Dorm Room Biz at Radford University

Chris Pund is a 21-year-old student at Radford University who has started two businesses: an eBay store and a web site development business. He writes about his experiences and those of others on Dorm Room Biz.

Dorm Room Biz at Radford University

Chris Pund is a 21-year-old student at Radford University who has started two businesses: an eBay store and a web site development business. He writes about his experiences and those of others on Dorm Room Biz.

Dorm Room Biz at Radford University

Chris Pund is a 21-year-old student at Radford University who has started two businesses: an eBay store and a web site development business. He writes about his experiences and those of others on Dorm Room Biz.

Entrepreneur Magazine on Student Businesses

College life can go beyond classes, keggers and cramming for finals. Why not start your own business? These enterprising students did. Did you ever consider becoming a manufacturer of dormitory furniture? Read how four students at Santa Clara University did...

Entrepreneur Magazine on Student Businesses

College life can go beyond classes, keggers and cramming for finals. Why not start your own business? These enterprising students did. Did you ever consider becoming a manufacturer of dormitory furniture? Read how four students at Santa Clara University did...

Entrepreneur Magazine on Student Businesses

College life can go beyond classes, keggers and cramming for finals. Why not start your own business? These enterprising students did. Did you ever consider becoming a manufacturer of dormitory furniture? Read how four students at Santa Clara University did...

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft: Student entrepreneurs making impact

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Microsoft share more than multibillion dollar valuations. These technology titans have another striking resemblance: They were all founded by university students.

While the frequency with which new young multimillionaires are minted may have decreased since the technology bubble, a more lasting trend in student entrepreneurship is now on the rise. Dorm rooms across the country are abuzz with creative business ideas that may lay the groundwork for a paradigm shift in the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Read more...

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft: Student entrepreneurs making impact

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Microsoft share more than multibillion dollar valuations. These technology titans have another striking resemblance: They were all founded by university students.

While the frequency with which new young multimillionaires are minted may have decreased since the technology bubble, a more lasting trend in student entrepreneurship is now on the rise. Dorm rooms across the country are abuzz with creative business ideas that may lay the groundwork for a paradigm shift in the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Read more...

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft: Student entrepreneurs making impact

Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Microsoft share more than multibillion dollar valuations. These technology titans have another striking resemblance: They were all founded by university students.

While the frequency with which new young multimillionaires are minted may have decreased since the technology bubble, a more lasting trend in student entrepreneurship is now on the rise. Dorm rooms across the country are abuzz with creative business ideas that may lay the groundwork for a paradigm shift in the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Read more...

College student provides mobile laundry service

Times haven't changed much. Freshmen attend college miles away from home with little money, no transportation and using what little time they have after studies doing that dreaded laundry. Tuskegee University student Bernard Height, a junior sales and marketing major, came up with a solution. Read more at Tuskegee University's web site.

College student provides mobile laundry service

Times haven't changed much. Freshmen attend college miles away from home with little money, no transportation and using what little time they have after studies doing that dreaded laundry. Tuskegee University student Bernard Height, a junior sales and marketing major, came up with a solution. Read more at Tuskegee University's web site.

College student provides mobile laundry service

Times haven't changed much. Freshmen attend college miles away from home with little money, no transportation and using what little time they have after studies doing that dreaded laundry. Tuskegee University student Bernard Height, a junior sales and marketing major, came up with a solution. Read more at Tuskegee University's web site.

Dorm Room Entrepreneurs

Many businesses have started in dorm rooms, but not in dorms specifically dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial dreams of students. The University of Maryland has opened a dorm that fosters the formation of companies as part of the Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities program, the Boston Globe reported today in "Great Ideas 101." Outside of the dorm, the students study typical college topics like English, engineering, business, but at the Hinman dorm, they're encouraged to start innovative businesses through a series of weekly seminars on starting and running a business, and the help they receive from UMD faculty. Read more at Inc.com...

Dorm Room Entrepreneurs

Many businesses have started in dorm rooms, but not in dorms specifically dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial dreams of students. The University of Maryland has opened a dorm that fosters the formation of companies as part of the Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities program, the Boston Globe reported today in "Great Ideas 101." Outside of the dorm, the students study typical college topics like English, engineering, business, but at the Hinman dorm, they're encouraged to start innovative businesses through a series of weekly seminars on starting and running a business, and the help they receive from UMD faculty. Read more at Inc.com...

Dorm Room Entrepreneurs

Many businesses have started in dorm rooms, but not in dorms specifically dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial dreams of students. The University of Maryland has opened a dorm that fosters the formation of companies as part of the Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities program, the Boston Globe reported today in "Great Ideas 101." Outside of the dorm, the students study typical college topics like English, engineering, business, but at the Hinman dorm, they're encouraged to start innovative businesses through a series of weekly seminars on starting and running a business, and the help they receive from UMD faculty. Read more at Inc.com...

University of Waterloo - Dormitory Incubator

The University of Waterloo is giving over one of its residence halls to Velocity, a new incubator where students can collaborate on Web, mobile, and digital media applications with their fellow budding tech entrepreneurs and perhaps help breathe some life back into the incubator model. Read more...

University of Waterloo - Dormitory Incubator

The University of Waterloo is giving over one of its residence halls to Velocity, a new incubator where students can collaborate on Web, mobile, and digital media applications with their fellow budding tech entrepreneurs and perhaps help breathe some life back into the incubator model. Read more...

University of Waterloo - Dormitory Incubator

The University of Waterloo is giving over one of its residence halls to Velocity, a new incubator where students can collaborate on Web, mobile, and digital media applications with their fellow budding tech entrepreneurs and perhaps help breathe some life back into the incubator model. Read more...

Dorm as business venture launchpad

Michael Dell famously started his computer company by selling hand-assembled computers from his dormitory room. Read on CNN Money how student businesses have been increasingly enabled by changes in technology and an explosion in entrepreneurship education.

Dorm as business venture launchpad

Michael Dell famously started his computer company by selling hand-assembled computers from his dormitory room. Read on CNN Money how student businesses have been increasingly enabled by changes in technology and an explosion in entrepreneurship education.