Immigrants’ history of self-employment in the United States
In this seventh installment of the “Border Views” video series, John Sibley Butler, a management professor in the McCombs School of Business and a sociology professor in the College of Liberal Arts,...
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In this seventh installment of the “Border Views” video series, John Sibley Butler, a management professor in the McCombs School of Business and a sociology professor in the College of Liberal Arts,...
View ArticleStudent entrepreneurs give a hoot
This story originally appeared on the Texas Science website. Facebook has been distracting students and lowering grade-point averages worldwide since 2004. But two students from the College of Natural...
View ArticleInvesting in the future of entrepreneurship
The Texas Venture Labs at the McCombs School of Business is now the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, in recognition of a combined gift of more than $6 million from Fort Worth businessman and...
View ArticlePaying for B-School With a Startup Pitch
Think an MBA degree is only for future consultants and Wall Streeters? Think again. Last month, two budding entrepreneurs won the first-ever Texas Venture Labs Scholar Awards, the result of the first...
View ArticleThe Class That’s Shaping Austin’s Startup Scene
[Photo by harmon, used via Flickr Creative Commons license.] Massachusetts natives Kevin Tully and Dave Barry were in search of the right place to realize their dream of starting a custom guitar...
View ArticleEntrepreneur-in-Residence Brings Startup Savvy to UT
Brett Hurt started coding at age seven and by age 25 launched his fourth business. Last year he led his company, Bazaarvoice, to a successful initial public offering, and in August he announced his own...
View ArticleStudents Pitch Shark Tank’s Cuban at Demo Day
This story is part of our yearlong series “Eyes on Innovation,” which explores UT’s world-changing ideas, fascinating discoveries and new ways of doing things. Joshua Baer, Capital Factory founder and...
View ArticleFrom Idea to IPO: Entrepreneurship at UT
Looking to start a business? Have a new technology? You’re in the right place. The University of Texas at Austin is home to an entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports student, faculty and Central Texas...
View Article“All we have to do is never give up”– UT Hosts Africa’s Next Great Entrepreneurs
On July 28 in Washington D.C., President Barack Obama kicked off a three-day summit for Africa’s most promising young leaders. To introduce him, the White House recruited a Longhorn: 27-year-old Faith...
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