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…
The IDEA Bank's Empowerment Series and Competition, sponsored by the Regions Foundation, is making an impact on the Troy community.
What began as an idea to give children entering foster care something better than a trash bag to carry their belongings has grown into a broader effort to provide support, dignity and hope to foster children and families across Pike County.
For Amanda Johnson, that journey reached a milestone when Fostering Hope was named the…
Academy students learned from experts around the region.
What began as a small, competitive summer camp for six high school students in 2022 has grown into a statewide entrepreneurship experience designed to help Alabama youth develop confidence, creativity and business skills.
The Troy University IDEA Bank’s 2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Academy welcomed 22 students in grades six through 12, including students from communities across…
Graduate of SBDC TROY's Start Your Business program were celebrated May 29 in an online commencement ceremony.
It began with a $9,000 investment and a simple idea: help position Alabama as a national leader in entrepreneurship-based workforce development.
On May 29, the Troy University Small Business Development Center celebrated a milestone years in the making, hosting the first graduation ceremony for participants in the Alabama Department of Human Resources’ A-RESET Start Your…
