In the battle to hire talent, small startups must be able to compete with larger companies that have access to more resources. Zac Strobl, director of the Northern Kentucky University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship housed under the Haile College of Business, said this could strain startups looking to find their footing. “There’s a lot […]
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LISTEN: Matching Student Passion with Business Ideas – Zac Strobl, NKU’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
This week on Mind Your Business NKY!, LINK nky CEO Lacy Starling and Business Reporter Kenton Hornbeck discuss their first jobs back in the day…and what has led to a national decrease in the ‘kids’ working today. Kenton and Lacy dive into our new print story examining the reasons why the teenage labor rate has decreased […]
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How Zac Strobl went from the baseball diamond to the incubator
Zac Strobl ended up at Northern Kentucky University on a baseball scholarship. Heading into college, he was solely focused on pitching. “That’s what I was known for,” Strobl told LINK nky. After suffering multiple tears in his pitching arm, he decided to finally hang up his cleats, realizing that his career in baseball wasn’t going […]
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NKU students selected as finalists for Launch It: Cincy Pitch Competition
Launch It: Cincy Pitch Competition with be livestreamed on Thursday, November 4. Two teams from NKU will participate. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click […]
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NKU Offers Family Businesses Technology Support Through Drees Foundation Grant
Two centers within the Northern Kentucky University Haile/US Bank College of Business are behind a program designed to provide technical expertise to family businesses hit by the pandemic. By Robin Gee Much has been written about the plight of small businesses during the pandemic. Federal programs such as the PPP program (Paycheck Protection Program) and […]