Orange Tank 2022 Awards $41,000 to Student and Alumni Entrepreneurs On Sept. 30, 2022, the Whitman School of Management hosted its eighth annual Orange Tank business pitch competition. The event brought Whitman students and alumni entrepreneurs together to pitch their…
Whitman Student Uses Entrepreneurship Courses to Help Run Business
Wanting to study both business and communications at a university with a strong alumni network, Phoebe Gullingsrud ’24 (WSM/NEW) knew that Syracuse University would be the right place for her. The dual major, studying entrepreneurship & emerging enterprises (EEE) at…
Does Bounded Rationality—the Predominant Theory of Human Decision-making in Economics—Ignore Gender?
Arielle Newman noticed something unexpected when she was working with entrepreneurs at a market in Ghana for her dissertation research. Women traders were more successful than men but did not pursue a place in the formal economy. “It was so…
Orange Tank 2022 Application Deadline
Application Deadline Coming Soon for Orange Tank 2022! Orange Tank 2022 will be held Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, at 2 p.m. in the Helaine and Marvin Lender Auditorium in the Whitman School. The application deadline is Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. No exceptions. All applicants must submit an executive…
Kyle Trusch ’22 M.S.: Online EEE Grad Student Follows His Passion Towards a Teaching Career
“When my life is ideal, I am ________.” That open-ended phrase, from the book “The Passion Test” was the impetus for Kyle Trusch ‘22 M.S. to make a change. His answer? “When my life is ideal, I am helping others…
2021 National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs Survey Tracks Successes and Barriers, Wellness and Obstacles During COVID-19
2021 National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs Survey Tracks Successes and Barriers, Wellness and Obstacles During COVID-19 Discipline, perseverance, problem solving, leadership, teamwork. These are just some of the skills engrained in the military that often easily transfer into opportunities in…
Capstone Competition Highlights Business Skills, Entrepreneurial Spirit of Whitman’s Graduating Seniors
From women’s-only sports betting to water-saving shower nozzles, this semester’s Capstone Competition at Syracuse University’s Whitman School showcased amazing business ideas that demonstrated students’ skills in development, ideation, research and financial planning. The two-day event, held April 29 and 30,…
Student Business Opportunities Are Popping Up at Whitman
Great business concepts can come from anywhere – and a lot of them start with students at the Whitman School. The following startups in the fashion, tech, sports and personal branding spaces are just some of the outstanding examples of…
Haynie Taps Into Entrepreneurial Background to Manage COVID-19 on Campus
Haynie Taps Into Entrepreneurial Background to Manage COVID-19 on Campus Mike Haynie holds many titles at Syracuse University: Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School, executive director of the Institute of Veterans and Military Families and, what might be…
Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES) Update
Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES) Update The Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES) produces both academic research and broader influence through policy analysis and public outreach. IES scholars offer entrepreneurial solutions to complex social problems such as homelessness, wildfires…
Whitman School, Institute for Veterans and Military Families Release First Data-Driven Research on Barriers to Entrepreneurship for Military
Whitman School, Institute for Veterans and Military Families Release First Data-Driven Research on Barriers to Entrepreneurship for Military Military skills like self-discipline, leadership, management skills, mental toughness and perseverance are highly transferable to entrepreneurship. However, these skills are not always…
Whitman Colleagues’ Research Shows ADHD Can Be Beneficial to Entrepreneurs
Whitman Colleagues’ Research Shows ADHD Can Be Beneficial to Entrepreneurs Many people consider a diagnosis of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) a negative. But two professors in the Whitman School’s Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE)—both diagnosed with…
Partnerships as an Enabler of Resourcefulness in Generating Sustainable Outcomes
Partnerships as an Enabler of Resourcefulness in Generating Sustainable Outcomes When we think of an entrepreneur, the image of one individual often comes to mind, but new research suggests that the benefits of entrepreneurial partnerships may be an overlooked resource…
Research Profile: Cristiano Bellavitis
Research Profile: Cristiano Bellavitis Cristiano Bellavitis arrived at the Whitman School in the middle of a global pandemic to a sparsely populated campus. But over the past year, the assistant professor of entrepreneurship—a native of Rome, Italy, who has taught…
Master’s Program Adjusts Requirements to Better Fit Student Business Goals
Master’s Program Adjusts Requirements to Better Fit Student Business Goals The core of entrepreneurship is creating unique ideas and solutions that provide value for customers. So, it is only fitting that Whitman’s master of science program in entrepreneurship and emerging…
Ph.D. Alumni Accomplish Success Globally
Ph.D. Alumni Accomplish Success Globally The Whitman School has graduated four outstanding alumni through the entrepreneurship Ph.D. program over the last five years; all have gained positions in top research universities with a global reach. Learn more about what these…
WISE Center Incorporates New Programs With COVID-19 Response Funding
