Press Releases
NOVEMBER 10, 2016 | 4:40 AM
Florida State University’s Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship is proud to announce Wendy Plant, director of the Center for Student Engagement, has been elected as a Director at Large for the United States for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). USASBE is the largest independent, professional, academic organization in the world dedicated to advancing the discipline...
NOVEMBER 1, 2016 | 9:15 AM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship will present the 5th annual 7 Under 30 Speaker Series, featuring seven Florida State alumni entrepreneurs who launched successful businesses before the age of 30. The speakers will share their journey developing a successful business. “We have a very diverse group of alumni this year and...
OCTOBER 26, 2016 | 9:22 AM
A Florida State University graduate has been recognized for starting an innovative business that utilizes “parametric design” to produce unique woo A Florida State University graduate has been recognized for starting an innovative business that utilizes “parametric design” to produce unique wooden products. Today, Gov. Rick Scott presented the Governor’s Young Entrepreneur Award to Nick...
JUNE 8, 2016 | 9:23 AM
Tallahassee, Fla. — Christopher ”C.J.” Wagner, an undergraduate majoring in economics and minoring in business analytics and entrepreneurship at Florida State University, was one of seven students who won a statewide competition for pitching a promising business idea. Wagner received a $2,000 award at the Daveler Pitch Competition, which took place at the University of...
JANUARY 26, 2016 | 2:19 PM
Florida State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Sally McRorie has appointed FSU business professor, entrepreneur in residence and university administrator Susan S. Fiorito as the founding director of Florida State’s newly established Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship.
DECEMBER 18, 2015 | 11:20 AM
Florida State University announced today the largest gift in its history — $100 million — from Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation to honor the late Jim Moran and create what will be the nation’s largest interdisciplinary, degree-granting school of entrepreneurship. The Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship will stand alone, offering and greatly expanding...