Entrepreneurship Week offers public, students a chance to gain insights into business building

The IDEA Bank on the Square in downtown Troy will host a week-long series of programs Sept. 20 - 24 aimed at helping businesses and entrepreneurs be successful. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)
 

Troy University’s IDEA Bank will host Entrepreneurship Week Sept. 20-24 with free, open-to-the-public programs daily.

“We are excited to offer the public and TROY students the chance to learn valuable tips for their businesses,” said Lynne Firmin-George, director of the IDEA Bank.

Located on South Court Square in downtown Troy, the IDEA Bank’s mission is to…

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IDEA Bank’s entrepreneurship workshop helps equip students for future business success

Dr. LaKami Baker, Russell Foundation Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Auburn University, leads workshop at the IDEA Bank on Thursday.

Dr. LaKami Baker, Russell Foundation Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Auburn University, leads workshop at the IDEA Bank on Thursday.

For Troy University alumna Avalon Dudinsky Meacham, returning to Troy on Thursday for the IDEA Bank’s Entrepreneurship Pop-Up Workshop was exciting – not only for the valuable information she gained, but also for the opportunity to see the growth of the center that had its origins when she was a student at TROY.

Troy University…

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IDEA Bank partners with the Government and Economic Development Institute to bring entrepreneurship workshop to TROY

TROY's IDEA Bank is hosting an area-wide entrepreneurship
 

A regional Entrepreneurship Pop-Up Workshop is being hosted at the Troy University IDEA Bank for aspiring entrepreneurs including students, and existing small business owners. 

Troy University has partnered with Auburn University’s Government and Economic Development Institute to provide this opportunity for entrepreneurs to improve their odds of success. The workshop will be led by Dr….

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Champion credits TROY, work with SHORT the Squirrel, with preparing her for success

Sierra Champion, IDEA Bank project manager for SHORT the Squirrel, is interviewed during the recent IDEA Bank Open House.

Sierra Champion, IDEA Bank project manager for SHORT the Squirrel, is interviewed during the recent IDEA Bank Open House.

Student entrepreneur Sierra Champion is touching the lives of children across the state through the nonprofit organization SHORT the Squirrel.

SHORT the Squirrel came to life when TROY alumnae Dr. Dee Bennet and Monica Anderson Young saw the need presented by the youngest visitors to the state’s court system.

“It’s very scary walking into the…

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