THE ROOT OF THE PROJECT!
This is the book that sparked it all.
Written by UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp and entrepreneur Professor Buck Goldstein, this is a MUST READ for anyone interested in ENTREPRENEURSHIP or INNOVATION in today's Universities.
Best Practices Archive
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Mentors: A Young Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon
Are you a college student trying to start up a business? Adam Torren of Entrepreneur.com explains why youth need mentors to launch their startup. -
TEDxUNC set to take on Chapel Hill
TEDxUNC, an innovative conference with a Global Initiatives theme, is coming to Chapel Hill next Saturday, January 21. Organized and hosted by Carolina Creates, the TEDxUNC conference will feature eleven unique speakers who will be covering a wide range of global topics ranging from the nonprofit pharmaceutical sector to the... -
Lessons From Steve Jobs: Listening to the Rustling of the Breeze
Buck Goldstein, entrepreneur in residence at UNC-Chapel Hill, evaluates how former Apple CEO Steve Jobs embodies Peter Drucker’s sources of innovation in his latest Huffington Post blog. -
Meet a Tar Heel: James and Judy Hill
James Hill ’10 and his mother Judy ’78 are true believers in Carolina’s minor in entrepreneurship. -
Cancer Charity: Time to Toughen Up
Cancer charities must evaluate their traditional methods of philanthropy in an increasingly entrepreneurial, results-driven world. -
TEDxAshokaU 2011 – Universities Driving Global Change
UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp and Professor Buck Goldstein present ‘Universities Driving Global Change’ at the 2011 TEDxAshokaU. -
Nourish International gets campuses involved in fighting poverty
What began as a student club at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is now a thriving student movement out to tackle global poverty, with 23 university chapters and counting. Throughout the school year, students run and develop small-scale businesses, honing their entrepreneurial chops and learning to make an idea... -
How Tweeting Can Boost Your Startup’s Marketing Campaign
Seldom do people find jobs or clients these days through Yellow Pages or even by searching Google. Rather, Twitter has made these business connections possible. Twitter is a simple, yet effective, marketing tool that will boost followers (literally), branding, public relations and communication. This article from www.startupnation.com contains a list... -
The teenage sensation of TOMS Shoes
One of the most well-known examples of social entrepreneurship not only does good, but has become a fashion statement. -
Global Fast takes on an Indian Water Well
Interested in sacrificing lunch in order to aid in the building of a clean water well in India? Join us by going to our site to make an account through which you may donate to a charity organization or project of your choice. Global Fast is a way of donating...