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Read about BYU Marriott's Entrepreneurial Management program, the students in our program, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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Alumni Experiences

More Than an Investor

February 23, 2022
As an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, BYU Marriott alum Sid Krommenhoek is driven by a desire to advocate for entrepreneurs and build companies that matter.
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Alumni Spotlight

An Entrepreneur in Entrepreneurship

February 21, 2022
TRUE Africa provides educational and humanitarian sponsorships to orphans and other vulnerable children. “We operate entirely on volunteer efforts, enabling 95 percent of every dollar donated to go toward program services,” Hite says.
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Employee Spotlight

No Better Place to Be

December 13, 2021
When Tom Peterson graduated from BYU in 1981, he thought he had already come to fully appreciate the value of his BYU education.
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Student Experiences

Entrepreneurship Minor Inspires a Variety of Business Paths

December 07, 2021
BYU students across campus can gain a business background for any number of careers by earning the entrepreneurship minor.
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Student Spotlight

A Trolley of Success

November 12, 2021
While a trolley bus system has not been used in Utah for 75 years, an antique bus will soon be gracing the streets of Provo thanks to BYU Marriott entrepreneurship senior Afton Ellis Long.
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Student Experiences

Taking Healthy Risks: Experiences of Four Marriott School Entrepreneurs

November 01, 2021
Entrepreneurship is, in many ways, the lifeblood of our economy. Each year, more than half a million businesses are started, and millions of jobs are created in the United States alone. Additionally, the entrepreneurial itch helps advance technology and diversifies the economy.
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Alumni Spotlight

Fostering Love

October 04, 2021
Since completing a social impact internship in Mexico City, entrepreneurial management alum Nathan Noble has charted a career path dedicated to serving others and helping people in need.
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Employee Spotlight

Using Experience to Help Young Entrepreneurs

August 20, 2021
Not long after Kim Scoville began teaching at BYU Marriott, she noticed a need for legal knowledge in the entrepreneurship program and decided to do something about it.
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Student Spotlight

Skiing the Slopes of Childhood Dreams

August 04, 2021
While entrepreneurship has been a lifelong goal for senior Nathan Miller, he did not fully commit to his dreams until listening to a guest speaker in one of his BYU Marriott classes.
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Employee Spotlight

The Servant Salesman Approach

May 07, 2021
As an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship, Jason Christensen strives to instill the same ambition within his students that propelled his own success.

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Student Spotlight

A Scoop of Success

May 06, 2021
Blake Barkdull, an entrepreneurship junior at BYU Marriott, has paired his entrepreneurship lessons with real-life experience to create a business of tasty concoctions.

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Student Experiences

Rollins Center Announces SEOY Winners, Introduces Three New Awards

April 16, 2021
BYU junior Isaac Dushku was recently announced as the 2021 Student Entrepreneur of the Year by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.


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Employee Spotlight

Cultural Anthropologists in Innovation

April 16, 2021
When teaching his class to MBA students, BYU Marriott professor Nile Hatch shares his own method of innovation: developing a deep understanding of other's needs.

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Student Spotlight

The Magnetic Pull of Entrepreneurship

April 05, 2021
With a little help from the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, Bryan Stringham is now living out his childhood dream of becoming an inventor.

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School News

BYU Marriott Graduate Programs Earn Top-50 Ranks

March 30, 2021
BYU Marriott fared well in the recently released U.S. News & World Report 2022 rankings for graduate programs. Both the MBA and MPA programs were ranked, as were four graduate program emphases.

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Student Experiences

A Purpose-Filled Podcast

March 26, 2021
In 2020, BYU Marriott marketing student Eddy Columna had an idea to start a podcast that featured student entrepreneurs from BYU and talked about the resources of the Rollins Center.

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Student Experiences

Building Future Innovators

February 24, 2021
The BYU Marriott entrepreneurship lecture series helps students to innovate solutions that address the challenges at work, in their communities, and within their homes.

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Alumni Spotlight

Building His Own Future

January 25, 2021
Whether he's forming new relationships or setting a sales team up for success, BYU Marriott entrepreneurship alum Jordan Cushman has built many things throughout his career.

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