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Enjoli Rodriguez’s focus on the plus-sized market for a swimwear line is a smart business tactic as well as a demonstration of her commitment to inclusivity.
Reid Burford discovered a simple truth – freshly roasted coffee is better coffee. And he founded a business.
Many mainstream stories of entrepreneurial success feature people who have benefited from seeing role models who look and sound like themselves thriving as business owners. When I had a chance to build a team and launch a new entrepreneurship center at Oregon State University about five years ago, I set about charting a different course, using the framework of inclusive design.
A lighting system for vehicles adjusts high and low beams for safer driving, wellness services centered on meditation, and an app for disaster preparedness...
An important new OSU multidisciplinary engineering and design initiative receives funding from national innovation nonprofit, VentureWell.
The Deshpande Foundation, which supports sustainable, scalable social and economic impact through innovation and entrepreneurship, named Launch Academy, our student business incubator, a recipient of the Rising Star Award for Excellence in Curriculum Innovation.
With Sunkst Swim, Enjoli Rodriguez Designs for Plus-Sized Customers
-May 17, 2022
Enjoli Rodriguez’s focus on the plus-sized market for a swimwear line is a smart business tactic as well as a demonstration of her commitment to inclusivity.Roast-to-order Coffee is Niche Space for Howling Hounds
-Mar 18, 2022
Reid Burford discovered a simple truth – freshly roasted coffee is better coffee. And he founded a business.Setting our sights on zero: How we define future success
-Mar 7, 2022
Many mainstream stories of entrepreneurial success feature people who have benefited from seeing role models who look and sound like themselves thriving as business owners. When I had a chance to build a team and launch a new entrepreneurship center at Oregon State University about five years ago, I set about charting a different course, using the framework of inclusive design.Launch Academy Fall Competition Showcases Best-of-Term Business Concepts
-Dec 9, 2021
A lighting system for vehicles adjusts high and low beams for safer driving, wellness services centered on meditation, and an app for disaster preparedness...OSU, VentureWell Build Flexible, Innovative Partnership for Creative, Sustainability-Minded Students
-Oct 25, 2021
An important new OSU multidisciplinary engineering and design initiative receives funding from national innovation nonprofit, VentureWell.A Rising Star: Launch Academy
-Jun 11, 2021
The Deshpande Foundation, which supports sustainable, scalable social and economic impact through innovation and entrepreneurship, named Launch Academy, our student business incubator, a recipient of the Rising Star Award for Excellence in Curriculum Innovation. 