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MealMe app co-founder Matthew Bouchner 20B

Meal delivery in the time of Coronavirus

Goizueta student and MealMe app co-founder Matthew Bouchner 20B helps ensure a good deal. Times have changed with ‘Stay at Home’ and self-isolation orders impacting millions...

Capitalizing on success: Ducoff wins Emory Entrepreneur Award in finance

“Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.” – Mark Cuban At 39, Nick Ducoff 03BBA has had more impact across a number of...
Sig Mosley 68BBA

Second annual “Siggie” Awards announce call for nominations

The Siggie Awards, which recognize early-stage investors in Atlanta start-ups will be hosted by Goizueta beginning this year.

Alumnus Will Hockey’s startup acquired by Visa for $5.3 billion

Visa International recently announced that it would acquire Plaid, the financial tech company co-founded by Hockey and Zach Perret, in a deal reportedly worth $5.3 billion. Plaid is a financial services platform that connects applications to users’ bank accounts. The company may not be a household name, but many of the apps that rely on its infrastructure are (Venmo is one).

Start:ME Accelerator Program selects 50 diverse Atlanta-based ventures for 2020

Representatives from 50 promising small businesses in Atlanta came together for the kick-off of the 2020 Start:ME Accelerator program, the Goizueta Business School’s free, intensive 14-session business training program for small business owners in East Lake, Clarkston and Southside Atlanta.

Start:ME Accelerator Program Selects 50 Atlanta-based Ventures for 2020

Fifty promising small businesses have been selected for the 2020 Start:ME Accelerator, a free, intensive 14-session business training program from the Goizueta Business School for promising ventures in the metro-Atlanta communities of East Lake, Clarkston and Southside Atlanta.

Inspired by Personal Experience: RAISE Forum spotlights innovative BBA alums’ solutions...

Alumni spotlight: At the 2019 Fall RAISE Forum, investors hear from two Goizueta alumni whose companies use online technology to find babysitters, help people with cognitive impairment.

Entreprenuers-in-Residence program adds new cohort

Two years after its inception, the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiR) program at Goizueta is going strong and welcomes a new cohort of six members. These seasoned entrepreneurs offer a wealth of experience and insight to students.

HackATL returns to Goizueta Business School campus

There was no shortage of energy during the seventh annual “HackATL” event on campus. The simple goal amid the decorations and paper airplanes around Patterson Green was clear, yet daunting: Build a business in 24 hours.

Post Meridiem Spirits co-founder speaks to BBA entrepreneurship students

As a successful brand manager and strategist, Andrew Rodbell 04MBA worked for a who’s who of top tier companies before a 70’s cover band concert inspired him to go his own way...producing cocktails in a can.

Experts weigh in at the RAISE Forum ‘Rise’ Panel

Leading inventors, investors and entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry discussed innovation in healthcare on the RAISE Forum “Rise” Panel, an event that provides interested members of the public an opportunity to network and hear from industry experts ahead of the biannual RAISE Forum.

Start:ME Accelerator Program Seeking Entrepreneurs for the 2020 Program, Offering Up...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS Brian Goebel, Start:ME Program Director bgoebel@emory.edu Hannah McCord hannahm@friendsofrefugees.com Catherine Woodling, East Lake Foundation cwoodling@eastlakefoundation.org Pamela Stringfield, Focused Community Strategies pamela@fcsministries.org Kim Speece, Leff & Associates kim@leffassociates.com} September 16, 2019 – The...