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Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship in Rochester, NY is getting ready to welcome new students to its new affordable and accelerated business program. President Ian Mortimer was invited to join Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to share more about the unique program’s advantages, from next-level networking to expediting earning potential. Watch the full…

Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship is partnering with the company GrowthX to launch a revenue accelerator program. The goal is to help drive revenue growth for regional startups. Fifteen companies have been selected from the Rochester and Buffalo regions. The start-ups are competing in a 16-week sales program designed to kick-start the businesses in…

President of Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, Dr. Ian Mortimer, spoke with Randy Gorbman of WXXI Business Report to share how a partnership with venture capital fund GrowthX will help local business startups while teaching Golisano Institute business students about real-world situations. Listen here.

Golisano Institute’s on-campus Clothing Closet helps students dress and feel their best, at no cost. Now, with a generous donation from the family of Rochester-based suit manufacturer, Hickey Freeman, students can choose from high quality suit jackets that will help them shine. “My hope is that when a student puts a jacket on, they feel…

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) presented to an Investor Panel at Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, where 27 middle and high school students pitched startups to local business leaders, hoping to gain real funding for their passion projects. Watch the full segment at https://foxrochester.com/news/good-day-rochester/young-entrepreneurs-academy-hosts-shark-tank# 

Published 2/15/24 Rochester Business Journal By Caurie Putnam, Rochester-area freelance writer Three years ago, Richard DeMartino, Ph.D., a professor in the department of management at the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), began thinking hard about traditional four-year degree programs and the number of people struggling to finish or finishing with debilitating…

President Dr. Ian Mortimer joins Brennan Somers of Rochester First to discuss the benefits of attending the Golisano Institute. Watch the full interview at https://www.rochesterfirst.com/why-roc/why-roc-golisano-institute-for-business-and-entrepreneurship/.