TROY business alumnus Travis Perry is making music since Shark Tank win

Travis Perry's invention ChordBuddy shot through the roof after his appearance on

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…

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IDEA Bank’s Entrepreneurship Week provides seminar opportunities daily Nov. 14 – Nov. 18

Entrepreneurship Week offers students and the general public daily opportunities for business enrichment.

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…

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Hispanic Heritage Month allows the SBDC at Troy to highlight Hispanic and Latino businesses and entrepreneurs

TROY's SBDC is reaching Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in the Wiregrass.

TROY's SBDC is reaching Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in the Wiregrass.

For Troy University’s Small Business Development Center, Hispanic Heritage Month has been an opportunity to showcase the success Hispanic and Latino business owners have experienced in Alabama’s Wiregrass region.

In response to a request from a community member in Daleville, TROY SBDC Director Juliana Bolivar created a program to deliver SBDC support and training in…

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IDEA Bank to host a summit on nonprofit development in association with Central Alabama Community Foundation

The IDEA Bank in downtown Troy is teaming with Central Alabama Community Foundation to host non-profit development seminar.

The IDEA Bank in downtown Troy is teaming with Central Alabama Community Foundation to host non-profit development seminar.

Troy University’s IDEA Bank is teaming with the Central Alabama Community Foundation to offer a free workshop on non-profit organization start-ups.

“The Nonprofit Summit is going to be a great opportunity for existing and aspiring non-profit owners or affiliates to get together for networking and learning,” said Lynne Firmin George, the IDEA Bank’s director.

Lynne…

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