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www.cottrellcenter.org
The Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership CenterInspires students to engage in entrepreneurial ventures by exposing them first hand to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial environments, promotes entrepreneurship literacy, and fosters economic development.
Cottrell Center Programs and Resources
• Internship Program• Consulting Projects• Entrepreneur Speaker Series• Web-based Resources• Entrepreneur in Residence Program• Seminars and Workshops• Entrepreneurship Library • Entrepreneurship Fellows Program• Business Plan Competition
Internship Program
• Life Science • Retail• Financial Services • Real Estate• Advertising• Web-based media• Graphic Design • Clean tech
• Food Service• Information
technology• Private Equity• Business Intelligence• Event Planning• Manufacturing• Architecture
Consulting Projects in
• Sales process automation• Incubator benchmarking • Website design• Market surveys and focus group research• Market evaluation• Target market analysis• Competitive analysis• Marketing strategy• Industry analysis
Entrepreneur in Residence 2010-2011
• David Gansky, WCU, Class of 1988, Marketing & Management major• Founder and CEO, US Maintenance Corporation• Managing Partner, Longport Capital• Chairman, Shields Business Solutions
Entrepreneur in Residence 2011-2012
• Gary E. Daniels, CLU, ChFC, CAP• Founding Partner, The Creative Financial Group• Financial and business succession strategies for
entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur in Residence 2012-2013
• Howard Lubert, PhD• Founder and Managing Partner, SafeHatch LLC• Co-Founder and Area President, Keiretsu Forum
Mid-Atlantic
Speaker Series
Speaker Series2010-2011Legal PanelPatricia Wenger, Esq.John E. Lindros, Esq.Michael Harrington, Esq.
Gary Daniels
Founder & Managing Partner
The Creative Financial Group
Speaker Series 2010-2011
David Gansky, Founder
US Maintenance Company
Greg Dumas, Xangati Inc.
John Licata, Licata Relocation Inc.
Speaker Series 2011-2012
Cynthia Ericson, Founder
Ericson Strategic Marketing Solutions
David Gansky, Chair
Richard Grossman, CEO
Shields Business Solutions
Speaker Series Fall 2012
Howard Lubert, PhDFounder and Managing Partner, SafeHatch LLC; Co-Founder and Area President, Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic
Steve Washington, Founder Washington Investment GroupWCU Alumnus (‘04)Recognized as one of the US top 100 Entrepreneurs under 30
Speaker Series Spring 2013
John SacharokPresident and CEO Golden Valley Farms Coffee Roasters
Matt JessonFounder and President Green Lawn Fertilizing and Green Pest ControlGeorge SchnyderPresident and CEO, IBS Direct
Entrepreneurship Fellows Program
WCU Business Idea Competition
Sponsored byThe Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic
June 3, 5:30-8:30 pm
10 Ideas Pitched to Angel Investors and Business Experts
Cash and other prizes
SCORESimple Steps WorkshopSeries