Veteran alumnus Derrick Floyd is set to take the helm of Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce. His wife and son operate a bakery.
Derrick Floyd is a man on a mission to improve his community of Sumter, South Carolina.
The 2005 Master of Public Administration graduate retired from the Air Force after 26 years, and today, along with his wife Cassandra and son Devin operates Pound of Love Bakery in Sumter.
In June, he will assume the helm…
The marketing competition invites student-owned businesses to learn more about marketing and compete for an advertising prize bundle.
Troy University student business owners received a crash course in marketing during the second IDEA Bank Marketing Competition held from Feb. 19-23.
Different from the IDEA Bank’s usual programs, the marketing competition focuses on established small business owners who need help developing a marketing strategy.
“Most of what we focus on is educational opportunities, networking opportunities,…
Travis Perry's invention ChordBuddy shot through the roof after his appearance on "Shark Tank." (TROY photo/Clif Lusk)
Travis Perry was just 18 or 19 years old when he got disgusted with teaching people how to play the guitar.
“I thought ‘I must be a horrible teacher’ because half of my students quit after two months,” he said. He would learn that as many as 60 percent of the people who start learning…
Entrepreneurship Week offers students and the general public daily opportunities for business enrichment.
Troy University’s IDEA Bank will help equip area entrepreneurs with skills for success during Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 14 -18.
“The week is designed to enhance fundamental understanding of successful business startups,” said Lynne Firmin George, the Director of Economic Development, and the IDEA Bank at Troy University.
Lynne Firmin George
A part of the…
