Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Media Assistance: Shula Neuman Director, News and Information, Olin Business School and Department of Economics sneuman@wustl.edu (314) 935-5202

Managing Director: Kenneth Harrington (harrington@olin.wustl.edu)

Home Page: http://www.sces.wustl.edu/

Thanks to the generous support of the Skandalaris family, the Olin School of Business continues to develop one of the outstanding entrepreneurship programs in the country. Drawing upon the successful programs administered through the Center for Experiential Learning, Olin's Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (SCES), formerly known as the Skandalaris Entrepreneurship Program, supports student learning and career pursuits while serving the University and community.

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Four area non-profits garner prizes totaling $110,000 WUSTL's Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition winners have an artistic bent (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11601.html) April 18, 2008 -- On April 17, four local nonprofits were honored at the Awards Dinner for the 3rd annual Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC). The winners are StudioSTL, LiveFeed, BEGIN and Indego Africa. The groups will receive a total of $110,000 in cash and in-kind support for successfully demonstrating that their ventures have social value and that their group has the ability to implement its plans.

Entrepreneurship is alive and well Two business startups collect $75,000 in seed funding at the 10th annual Olin Cup Competition (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11007.html) Feb. 7, 2008 -- Release embargoed until 9 p.m. Feb. 7, 2008. Two student-owned business startups won the top honors at the Olin Cup Competition award ceremony Thursday, Feb. 7. The first place award of $50,000 went to Is That One Good? an internet web site where consumers can compare notes on goods and services. The second place, $25,000 prize went to MedExceed, a medical device company. The awards were announced at a ceremony on Feb. 7 at Washington University in St. Louis. Arnold W. Donald, former chairman of Merisant and current president and chief executive officer of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International was the keynote speaker.

Philanthropic startups vie for annual award Semi-finalists announced for the Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition at WUSTL (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/10742.html) Dec. 14, 2007 -- The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis has announced the semi-finalists in the 2008 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition. This year's semi-finalists represent a range of proposals including of a group of college students with a plan to provide counseling and mentoring services for low-income students, to an established nonprofit with a proposal for a mixed-use small business incubator.

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Anne Marie Knott Associate Professor of Strategy (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/740.html) Professor Knott's research examines the optimal environment and policies (economic, industrial and firm) for innovation. This interest stems from issues arising during an earlier career in defense electronics at Hughes Aircraft Company. Expertise: entrepreneurship, industrial organization, technology management, management strategy Direct contact: (314) 935-4679 / knott@wustl.edu

Kenneth Harrington Managing Director of Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/431.html) Harrington Mr. Harrington spent over 25 years in the telecommunications and information technology business. He has been a senior executive for five start-up companies and has also been involved with turn-around and roll-up consolidations in the technology industry. He is currently the Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship ... Expertise: entrepreneurship, economics, telecommunications industry, life sciences industry, international development Direct contact: (314) 935-9134 / harrington@wustl.edu

Barton Hamilton Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/29.html) Hamilton Download Hamilton has directed the Hatchery™ Entrepreneurship Program at the Olin School of Business. Before joining Olin, he was an assistant professor of economics at McGill University for five years. In addition to being an expert on entrepreneurship, he also expertise in the economics of health and aging, ... Expertise: applied microeconomics, econometrics, entrepreneurship, health economics, labor economics, efficacy of HIV treatment, advanced infertility treatment, … Direct contact: (314) 935-8057 / hamiltonb@olin.wustl.edu

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Resources for students looking to start a business Chicago Tribune Aug. 20, 2007 -- There is a growing number of college students interested in starting a business. Experts point to a growing skepticism about job security as one of the motivations. The Internet also has helped, making it possible to set up and run a business from a dorm room at a fraction of the cost of renting office space. Article offers some pointers, such as using college resources. For example, WUSTL runs an entrepreneurial program that gives students access to advisers, storefront space and other useful tools, including information on raising money and paying taxes.

Entrepreneurship 101 The Wall Street Journal March 19, 2007 -- Hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities have awakened to the fact that many of their graduates are likely to work for themselves someday. Many are bolstering their courses and extracurricular activities for aspiring entrepreneurs and helping students create businesses before graduation. And many campuses are teaching entrepreneurship beyond the business school, to get students in other disciplines interested in business development. Ken Harrington, managing director of WUSTL businss school's Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, talks about our program.

Living the Dream Entrepreneur Magazine May 9, 2005 -- Small and midsize businesses have a long and rich history of building up America, and entrepreneurs have done so largely by being innovative. WUSTL business professor Glenn MacDonald comments on the importance of innovation when small businesses try to outdo their competition.

The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies plays an important role in the local entrepreneurship community. Beyond training students to lead businesses in the future in order to strengthen the labor pool, the SCES fosters networking, supplies resources for ideas to mature, and provides a forum in which these ideas can partner with venture capital. As an early resource along the idea-to-business path, the Program acts as a funnel through which the idea starts on its way to becoming a business. In this role, the SCES serves the needs of both upstream and downstream "customers," with several customers appearing in multiple roles along this journey.

Note: As of June 5, 2004, the Skandalaris Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) will be known as The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (SCES).

Contact Information Contact Information • Kenneth Harrington Managing Director harrington@olin.wustl.edu (314) 935-4512 Related Information Related Links: • Idea Bounce (www.ideabounce.com) • Olin Cup Competition (http://www.olin.wustl.edu/cel/olincup.cfm) • Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (http://www.sces.wustl.edu/SEIC/) • Visual Communications Research Studio (http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~artweb/washUSoa/otherPrograms/vcrs.html) • Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (http://www.sces.wustl.edu/fac_res_crs/research_grants.html) • Intellectual Property and Business Formation Legal Clinic (http://law.wustl.edu/IPTech/) Related Groups: