Russ interviews Brad Burke during the Elevator Pitch Competition at the 2008 Rice Business Plan Competition, as 36 finalists compete for more than $675,000 in cash and prizes.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, April 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

As managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Burke always provides insightful good news about innovators who are Making It Happen. The Alliance was recently recognized as the leading university entrepreneurship center in the United States for the creation of successful new enterprises by the National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers in Syracuse, N.Y. Since its inception in 1999, the Alliance has been responsible for the launch of more than 200 companies that, collectively, have raised more than $300 million in early stage funding.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, November 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The BusinessMakers talk with Hector Barreto, former national administrator of the SBA, chairman of the Business Matchmaking Foundation, chairman of the Latino Coalition, commissioner of the California Commission For Economic Development, and the author of The Engine of America: Secrets From Entrepreneurs Who Made It.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, September 8th, 2007 | No Comments »

The Businessmakers interview with Sandy Poffinbarger

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Original Broadcast: Saturday, May 27th, 2006 | No Comments »