FGCU, community partners help teens earn college credit, business acumen
Southwest Florida CEO Program offers Collier County teens college credit, entrepreneurial thinking, and mentorship through FGCU partnership....
Students harness AI to help Sanibel businesses assess hurricane recovery
Learn how FGCU’s Ain Hub built an AI-powered dashboard that gives Sanibel leaders clearer insights into housing, tourism and hurricane...
From electronics to ales, alum keeps business ventures brewing
Wesley Sprecher hasn’t cloned himself. It just seems like it. The 2018 Florida Gulf Coast University graduate co-founded Swamp Cat Brewing Co., a Fort...
Eagle entrepreneurs prove they can swim with the sharks
They stood tall in crisp suits or branded shirts, elevator pitches rehearsed to perfection, heartbeats quickening with every name called....
The sweet life at FGCU: Student-led business scoops out success
In Florida Gulf Coast University’s Sugden Hall kitchen, an ice cream machine whirs alongside a humming freezer. Vanilla and cherry...
Entrepreneurship program helps veterans launch and grow businesses
Lia Curfman wanted to combine her deep love for dance with her desire to be an entrepreneur. She achieved this...
New entrepreneurship dean eager to steer ‘high-performance’ school
Just a week and two days after moving into the dean’s office of the Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship , William McDowell was already extolling...
Alum wins $10,000 to lead development of app connecting music fans
At one point during his undergraduate years at Florida Gulf Coast University, Abraham Joseph found it challenging to make new...
FGCU’s Runway Program celebrates $1 million milestone
Some people know early in life that they’re not interested in a traditional 9-to-5 job. “I knew for the longest...
Grad school experiences lead to success for technology entrepreneur
It’s not unusual for a college student to take a part-time job at the corner sandwich shop to help make...
Alum grapples way to victory in rising sport: beach wrestling
Stepping onto a warm, sandy beach in Barbados, Jabari Irons already knew he was a champion. “When I compete, I...
Sold! Entrepreneurship grad aims to change home-selling process
When the Runway Program for aspiring entrepreneurs took flight at Florida Gulf Coast University in 2016, Jakub Adamowicz was part of the...