A crowd watches UGA alum Matt Tesvich on TV at his watch party for the premier of the show "Buy it Now!"

UGA 2, Stinky folks 0

Two brands developed through the UGA Entrepreneurship Program are garnering attention for the promise to make the world a sweeter-smelling place.

Graduate students stand with Trilith Studios CEO stand in front a floral mural.

Building a creative ecosystem

Terry College graduate students gained first-hand experience of a intentional, working creative ecosystem when they toured Trilith Studios.

Savannah native Clay Proper poses with a novelty check for $2500 and UGA Idea Accelerator judges at Studio 225.

Moving up

Dawgtown Moving, a student-owned moving company with over 20 employees, took home $2,500 at the UGA Entrepreneurship Program’s Idea Accelerator pitch contest.

Susan Cohen

Investigating innovation

Terry management Associate Professor Susan Cohen’s early interest in innovation led her to study startups and how startup accelerators foster new ideas, new products and success.

Illustration of a robot lowering a cage on a lightbulb.

Faculty research: Knowledge monopoly

In their paper, “Knowledge monopolies and the innovation divide: A governance perspective,” Hani Safadi and former Terry College MIS professor Rick Watson argue dominant tech firm’s exclusive access to proprietary data also has a chilling effect on innovation, competition and the kinds of services consumers have access to.

Building a more sustainable world

Boehringer Ingelheim began operations nearly 140 years ago as a small chemical manufacturing company in rural Germany and has grown into a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation. The private, independently owned business thrives in 130 communities with a workforce population of a small city — 53,500 — providing medical needs and solutions for humans and animals to live healthier and longer.