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The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology creates a supportive, nurturing environment for students interested in starting and growing businesses.
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Employee Spotlight

From Farmlands to RevRoads

July 09, 2021
As a mentor for the Rollins Center, Amy Caldwell focuses on establishing connections with student entrepreneurs and teaching them the value hard work.
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Center News

Organizing the Entrepreneurial Garage

June 02, 2021
As a successful entrepreneur and a mentor for the Rollins Center, Bryan Welton enjoys helping students improve their companies.

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Student Experiences

New Venture Challenge Awards $15,000 to Eight Student Entrepreneur Teams

May 20, 2021
The New Venture Challenge allowed student entrepreneurs to present their future plans for the growth of their businesses to a panel of judges.

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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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Student Experiences

Students Take Home Big Prizes During Business Model Competition

April 14, 2021
The Business Model Competition prompts students to design tests that validate their business ideas.

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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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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

Unlocking Her Superpowers

February 22, 2021
As a mom of six, the CEO of her own company, an entrepreneur, and a business coach, Stacy Paulsen knows all too well that women are capable of wearing many hats.

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School News

Chris Crittenden Announced as New Director of Rollins Center

February 11, 2021
The BYU Marriott School of Business recently announced Chris Crittenden as the new director of the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

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Employee Spotlight

The Quest to Become a “Learntrepreneur”

December 15, 2020
A self-proclaimed "learntrepreneur," Taylor Halverson values two things in his career more than anything else: learning and entrepreneurship.

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Student Experiences

Students Share Solutions in Big Idea Pitch Competition

November 10, 2020
Hundreds of students submitted ideas to this year's Big Idea Pitch Competition, the first event in the Miller Competition Series.

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Student Spotlight

Plunging Headfirst into the Fashion World

October 22, 2020
At fifteen years old, BYU Marriott strategy junior Marissa Barlow once failed to find the perfect swimsuit to take on a family vacation, an experience that would help define her young career.

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Student Experiences

3, 2, 1...Liftoff

October 05, 2020
Although the businesses of student entrepreneurs at BYU Marriott are each unique and diverse, they can all turn to one place for help: the Rollins Center.

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Alumni Spotlight

Stepping into the Unknown

September 28, 2020
2020 MBA graduate Carly MacLennan recently started her own business, SocialHire, which helps newly relocated employees have an easier social transition.

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Student Experiences

Creating a World of Innovative Thinkers

August 18, 2020
Socks that monitor a baby's vitals, security cameras that alert homeowners via text, and doors that open using an app have more in common than one might think.

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Student Experiences

Business Solution for Diabetics Victorious at New Venture Challenge

June 11, 2020
The BYU student-founded company PhyR walked away with the first-place price and $15,000 at the 2020 New Venture Challenge hosted by the Rollins Center.

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BYU Marriott Names New Associate Dean

May 14, 2020
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.

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