News | School of Business

Mon, 07/06/2026

Entrepreneurs need partners unless solo founder has broad and deep experience, study finds

In a new scholarly article published in the Strategic Management Journal, a University of Kansas business scholar explored whether entrepreneurs need co-founders, finding disadvantages partially diminished when a solo founder has broad and/or deep experience.

Tue, 05/12/2026

KU Business faculty experts discuss: Star performers

KU School of Business assistant professor Kaushik Gala examines what defines star performers and why a small share of individuals or teams often drives most organizational output.

Thu, 04/30/2026

KU leaders, supporters celebrate ceremonial groundbreaking for new Entrepreneurship Hub

KU leaders, alumni, donors and community partners gathered April 24 to celebrate the start of construction for the new KU Entrepreneurship Hub, a donor-funded building designed to serve as an academic launch point for student entrepreneurs.

Tue, 04/21/2026

$2.5M gift continues momentum for KU’s entrepreneurship hub

Mathew and Kelly Stava have pledged $2.5 million to propel completion of a new building that will serve as the entrepreneurship hub for the University of Kansas.

Mon, 04/13/2026

Student business owner combines passion for fashion with business education

Since 2019, junior Holly Fairchild has been running Vogue Girl Vintage, a vintage clothing resale business. The psychology and entrepreneurship major has been running the business at local pop-up events and has a long-term vending spot at the Kansas City River Market Flea.

Thu, 03/12/2026

KU Business alumnus builds Wichita restaurant rooted in community

KU Business alumnus Kasi Ross left public accounting to build a community-focused career in Wichita. After returning home, he launched Haven, a Southern-style restaurant that blends food, connection and mentorship.

Mon, 02/09/2026

New research supports ‘trauma-informed lens’ for entrepreneurship community

Past research has found that some subpopulations — including immigrants and veterans — who experience disproportionate exposure to trauma are more likely to become entrepreneurs. New work from a KU School of Business researcher introduces a trauma-informed approach as an evidence-based tool to mitigate trauma's effects on functioning and entrepreneurial success.

Wed, 01/28/2026

$10M lead gift sparks start of KU Entrepreneurship Hub construction project

Designed to serve students from all academic backgrounds, the new building will provide spaces for experiential education and programming that reflect the school’s and KU’s commitment to hands-on learning.

Tue, 12/09/2025

ENTR 410 course helps students build entrepreneurial skills, land internships

ENTR 410 Building Entrepreneurship Competency gives students practical tools for problem-solving, self-awareness, networking and for life and working through failure. ...

Thu, 10/30/2025

KU Business faculty experts discuss: Trauma-informed care in the workplace

Meredith Bagwell-Gray, Ph.D., LMSW, associate professor at the KU School of Social Welfare and visiting professor in the School of Business for the fall 2025 semester, is collaborating with Beth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at KU Business, to bring trauma-informed care principles into broader workplace settings.

Wed, 10/15/2025

Five Questions with Kaushik Gala

In our Five Question series, faculty at the University of Kansas School of Business share their insights, experiences and advice for students.

Mon, 10/06/2025

Entrepreneurship program sparks KU student's nonprofit venture, creates leadership opportunities

Junior marketing major Ashton Barker uses KU Business program The Catalyst, Entrepreneurship Club to build passion project.

Mon, 09/08/2025

Entrepreneurship professor to moderate Sept. 26 chat with former KU student, fashion entrepreneur Elyce Arons

Elyce Arons, co-founder of the Kate Spade and Frances Valentine brands, will make her first return to the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence in more than four decades — a visit that will be punctuated by a fireside chat for students and the broader KU community.

Mon, 09/08/2025

KU School of Business partners with Healthy Bourbon County Action Team to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem in southeast Kansas

The University of Kansas School of Business has launched a collaboration with a southeast Kansas organization to support local entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Thu, 06/05/2025

$10 million gift ensures construction of new entrepreneurship hub at KU

The University of Kansas School of Business received a $10 million gift commitment from an anonymous donor that ensures the construction of a new entrepreneurship hub building that benefits the greater KU community by teaching students to solve problems in meaningful ways. The new gift supplements the donor's lead gift of $50 million in 2023.

Tue, 05/20/2025

Business students mix entrepreneurship, fashion to host KU Fashion Week in Capitol Federal Hall

KU’s Fashion Business Organization hosted its first fashion show in Capitol Federal Hall on April 12th in collaboration with Alpha Couture, a Kansas City fashion and lifestyle group. Ten student designers displayed their collections, modeled by 40 students. ...

Thu, 04/10/2025

Immersive student experiences strengthen skills, local communities

KU School of Business co-curricular programs, classes give students opportunities to solve real-world problems

Mon, 03/03/2025

KU Business programs propel sophomore’s venture ambitions

Gavin Ayoade grows community and company with help from Impact Programs and The Catalyst

Mon, 01/27/2025

Junior marketing major builds beauty business with tools gained at KU School of Business

Andrea Atwood finds new ways to market her business venture, Scented Queens, to the KU community

Tue, 12/17/2024

KU students tackle ‘wicked problems’ to improve disability employment outcomes

In spring 2024, Charlotte Tritch, lecturer and director of entrepreneurship degree programs in the Management and Entrepreneurship academic area, tasked her ENTR 490 Solving Wicked Problems class with a seemingly impossible problem to solve. Working with Lisa Dieker, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor in Special Education in the KU School of...

Wed, 12/11/2024

KU School of Business Knock on the Window Award celebrates entrepreneurial spirit, honors alumnus

A new School of Business gift will recognize and support entrepreneurship students who exemplify hard work, tenacity, hustle and determination. ...

Wed, 12/04/2024

KU RedTire program, community organizations help retain Russell County’s only dentistry practice

Through to a community effort involving Russell County organizations and services provided by KU's RedTire (Redefine your Retirement) program, Russell County residents are still receiving local dental services, and Dr. Michael Jones is enjoying his retirement.

Tue, 11/19/2024

Entrepreneurship programs provide community, support across diverse student journeys at KU

KU fifth-year student Emma Gordon enrolled in an entrepreneurship course her junior year after realizing she wanted to experience a world beyond her psychology major. ...

Mon, 11/11/2024

KU School of Business celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week

Learn more about the week‘s event lineup and more from Ryan Rains, director of entrepreneurship co-curricular programs

Mon, 10/21/2024

Health effects of trauma linked to performance at work

In a new paper, Elizabeth Embry, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas, offers a theory linking health effects of trauma to performance outcomes at work, suggesting how managerial awareness of trauma manifestations is a necessary step toward workplaces becoming supportive or healing.

Thu, 09/26/2024

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