Jamarion Willie's Baller from the Ville display took second-place honors at the IDEA Bank's 2026 Marketing Competition.
For Troy University student Jamarion Willie, success isn’t just about where you’re going. It’s also about remembering where you started.
That philosophy is the foundation of Baller From The Ville, a custom apparel business Willie launched as a high school student in 2020 and has continued to grow while pursuing a degree in electrical and…
Gilberto Laines and Jocabet Cortes, with their daughters, began L&C Garden and Home Care, LLC as a result of seeing an opportunity.
For Gilberto Laines and Jocabet Cortes, entrepreneurship did not begin with a business plan, a loan or even the certainty that they would one day own a business. It began with work.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Laines was laid off from his factory job and began painting houses with a friend. While working on those…
Weekend Ventures brought together a variety of students to learn how to create a business in just three days.
A high school student from Dothan, TROY students, community entrepreneurs and business professionals may not ordinarily find themselves on the same team building a business from scratch.
For one weekend in Troy, they did.
The Alabama Small Business Development Center at Troy University brought Weekend Ventures to Troy Sept. 18-20, challenging participants to move from…
Weekend Ventures challenges students and community members to build, test and pitch a business concept in three days.
Troy University students and members of the Wiregrass community will have an opportunity to experience the realities of entrepreneurship in one weekend as the Alabama Small Business Development Center at Troy University brings Weekend Ventures to downtown Troy Sept. 18-20.
Hosted at the Troy University IDEA Bank, Weekend Ventures is an intensive, three-day entrepreneurship experience…
