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“A few weeks before International Women’s Day, a group of innovative, passionate, and ambitious Saudi female entrepreneurs joined forces at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business to build their entrepreneurship, leadership, […]

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Patricia Henriques
July 18, 2020

An excerpt from the McDonough School of Business… Pat Henriques, entrepreneur in residence, Georgetown Entrepreneurship, was honored with the 2020 Special Posthumous Legacy Award at this year’s Global Consortium of […]

July 11, 2020
April 30, 2020

Last year a new strain of coronavirus disease also known as COVID-19 was identified in China. Since then, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared this as a global pandemic […]

April 18, 2020

On Tuesday, April 7, we held one of the year’s most anticipated events: our Georgetown Entrepreneurship Challenge Finals. This is the culmination of our campus-wide pitch competition tournament that saw […]

April 08, 2020

As a JD-MBA student at Georgetown Michael O’Neil underwent aggressive surgeries and chemotherapy treatments. He emerged healthy, humble and inspired.  With support and encouragement from his Georgetown professors he embarked […]

March 25, 2020

Georgetown Entrepreneurship hosted its Third Annual Startup Career Fair to help Hoyas connect with high-growth companies in Washington DC. The two-hour event was held on March 3rd in the Social […]

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Upcoming Events

April

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Apr

Chalk Talk (Room 310)

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Apr

Entrepreneurship and Fashion: A Conversation with the Founder of Veronica Beard

  Entrepreneurship and Fashion: A Conversation with the Founder of Veronica Beard Join us in Fisher Colloquium, Wednesday, April 3rd to discuss the intersection of fashion and entrepreneurship.  

A fireside chat moderated by   Jeff Reid  Professor of the Practice of Entrepreneurship and Founding Director of Georgetown Entrepreneurship   RSVP   Wednesday, April 3 5 p.m. ET Fisher Colloquium, Rafik B. Hariri Building    Cosponsored by: Georgetown Entrepreneurship Club Georgetown Retail and Luxury Association   Please join us for a reception immediately following the discussion.     Georgetown students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.    
About Stephanie Unwin Stephanie Unwin is the president of Veronica Beard and has been leading the organization with Veronica Miele Beard and Veronica Swanson Beard since 2013. She has a penchant for brand building, and prior to her time at Veronica Beard, Unwin worked in chief commercial officer, sales, and merchandising roles for companies such as Aeffe USA, Tibi, Urban Inc., Rachel Zoe, and Jack Rogers USA. She earned an AAS degree in fashion marketing at the Parsons School of Design and a BComm degree with honors in finance from Dalhousie University in Canada. About John D. Howard John D. Howard is a co-CEO of Irving Place Capital and Celebrands and has more than 35 years of private equity investing experience in the consumer products and retail industries. Prior to founding Irving Place Capital (which began as the Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Group in 1997), he was the co-CEO of Vestar Capital Partners, a private investment firm specializing in management buyouts. Previously, Howard was a senior vice president and partner of Wesray Capital Corporation, one of the foremost private equity sponsors and a pioneer in the leveraged buyout business.

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Apr

Excellence in Entrepreneurship Showcase

Join us to celebrate our showcase promising an engaging exploration of entrepreneurial spirit and innovation within the Georgetown Community  RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/excellence-in-entrepreneurship-spring-showcase-tickets-866763722627?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Chalk Talk (Room 310)

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Apr

Healthcare Hackathon with AI (H2AI)

36-hour Hackathon featuring clinicians, engineers, and students in the DMV area, bringing together the brightest minds to create innovative ideas in Al and medicine for better patient care.

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Chalk Talk (Room 310)

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Chalk Talk (Room 310)

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Chalk Talk (Room 310)