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    20 February 2023Stine Family Invests in Community and Opportunity

    A $3 million gift from Board Chair Craig R. Stine ’81, P’17 and Kathy Hay Stine P’17 boosts key strategic goals around entrepreneurial education, campus community and scholarships.

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    20 February 2023Innovating Entrepreneurship

    In this Q&A, Dan Rosensweig ’83 Considers Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation — and the Power of the Liberal Arts.

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    20 February 2023HWS’ Newest Major: Management and Entrepreneurship

    Fusing liberal arts critical thinking with management and data literacy skills, the new program offers aspiring business leaders a strong foundation to solve complex problems.

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    10 February 2023Finalists Chosen for Pitch Competition

    Four finalists have been selected for the annual Todd Feldman ‘89 and Family Pitch Contest with business models ranging from rural transportation services to gourmet hot sauces.

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    10 January 2023Opell’s Hits and Misses Become Student Lessons

    A new Bozzuto Center exhibit serves as a learning tool for future entrepreneurs in tribute of Michael L. Opell ’59 and his notable career.

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    22 November 2022Mead '13 Wins at Grow-NY

    Matthew “Mattie” Mead ’13, a co-founder of the hemp-based material business Hempitecture, won $500,000 in this year’s Grow-NY Food and Agriculture competition in Syracuse, New York, with the finalists pitching their businesses on Nov. 15-16.

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    2 November 2022Vying for $1 Million in Grow-NY Competition

    As a finalist in this year’s Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Competition, Matthew “Mattie” Mead ’13, CEO and co-founder of Hempitecture, hopes a victory and its $1 million purse will allow him to expand his business back to its origin in New York.

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  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    27 October 2022IdeaLab Fosters Student Initiatives

    From a community skatepark program to a ride hailing service for rural towns and a clothing recycling service, students participating in IdeaLab have been working to flesh out their initiatives to full-on enterprises.

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    19 September 2022Kanungo '23 Discusses the Future of UTime

    With $50,000 raised in startup capital, Sreyan Kanungo ’23 answers questions about moving the automated scheduling system company forward.

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  • Summer Sandbox 2022 Underway

    17 June 2022Summer Sandbox 2022 Underway

    The 14 students in this year’s entrepreneurial accelerator program have begun generating business ideas, performing customer discovery and developing business models.

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  • Pitch 2022

    4 March 2022Pitch Winners Create Hemp Alternatives for a Sustainable Future

    William Kline ’23, Brendon Bennett ’23 and Moritz Marchart ’22 are the winners of The Todd Feldman ’89 and Family Pitch Contest for their biomaterials company Fibrworks.

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    27 January 2022New Competition Tackles Real World Problems

    Stephen L. Cohen ’67 Leadership Case Competition Established at HWS.

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  • Mulligan ’07 to Judge Musk-funded XPRIZE Competition

    10 January 2022Mulligan ’07 to Judge Musk-funded XPRIZE Competition

    A senior scientist at Amazon, Jamey Mulligan ’07 is serving on a panel of 12 judges for the four-year XPRIZE competition for carbon removal, funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation.

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  • Make It, Don't Fake It

    12 October 2021Make It, Don't Fake It

    Ever wonder what it takes to lead a successful business? Sabrina Horn '83 offers valuable answers in her new book Make it, Don't Fake it.

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  • Alums Build the Business They Want to See in the World: New Podcast Talks Entrepreneurship

    2 October 2021Alums Build the Business They Want to See in the World: New Podcast Talks Entrepreneurship

    HWS alums share a fresh, front-line perspective on launching business ventures in the new student-led podcast Entrepreneurial Endeavors.

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  • Hobart William Smith College

    30 September 2021Summer Sandbox Launches Early Stage Startups

    This summer, students participated in an immersive 9-week startup accelerator. In the entrepreneurial world, a sandbox is a space for nurturing ideas and creativity. The HWS Summer Sandbox provid

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  • Fred Matt ΓÇÖ81 on leadership: Provide clarity, lead by example, celebrate success

    1 September 2021Fred Matt '81 on Leadership: Provide clarity, lead by example, celebrate success

    Fred Matt on leadership: Provide clarity, lead by example, celebrate successBy Stan Linhorst | StanLinhorst@gmail.com Reproduced by permission of The Post-Standard.Fred Matt 81 is president of F.X

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  • Announcing New Master of Science in Management

    23 July 2021Announcing New Master of Science in Management

    How Hobart and William Smith Does Business: Beginning in the fall of 2021, HWS will offer a Master of Science in Management that will allow students to complete a bachelor's and master's degree in as few as four years.

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  • FEVEN YOHANNES '04: Divine Messages

    16 July 2021FEVEN YOHANNES '04: Divine Messages

    Feven Yohannes '04 and her identical twin sister Helena have always seen beauty as a way to connect with other women.

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    22 March 2021Nusom '23 Wins The Pitch

    Matthew Nusom '23 is the winner of the Todd Feldman '89 and Family Pitch Contest for his sustainable design company SymBio.

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  • Alumnae Launch Women in the Real

    26 August 2020Alumnae Launch Women in the Real

    Hannah Bini ’20, Chloe Emler ’20 and Addison Gilbard ’20 want to change the way women are portrayed in the media — and they want women to contribute to how that change happens.

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  • Conklin '02 Interviewed in The Asian Entrepreneur

    3 December 2019Conklin 02 Interviewed in The Asian Entrepreneur

    Renee Conklin 02 has called Hong Kong home since 2006 when she moved for an assignment and stayed, eventually starting her own company, RC HR Consulting.

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  • Summer Sandbox

    13 July 2018Summer Sandbox

    Through the Centennial Centers inaugural HWS Summer Sandbox Idea Accelerator, a cohort of 12 students are refining their business ideas in hopes of launching new for-profit or non-profit ventures.

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