WISE Center Incorporates New Programs With COVID-19 Response Funding Last year, the WISE Women’s Business Center received a $420,000 grant from the Small Business Association to support the Center’s COVID-19 response activities. The funding, which was to be used between…
Blackstone LaunchPad Is Hub for Whitman Students
Blackstone LaunchPad Is Hub for Whitman Students When students come to the Whitman School to pursue entrepreneurship, they have a unique opportunity to further their business ventures through Syracuse University’s Blackstone LaunchPad. An innovation hub that connects the University’s thriving…
Ph.D. Alumni Profile: Almantas Palubinskas ’20
Ph.D. Alumni Profile: Almantas Palubinskas ’20 Almantas Palubinskas ’20 Ph.D. may have arrived at Emlyon Business School in France in the middle of a global pandemic, but he has greatly enjoyed his past months as a postdoctoral researcher. In fact, the…
Guest Speakers Bring Industry Experience to Classes
Guest Speakers Bring Industry Experience to Classes The Whitman School is fortunate enough to have a robust, engaged network of alumni and professionals willing to share their knowledge and expertise with current students. Classroom experiences are often enriched with visits…
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) Annual Report 2020-21
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Annual Report 2020-21 The 2020-21 academic year started out as mostly virtual, but ended with many of our programming back in-person, in a safe environment at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. We are very…
Daniella French ’23
Daniella French ’23 Hometown: Miami, Florida Major: Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (WHIT) and Public Relations (NEW) Daniella French ’23 (WHIT/NEW) found her second home over 1,500 miles away from her native Miami. “Syracuse University was far from home, but I…
Loss Reduction During Wildfires and Other Disasters: Implications of Individuals and Organizations, Public and Private
Loss Reduction During Wildfires and Other Disasters: Implications of Individuals and Organizations This year’s wildfires in the western United States have been raging so severely that even East Coast residents felt the effects on air quality—compelling evidence for the timeliness…
Orange Tank 2021 Awards $41,000 to Student and Alumni Entrepreneurs
Orange Tank 2021 Awards $41,000 to Student and Alumni Entrepreneurs A true entrepreneurial spirit was in the air as the Whitman School held its seventh annual Orange Tank business pitch competition on Nov. 4, 2021. The event brought Whitman students…
Orange Tank 2021
Orange Tank 2021 will be held on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Whitman School. There will be a virtual option for alumni and students in our online master’s programs. Zoom link: For Viewing Virtually Finalists…
Arielle Newman: New Addition to EEE Faculty Focuses Research on Entrepreneurs Outside the Mainstream
Arielle Newman: New Addition to EEE Faculty Focuses Research on Entrepreneurs Outside the Mainstream Most entrepreneurs worldwide are far from the image of the prosperous young White male many Americans may have when they think of entrepreneurship. In fact, approximately…
Student Brings Entrepreneurial Spirit to Whitman MBA Program
Sabina Seredneva ’21 MBA and her family bled orange even before she made the nearly 6,000 mile trip from her hometown of Baku, Azerbaijan to Syracuse, NY. Her sister attended Syracuse University and completed the Whitman MBA experience that Seredneva…
Spring 2021 Virtual Capstone Competition
Spring 2021 Virtual Capstone Competition For the third semester in a row, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Whitman School hosted a virtual “capstone competition,” the final component of the three-credit Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management course taken by all undergraduate…
Whitman Announces Winners of 2021 Annual Panasci Business Competition
Whitman Announces Winners of 2021 Annual Panasci Business Competition An innovative and an entrepreneurial spirit abounded during the Panasci Business Plan Competition, a campus-wide student business plan competition hosted by the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) at Syracuse…
IES Postdoctoral Researcher Works to Shows Data-driven, Localized Solutions Bring Innovation Forward
“Serendipitous.” That’s what Zachary Rodriguez, Ph.D., calls the opportunity to join the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES) at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management as a postdoctoral researcher. And, while that’s probably the last word most would use…
Assistant Professor Cristiano Bellavitis Sees Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and ICOs
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship Cristiano Bellavitis, Ph.D., has been around the world and back, living in and visiting a variety of places from his native Italy to New Zealand. When he joined the faculty at the Martin J. Whitman School…
The Teacher Becomes the Student: Adjunct, Entrepreneur Uses Skills to Pivot His Own Business
Over the past few months, individuals and businesses alike have had to adapt to the ever-changing conditions brought on by COVID-19. Though entrepreneurs and newer businesses might have been more immediately vulnerable to the economic uncertainty, established business have turned…
Entrepreneurial Professor’s New Book Uses Whitman Research and His Own ADHD Diagnosis to Help Entrepreneurs Harness Their Super Powers
Most people think of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a negative, but Professor of Entrepreneurial Practice John M. Torrens G’93 (A&S), Ph.D. has a different take, showing that many aspects of the disorder can be turned into a positive.…
