Aug. 31, 2023--Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development at Missouri Western State University, is a new member of the Missouri FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Foundation Board. Klaus is the advisor to the Missouri Western FBLA chapter and has led students at state and national leadership conferences. She is a graduate [...]
June 2, 2023--Jakob Grimm, a 2023 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. Left to right: Steven L. Craig; Pam Klaus, Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy, Jakob Grimm, Robert Sarlls, and [...]
Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development, congratulates franchise winner Josh Hegeman on June 3, 2021. June 3, 2022--Josh Hegeman, a 2022 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded an out-of-state Auntie Anne’s pretzel franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center [...]
March 18. 2022--The Center for Entrepreneurship in the Craig School of Business presented two individuals with the Entrepreneur of the Year and Emerging Entrepreneur Awards at the 2022 Entrepreneurship Week Capstone Business Luncheon Friday, March 18. Martial Thevenot, Entrepreneur of the Year The Entrepreneur of the Year Award honors an entrepreneur who has been in [...]
Hayden Glaubius '21 with Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development June 4, 2021--Hayden Glaubius, a 2021 graduate of the Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University, was awarded an Auntie Anne’s pretzel franchise in the latest competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. “I want to [...]
Andrea Hall (left) won the Center for Franchise Development's annual competition, then asked the other finalist, Michelle Scott, to partner with her in the Auntie Anne's pretzel franchise. May 28, 2019—There was one winner but two new business owners in the latest competition by the Center for Franchise Development in the Craig School [...]
The Center for Franchise Development in the Steven L. Craig School of Business and Technology at Missouri Western State University will partner with Auntie Anne’s, the pretzel franchise, to allow Missouri Western students and alumni to compete in a class this spring to own and operate their own business. “During the Applied Business Ownership class [...]
The Center for Franchise Development in the Steven L. Craig School of Business and Technology at Missouri Western State University will host a ribbon-cutting and open house at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29 on the second floor of Popplewell Hall. The event is free and open to the public. “As part of the ribbon-cutting, we [...]
Nathan Nold (center) with his parents Shannon and Chad. The Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University announced that Nathan Nold, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree last month, has won a business opportunity through the school’s franchise program. Nold, of Savannah, Missouri, was one of [...]
Steve Craig introduces the latest winners in Missouri Western's franchise program, Jacob Blaylock (left) and Jorge Belcher. The Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University announced that Jorge Belcher and Jacob Blaylock, who graduated with Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degrees last month, have won business opportunities through the school’s [...]
