Troy University’s IDEA Bank has been named Pike County Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Business of the Year.
Troy University’s IDEA Bank has been named Pike County Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Business of the Year.
Reanna Thompson, program and marketing coordinator, and Lynne George, IDEA Bank Director, show off the Pike County Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year Award for 2025.
Winning the Chamber of Commerce’s award for Business of the Year was particularly meaningful…
Sorrell College sophomore accounting major Wesley Tilghman pitches his business concept at the Business IDEA Competition.
The largest prize pot in the Business IDEA Competition’s history provided $8,000 in seed funding for student-pitched entrepreneurial concepts, thanks to a partnership with MAX Credit Union.
Coming in first place was Wesley Tilghman, a sophomore accounting major, for his pitch for “Trojan Tailgate,” earning $4,000 in seed money for the concept.
Wesley Tilghman took the…
Sorrell College's SBDC program, "Start Your Business," gains statewide acclaim as a scalable model for workforce development.
Troy University’s Start Your Business program has been named one of the top 17 work-based learning programs in Alabama by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship.
The entrepreneurship-based initiative created by Juliana Bolivar, Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Troy University was selected for its replicable model, statewide impact, and innovative approach to bridging self-employment with workforce development.
Juliana…
A dozen students vie for $8,000 is prize funding in this year's pitch competition.
The culmination of the MAX Accelerator Business IDEA Competition at Troy University is a pitch competition with a dozen students vying for some $8,000 is prize funding, the largest such pool in the program’s history.
The event is 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with an awards luncheon following at 1 p.m. at the IDEA Bank…
