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Giving Academe the Business

February 9, 2012

Juniata professors incorporate entrepreneurialism into new courses.
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Five Students Win Prizes at Juniata Business Plan Competition

November 29, 2011

A proposed business to supply customized streetworthy paddles for an emerging sport -- land paddling, which features elements of longboard skateboarding and stand-up paddleboarding -- received a $2,500 top prize at Juniata College's Business Plan Competition Nov. 17.
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Good Samaritan: Juniata Student Business Owner Donates Furniture

November 29, 2011

A family in southern Huntingdon County was facing large replacement costs when a flash flood ruined most of the furniture in their house. Luckily, a Juniata College student had some extra furnishings to spare. Read More

Business Plan Competition Results

November 18, 2011

Entrepreneur to give speech at Juniata

The Daily News
November 16, 2011

The Barnetts ultimately turned down an offer of $300,000 from one of “the Sharks” in return for 51 percent ownership stake in their company. “Before the show ended, we started getting leads. If we can make a couple of them work, that’s better than the $300,000,” Barnett told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Read More.

 

JCEL 'Shark Tank': Final Five Announced

By TYLER BECKSTROM Daily News Staff Writer
November 11, 2011

Businesses and venture capitalists are always looking for the next Big Idea and rather than wait for people to come to it, the Juniata College Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is sponsoring a business plan competition judged by a former contestant on the ABC show "Shark Tank" at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17 in Room C-225 in Brumbaugh Academic Center on the Juniata campus. Read More

JCEL Business Competition to be Judged by 'Shark Tank' Entrepreneur

Businesses and venture capitalists are always looking for the next Big Idea and rather than wait for people to come to it, the Juniata College Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is sponsoring a business plan competition judged by a former contestant on the ABC show "Shark Tank" at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17 in Room C-225 in Brumbaugh Academic Center on the Juniata campus. Read More

Juniata Students Compete in Business Plan Competition

For the top five individuals/teams whose business plan makes the cut, each is guaranteed at least $625 cash. But one of the five will be selected as the overall winner of the competition and will receive a grand prize of $2,500 (in which the $ 625 is included). But it doesn't stop there for the grand prize winner. Read More

JCEL Launches Business Plan Competition

By JOSH FUNK Daily News Staff Writer September 23, 2011

Some lucky Juniata College students could wind up winning some greenbacks in a campus competition to find the best business plan. The Juniata College Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (JCEL) has launched a student business plan competition, with a grand prize of $2,500 given to the winner which is underwritten by The Daily News. Read More

$25,000 Grant for Student Enterprise

Five information technology students were recipients of a $25,000 JCEL Student Seed Capital Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) grant. Student entrepreneurs Kuba Szulacskowski, Aimee Rienaker, Elizabeth Donovan, Michael Cassatt and David Lamberson accepted the grant to start Techno-Mango, LLC, a software/web design/R&D firm. Read More

Juniata College Faculty Spread Entrepreneurship

Hear how the Coleman Fellows Program helps IT, Art and Environmental Sciences faculty share entrepreneurship in the classroom. Watch Video


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