing up with two entrepreneurial parents, Pinak Patel knew he liked the idea of owning his own business. Shortly after starting his academic career at Purdue in financial planning and services, he pursued the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. “Coming...

2nd Cohort of Burton D. Morgan Fellows Selected

Fourteen undergraduate and graduate students were selected as the 2016-2017 Burton D. Morgan Fellows Program cohort. The program is designed to be a student-driven initiative, focused on leadership, mentorship and community building while supporting professional development. The program is led...

Libraries Offers Market Research Instruction to Entrepreneurship Students

The Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and Purdue Libraries have worked together since the launch of the entrepreneurship program in 2005. Given that certificate courses are designed to teach students how to turn their innovative ideas into action, an...

Express Employment Professionals Seeking Business Developer

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation graduate Pinak Patel, recently opened a new franchise with Express Employment Professionals. The business helps clients find employees that fit the position criteria. They are currently in need of business developer. Job Title: Business Developer  Company...

ENTR Alum Startup Focused on Entrepreneurship Education

Seven years ago Ankit Buti was introduced to entrepreneurship at Purdue. The computer science major (BS ’12) wanted to be an entrepreneur from a young age, but wasn’t sure how he could make his passion a reality. After gaining more...

E-Fest: A Celebration of Undergraduate Entrepreneurs

E-Fest will host 25 student teams who submit the best business ideas in a preliminary competition. The event will feature workshops, an innovative challenge and keynote speeches. Date: April 6-8, 2017 Selected teams will receive a $2,000 travel stipend, hotel will be...

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