Tag: entrepreneurship

New Publication: “Institutional (ante)narratives of anticipatory entrepreneurial resilience: COVID-19 and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor”

A new publication is always thrilling, and even more so when it’s with a wonderful student turned collaborator! The journey this paper traversed, from class paper to conference talk to adding new theoretical lens to finally publication in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, has been incredible and I’m glad to have worked with Allison Lucas on it! 😊 Read the article here.

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Congratulations, Dr. Allison Lucas, on defending your Dissertation!

I’m so pleased that after four incredible years, Allison Lucas defended her Ph.D. dissertation in Organizational Communication and Urban Sustainability, on July 15. While I was thrilled to chair her Dissertation Committee, the other members were Dr. Stephanie Tong, Dr. Donyale Padgett, and Dr. Andrea Tangari.

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New Publication: Entrepreneurial Support Organization (ESO) Narratives and Transitional Entrepreneurship in Detroit

It’s a special kind of thrill when you coauthor a journal article with your PhD student, and I’m so glad to have worked on this manuscript with Allison Lucas! Our OPEN-ACCESS article examines the narratives used by entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs) in the Detroit entrepreneurial ecosystem, to better understand how they discursively shape the opportunities and challenges for so-called transitional entrepreneurs. It was published in a Special Issue of the interdisciplinary New England Journal of Entrepreneurship on “Transitional entrepreneurship: unleashing entrepreneurial potential across numerous challenging contexts.”

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NEW White Paper: COVID-19 and BIPOC Entrepreneurs’ Resilience in Metro Detroit

Our NEW White Paper from the RISE Lab aim to cast a light on the struggles that Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs faced during the so-called “First Phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan (approximately March-July, 2020) and how some of them have been able to bounce back. Because BIPOC entrepreneurs have historically been excluded from resources and opportunities, now, more than ever, it is important to recognize the unique challenges that face BIPOC entrepreneurs, and to establish a well-balanced and equitable system of support for all entrepreneurs.

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The time I played “Shark” for the New Enterprise Forum in Ann Arbor.

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I was privileged and thrilled to serve as a “Pitch Pit” judge at the Oct 18, 2018, Showcase and Pitch Pit, organized by the New Enterprise Forum (NEF). Based in Ann Arbor, MI, only 45 minutes from downtown Detroit, NEF offers local entrepreneurs extensive coaching, networking and other support services so that they can be successful. Pitch Pit gives startup leaders the opportunity to practice presenting to investors and others interested in the Detroit Area entrepreneurial community. Basically, our brief was to offer constructive and useful feedback, a more helpful version of the “sharks” on Shark Tank, to help the entrepreneurs pitching their business.

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