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Career Event Tag: Entrepreneur

Uncommon Entrepreneurship: Crowdfunding $50K in Bat Houses in Just 10 Days

Christopher Rannefors took an unconventional product idea and in just a few months was featured in the Huffington Post, flew to L.A. to appear on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Elevator Pitch TV show, was endorsed by celebrities like Adrian Grenier, and even has an upcoming appearance on CBS’s Emmy award-winning show, Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca. All the while […]

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Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 3: Starting Your Business

In the third Boomer Entrepreneurship webinar, Jeff Williams (Com ’70) shares ways to start a Boomer business, as well as the eight most popular business styles today and what it takes to make each one successful. See also: Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 1: The Movement and the Rewards Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 2: Discover Your Idea

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Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 2: Discover Your Idea

In our second Boomer Entrepreneurship webinar, Jeff Williams (Com ’70) shows you how to assess your skills to discover a business idea, conduct quick and affordable market research, and develop a business model. See also: Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 1: The Movement and the Rewards Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 3: Starting Your Business

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Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 1: The Movement and the Rewards

Baby Boomers are the fastest-growing entrepreneur population in the U.S. In the first of our three-part series on Boomer Entrepreneurship, Jeff Williams (Com ’70) shares information about the “free agent” movement and the rewards of starting your own venture. See also: Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 2: Discover Your Idea Boomer Entrepreneurship Part 3: Starting Your Business

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Impact Investing: How to Align your Career with your Values

The University of Virginia’s alumni have always been committed to making a positive benefit on society; you may remember serving with Madison House or engaging with a Charlottesville community organization.  Yet alumni often struggle to translate that commitment in their careers. Are you intellectually challenged in the work you do, but sometimes feel empty inside, […]

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Developing a Business Plan to Start, Grow, or Revitalize Your Company

Baseball player Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you probably won’t get there.” In the case of both sports and business, he’s absolutely right. Importantly, in business, there is a critical tool that helps you both state where you’re going and how you’ll get there; that tool is your business […]

Wine Across America: Realizing Jefferson’s Agrarian Dream

Thomas Jefferson’s passion for gardening and vision for American wine were prophetically in sync with the more recent locavore movement.  Jefferson’s observations on European wine culture and viticulture led him to believe that viticulture could provide farmers with a living even on a small amount of land, and had unshaken faith in the potential of […]