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ASU Edson Student Startup nominated for Best Facebook Presence

Posted by Anonymous on August 26, 2011 at 2:56 PM MST
Arizona Pro DJs CEO and Founder Will Curran
Arizona Pro DJs CEO and Founder Will Curran

Arizona Pro DJs, a startup founded by ASU student Will Curran, has been shortlisted by the Social Media Examiner as having one of the best small business Facebook pages of 2011. The competition which received over 1400 entries and final top ten will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Attend Startup School this October!

Posted by Anonymous on August 11, 2011 at 2:47 PM MST
Attend Startup School this October!
Photo by Robert Scoble

Where: Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
When: 29 October 2011, 9:00 am
Application Deadline: 28 September 2011

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The man who is trying to remake the American public university

Posted by Anonymous on August 11, 2011 at 2:06 PM MST
The man who is trying to remake the American public university

Arizona State University President Michael Crow has been named among America's 25 top innovators by Slate Magazine.

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What Does a GOOD Company Look Like?

Posted by Anonymous on August 09, 2011 at 11:43 AM MST
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The GOOD Company Project is searching for the midsize businesses that meet the highest standards for innovation, creativity and sustainability—not to mention profitability—but they need your help to flesh out the criteria that will determine the 40 businesses that make their final list.

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ASU grad's crafty little business plan

Posted by Anonymous on August 09, 2011 at 11:35 AM MST
ASU grad's crafty little business plan

Recent ASU graduate Ayo Skeete didn’t plan on making a jewelry business when she grew up. Today, Skeete sells her jewelry around the world.  

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Flex your creative brain muscles with OpenIDEO

Posted by Anonymous on August 04, 2011 at 2:43 PM MST

Looking for new ways to be a change agent? Want to flex those innovative and creative brain muscles of yours? Look no further, check out OpenIDEO!

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Training Journalism Educators in Entrepreneurship

Posted by Anonymous on August 03, 2011 at 3:26 PM MST
Training Journalism Educators in Entrepreneurship
Photo by Roberto Carlos Pecino Martinez

Journalism professors from around the country will learn about teaching entrepreneurship under a new fellowship program by the Scripps Howard Foundation and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

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An Inside Look At Building A Business

Posted by Anonymous on August 03, 2011 at 11:52 AM MST

Move over American Idol, there’s a new reality show (okay, documentary-reality series) in town, but luckily no one’s getting voted off the island. In this tech TV version, it’s startups and their founders iterating, scrambling through feature sets, and competing for the affections of investors.

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Determine the next Entrepreneur Magazine's College Entrepreneur!

Posted by Anonymous on August 01, 2011 at 11:59 AM MST
Determine the next Entrepreneur Magazine's College Entrepreneur of 2011!

Not one, not two, but three ASU student entrepreneurs, and their respective teams, are Entrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2011 award finalists!

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