Tag: entrepreneurship

Berea College Wins First Place in State Business Model Competition

Last modified: May 21, 2018
State Business Model Competition

From left to right: Stephanie Purvis, Kentucky Innovation Network coach, Tran Nguyen, Ishwar Agarwal, Amar Zulejhic, Professor Peter Hackbert, Berea College.

Berea College students Ishwar Agarwal, Tran Nguyen and Amar Zulejhic won first place and $7,500 in the business model category at the Idea State U contest Saturday in Lexington. Idea State U, a statewide business plan and model competition that encourages entrepreneurship among Kentucky’s college and university students, is funded by The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development’s Office of Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Kentucky Innovation Network. The Idea State U business plan competition is open to all post-secondary institutions in Kentucky and rewards creative entrepreneurial students. Continue reading Berea College Wins First Place in State Business Model Competition →

Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge to be Hosted by Berea College

Last modified: May 21, 2018
Lt. Gov. Jenean HamptonLt. Gov. Jenean Hampton will be attending the Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge (LGEC) regional pitch competition, hosted by the Berea College Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program (EPG), to witness student pitches from across Kentucky and present awards to the winners. Continue reading Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge to be Hosted by Berea College →

Entrepreneurship for the Public Good’s “Appalachian Mobile Project”

Last modified: May 25, 2018

Smartphones and social media on the Internet are revolutionizing the travel and recreation industries. The technologies involved are proving to be powerful tools for community economic development. Continue reading Entrepreneurship for the Public Good’s “Appalachian Mobile Project” →

Berea College Graduate Wins Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award

Last modified: May 25, 2018

Berea College graduate, Hong Zhang Durandal, has won the Young Entrepreneur award from the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards for Eastern and Southern Kentucky.  While still a student at Berea College, Durandal founded an energy-saving consulting company called Energy Hunters.  Since graduation he has been diligently working to grow his business and received recognition on Monday from the state of Kentucky. Continue reading Berea College Graduate Wins Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award →

Social Entrepreneur Ben Powell presents Berea College Convocation, Feb. 23

Last modified: May 25, 2018

Ben Powell shares with Berea’s next generation of change makers how he cultivates change using his innovative approach toward social responsibility. Powell’s Berea College convocation lecture, “Sustainable Enterprise: Agora Partnerships,” on February 23 at 3 p.m. in Phelps Stokes Auditorium is free and open to the public. The convocation is sponsored by Berea’s Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) program. Continue reading Social Entrepreneur Ben Powell presents Berea College Convocation, Feb. 23 →

Hong Ren Zhang Durandal

Last modified: May 25, 2018

Many business majors just hope to get a good job once they’re out of college. Berea College senior Hong Durandal, however, can’t wait that long. He has started his own local energy consulting firm — Energy Hunters — which he runs and balances with his schoolwork and labor position at the college. This isn’t just some pie-in-the-sky, glorified lemonade stand business, either. Oh no, you can watch former president Bill Clinton speak about Energy Hunters at its website (link below). Obviously, this is a great achievement regardless of the circumstances, but it is especially impressive if you know Hong’s unconventional journey to America, to Berea, and to the field of sustainability. Continue reading Hong Ren Zhang Durandal →

Author Lee Maynard featured author for Appalachian Heritage magazine

Last modified: May 25, 2018

On September 23, the public is invited to celebrate the Summer 2011 issue of “Appalachian Heritage” at Berea College’s Loyal Jones Appalachian Center at 205 North Main Street in Berea, Kentucky.  The featured author for this issue of the magazine, Lee Maynard, is the featured reader for the event.  It will start at 7:30 p.m. for refreshments followed by the reading at 8 p.m. Continue reading Author Lee Maynard featured author for Appalachian Heritage magazine →

Student Entrepreneurs Earn Recognition

Last modified: May 25, 2018

The Sixth Appalachian IDEAS [Innovation, Development, Enterprise, Action and Services] Network Showcase, a regional, multi-university, entrepreneurial education initiative, has announced the winners of its competition to develop entrepreneurial ventures that address challenges within local communities. The event, sponsored by The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation, was hosted at Berea College by students in the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) program, which creates learning experiences for undergraduate students to practice and implement entrepreneurial leadership in Appalachia. Continue reading Student Entrepreneurs Earn Recognition →