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Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is not new to Pitt Business. Following in the footsteps of the founder of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, we realize that entrepreneurial thinking has broad applications. In the classical sense, some of our students aspire to be like Joseph M. Katz who started his own paper business and watched it grow from one product to more than 4,400 products. But students also benefit from understanding and practicing the skills and reflexes that enable entrepreneurs to envision markets that don't yet exist and nurture innovative products from concept to reality.
The Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence and its centers have long provided Western Pennsylvania entrepreneurs with the knowledge, advice, and innovative services they need to define new markets, create new companies, and fortify the region's economy. Today, our new Tom W. Olofson Chair in entrepreneurial studies moves us closer to the forefront of entrepreneurial study and practice. Our emphasis on more fully integrating entrepreneurship throughout our programs will help students be competitive in fluid business environments.
Entrepreneurship Around Pitt Business
- Startup Weekend here ready to guide the next big idea
The event, underwritten by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation, is being sponsored locally by the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Pittsburgh Technology Council, Alpha Labs, Innovation Works and several other organizations. - Why Pittsburgh needs a patent and trademark office here to accelerate startup growth
Or would it add another level of bureaucracy? asked Ann Dugan, director of Pitt\'s Institute of Entrepreneurial Excellence, Katz School of Business. An office here would be a positive if it assisted inventors and entrepreneurs in navigating the process. - Student entrepreneur Micah Toll pedaling in the right direction
Micah Toll is no stranger to entrepreneurship. With only five months left until graduation in April, Toll, 22, has spent his days at the University of Pittsburgh like every other student: Going to classes, becoming involved in clubs, hanging out with friends and, oh yeah, starting his own electric bike company called Pulse Motors. Pulse Motors is a Pittsburgh start up business designed to provide two-wheeled electric vehicles to the students and the public.
