I believe that everyone is an entrepreneur -- it's just not often made conscious or encouraged in the classroom. My goal is to release the inner entrepreneur within each of my students through this class," explained Dr. Ulrike Wiethaus, a professor of Religion and American Ethnic Studies. Click here to read more about Wiethaus' class, "Religion, Poverty, and Social Entrepreneurship." 

In early 2013, Allen Shafer and Kevin Keller, friends and colleagues in Wake Forest's MBA program, became fascinated by the fast-growing world of men's grooming. It wasn't long before Fulton & Roark, an upscale men's grooming brand, was born right here in Winston-Salem. Fulton & Roark is currently sold in 200+ stores throughout the US and plans to continue expanding into other locations. Read more about Fulton & Roark's success here. 

On February 24, Entrepreneur-in-Residence Greg Pool shared his experiences in the "world of apps" with students interested in building their own mobile application. Arthur Willson ('19) who attended the workshop explained: "Greg Pool takes the intimidating life cycle of a mobile application and breaks it down in such a way that any student can leave his workshop feeling empowered to be able to go out and take their stake of the multi-billion dollar app world." Read more here.

Eight venture proposals were selected to receive funding to help students with marketing and product development. All individuals were required to go through an application process, as well as present their plans and proposals to a grant committee of faculty and administrators. Read more about the selected projects here. Congratulations to these seed grant recipients!