The Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is now accepting nominations for two new awards that will be presented during Entrepreneurship Week March 27-31. Regional entrepreneurs will receive the Emerging Entrepreneur and Entrepreneur of the Year Awards at the week’s capstone luncheon Friday, March 31. The awards will recognize individuals for their professional [...]
Kenneth Cheadle, a 2006 graduate of Missouri Western State University, will make a presentation titled “Standing Out in the Business World” on Saturday, Nov. 12, presented by Alpha Kappa Psi, the business fraternity. The evening will begin with a networking hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the presentation at 7 p.m. Reservations are [...]
A mainstay on the square in Savannah, Missouri, will stay open thanks in part to a loan program administered by the Center for Entrepreneurship within the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University. The Sports Page, 411 W. Main Street, was recently purchased by Leigh and Stacy Spicer. It was started by the [...]
The Alumni Association at Missouri Western State University will honor eight individuals at the 34th annual Alumni Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the Fulkerson Center. Award recipients include: Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni Award was created by the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 1983 to recognize alumni of the [...]
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education has authorized the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University to begin offering its first Master of Business Administration degrees. MBA classes will begin in 2017. “This is a very important development in the evolution of our university,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “This [...]
Stephanie Tripp '12 and Katie Parra '16 Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business has announced that two Missouri Western alumni will have the chance to own and operate their own business. Katie Parra and Stephanie Tripp have been awarded stores through the school’s franchise program. Parra and Tripp were among students [...]
The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University has partnered with American Family Insurance to offer Entrepreneurship Week, a week-long series of workshops and events for the St. Joseph community March 28-April 1. Entrepreneurship Week is targeted toward local business professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, college students, high school students, [...]
Annette Weeks, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business, conducted a three-day training for members of the new North Central Missouri Business Facilitation (NCMBF) group in partnership with Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation. NCMBF is a non-profit that supports regional economic development utilizing an Area Resource Board along [...]
Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western's president; Steve Craig, benefactor of the Craig School of Business; and David and Suzanne Bradley talk during the 2013 dedication of the Walter Cronkite Memorial. The Bradley family has pledged $300,000 to create a loan program that will help MWSU students and alumni start or acquire a business. [...]
A graduate of the applied entrepreneurship class in the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University returned to St. Joseph for the next step in his business career. Scott Lassen has purchased the Golden Corral at 715 N. Belt Highway. The Grand Opening celebration introducing his new ownership will be at noon Wednesday, [...]
