Summary:
The BusinessMakers broadcast from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a program of the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. CEI is being honored as the Number 2 ranked school of entrepreneurship in the nation. This Featured Guest interview includes conversations with four heavy-weights from the academic side of entrepreneurship. Dan Steppe, executive director, CEI, explains the importance of validation. Robert Franek, vice president and publisher, Princeton Review, discusses the criteria used to rank schools and quality of training. Michael Holthouse, founder of Paranet, explains Lemonade Day and the importance of education and support for young entrepreneurs. Bill Sherrill, founder and co-chairman of CEI, remembers the early days of CEI and explains the basic formula for running a company.