Whitman at Work: Entrepreneur Makes Anything But Beer Nothing But Successful
Whitman at Work: Entrepreneur Makes Anything But Beer Nothing But Successful One month after completing his master’s degree in entrepreneurship at the Whitman School, Logan Bonney ’17 M.S. was already putting his education into practice by incorporating Anything But Beer…
Post-Doc’s Appreciation for Veterans, Entrepreneurship Shapes Career Path
Mirza Tihic’s ’03 (A&S), ’04 (ECS), ’06 MBA, G’19 (SoE) interest in helping military veterans and their families stems from the peace the U.S. military helped to bring to his native Bosnia in the mid-1990s. His love of entrepreneurship came…
Fall 2020 Capstone Competition: Meet the Winners
As the Fall 2020 semester comes to an end, seniors at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management completed a three-credit Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management course, more commonly known as “Capstone.” This course is designed to inspire graduating students’…
$42,000 Awarded in Annual Orange Tank 2020 Business Pitch Competition
$42,000 Awarded in Annual Orange Tank 2020 Business Pitch Competition On Oct. 22, 2020, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management hosted the sixth annual Orange Tank business pitch competition virtually. Student and alumni entrepreneurs pitched their ventures to a…
Challenging Assumptions About Entrepreneurship
Challenging Assumptions About Entrepreneurship The undergraduate and master’s level elective course, Minority and Woman’s Entrepreneurship: Race, Gender and Entrepreneurial Opportunity, is a hidden gem that presents perspectives on entrepreneurship not often studied. “Readings, assignments and guest speakers cover practical and…
Five Under Five with Steven Pincus ’15
Five Under Five with Steven Pincus ’15 Our Five Under Five column features a Q&A with a Whitman School alumna/alumnus who graduated within the last five years. In this issue, meet Steven Pincus ’15 from Los Angeles. Pincus triple majored…
2020 Orange Tank Business Pitch Competition
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management hosted the sixth annual Orange Tank business pitch competition. During this year’s virtual competition, Whitman alumni and student entrepreneurs competed for $42,000 in cash prizes. Thanks to the generosity of Whitman Advisory Council…
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) Annual Report 2019-20
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Annual Report 2019-20 The 2019-2020 academic year was an auspicious one for the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. We kicked off our centennial year in September remembering our history. The Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE)…
Virtual Event: Entrepreneurship
“Entrepreneurship in Time of Crisis” The Martin J. Whitman School of Management hosted a virtual panel discussion on entrepreneurship in time of crisis with scholars from Whitman’s Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society (IES). Panelists discussed the economic outlook for entrepreneurial…
Syracuse University 2020 Panasci Business Plan Competition Winners
Syracuse University 2020 Panasci Business Plan Competition Winners Each year, the Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Program at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management hosts the campus-wide Panasci Business Plan Competition. This event encourages students to think entrepreneurially and…
Alumna Leverages Opportunities to Expand Business, Gain Knowledge in Graduate EEE Program
As a young alumna, Kelsey Davis ’19 (NEW), ’20 M.S. is taking on Los Angeles with her startup and 10 team members. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Davis saw an opportunity at Syracuse University to explore her creativity and found the…
Student Innovators Created Positive Opportunities in Hard Times
Student Innovators Created Positive Opportunities in Hard Times COVID-19 has certainly had a negative impact on the Syracuse University community, but some Whitman students were able to find a small piece of the positive in recent months. And while there…
Professor Wiklund Improves SAGE Business Journal’s Impact Factor
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recognizes Professor Johan Wiklund for his role in significantly improving the SAGE Journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice’s (ETP) 2019 Impact Factor published by Clarivate (part of the Journal Citation Reports 2020). As editor-in-chief,…
How to Become an Influencer?
When you hear the word influencer, what image do you picture? Many of you might think of Instagram pages with young women who share flawless selfies and make up hacks. Others might picture a professional male athlete wearing name brand…
Refugee to Entrepreneur, Alumna Says Yes to New Opportunities
Esther Kim ’12, came to the United States with her parents as Jewish refugees— their life in suitcases— and their family dog. Kim was a marketing management and supply chain management double major during her undergraduate time at Syracuse University’s…
When Employees Leave to Create their Own Entrepreneurial Ventures
Many research studies explore why founders of companies create new ones after breaking off a parent company, this process is called a “spinout.” Mariko Sakakibara (University of California, Los Angeles) and Natarajan Balasubramanian, professor of management at Syracuse University’s Martin J.…
What Convinces an Entrepreneur to Become an Entrepreneur?
It’s not enough to want to become an entrepreneur, according to new research; the context has to be just right for a startup to become a reality. Other people and organizations significantly influence whether people do or do not act…