Celebrating the 2024 Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Cohort: A Year of Innovation, Inspiration, and Impact

As the 2024 Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (ELP) draws to a close, we are proud to reflect on an incredible year…

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Honoring the 2024 Perot Jain TechLab Cohorts: Fostering Future CTOs and Tech Innovators

As we conclude another phenomenal year of the Perot Jain TechLab (PJTL) series, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our…

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Faculty Fandom: Erika Block

Erika Block’s path to entrepreneurship started at the dinner table. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs—her father, uncle, grandfather,…

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When Things Start To Work

By Devon Riter Getting traction with a startup is hard. I began working on the idea of CommunityConnect close to…

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National Entrepreneurship Month: How to Celebrate this November

National Entrepreneurship Month is a time to ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship. It’s a celebration of resilience and ambition, providing…

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Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: Meet the Inspiring Women of CFE’s Faculty

On November 19, we celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day—a moment to recognize the power, innovation, and leadership that women bring to…

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Embracing Uncertainty: The Journey of Learning and Unlearning in Startups

Written by Saisindhu S Valluri As someone who values clarity above all, unpredictability is a distant consideration when making decisions….

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Breaking Barriers in Textile Recycling
Breaking Barriers in Textile Recycling: Brian Iezzi, Fibarcode, and the Impact of the NSF I-Corps Program

Written by Christopher Eakin Brian Iezzi sat in his small Ann Arbor apartment pondering a question: why is so little…

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CFE Open House Carnival Recap: Fun, Games, and Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Think you can pitch a wild business idea in under a minute? Or unscramble biomedical jargon like a pro? Students…

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