Entrepreneurship

The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies

by | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Dallas’ Impact Ventures Launches Texas’ First Integrated Capital Fund Backing Women- and BIPOC-Led Enterprises
by | Oct 24, 2025
At a kickoff event held at JPMorgan Chase ahead of the 2025 Inclusive Capital Summit, the announcement of Impact Ventures' new CDFI fund set the tone for a two-day gathering focused on the future of capital, inclusion, and community-driven growth.
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Venture Dallas Hosts Startup of the Year Semi-Finalists at Petroleum Club
by | Oct 23, 2025
Top executives at Nasdaq and Susser Bank celebrated high-growth potential companies contributing to region’s rise in entrepreneurship and innovation
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How North Texas Cities Are Turning University Partnerships Into Engines for Growth
by | Aug 6, 2025
At the statewide TUNIE meeting hosted at SMU, top local economic developers laid out how they’re teaming up with universities to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Frisco, and McKinney talked anchor institutions to smart-city pilots—but for better partnerships, one ask rose to the top: “Who do I call first?”
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Former DEC Network Exec Takes VP Role at Small Business Majority

by | Oct 25, 2024
Tarsha Hearns, who was senior director of ecosystems at The DEC Network in Dallas, will direct the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization's educational programming and resources initiatives.
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The Last Word: ParkHub’s George Baker Sr. on What It Takes To Start a Business
by | Apr 9, 2024
Writing recently in Forbes as a member of the Forbes Business Council, Baker offered some insights into how to start a business, based on his own journey at Dallas-based ParkHub.
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‘Untapped Opportunity’: Dallas Mayor’s Franchise Initiative Aims to Spur Southern‑Sector Job Growth, Economic Development
by | Oct 12, 2023
Entrepreneurs say being a franchisor or a franchisee is a good way to scale their businesses and build generational wealth.
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Techstars Fort Worth Picks 10 Physical Health Startups in Year Two of Accelerator
by | Sep 30, 2023
The Techstars program pumped up the volume in its second year, reviewing more than 3,500 applications—four times more than last year. Founders from around the world will travel to Fort Worth for the "one-of-a-kind," whole health-focused program.
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Mary Kay Appoints CMO Sheryl Adkins-Green as Chief Experience Officer

“Mary Kay Ash always said, ‘Picture every person with an invisible sign around their neck that says Make Me Feel Important,’” said Adkins-Green. “This will be my mantra as I take on this exciting new role.”
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Troy Aikman on Launching EIGHT Beer, How Meditation Changed Him, and Why the Right People Matter More Than a Great Idea
by | Nov 17, 2022
Troy Aikman spoke in a fireside chat at the Venture Dallas conference last week with Ameeth Sankaran, CEO of Religion of Sports. Here's what he shared on his businesses past and present; how Roger Staubach inspired his post-NFL life; his advice on choosing your team; and the importance of wellness for both life and work. "If you don't feel good, it's hard to do good," Aikman said. "I feel the best I've ever felt, and I'm probably doing the best good that I've ever done."
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UT Dallas to Host Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers’ 2023 Conference
by | Oct 31, 2022
The GCEC has over 200 university members from across the U.S. and around the world. At its annual conference, the centers work together to share best practices, develop programs and initiatives, and collaborate and assist each other to advance, strengthen, and celebrate the role of universities in teaching tomorrow's entrepreneurs. "We look forward to our peers from entrepreneurship centers all over the world joining us to learn, connect, grow, and better our efforts in the entrepreneurship space," says UTD's Dresden Goldberg.
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The Last Word: SMU’s Dr. Simon Mak on Entrepreneurship as a Calling
Besides his role at the Caruth Institute, Dr. Mak is a professor of practice in the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Business Economics at the SMU Cox School of Business, and much more. The Cox School is ground zero of North Texas entrepreneurship this week, as the site of Dallas Startup Week.
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This New Dallas Fashion Line Will Donate a Year’s Supply of Menstruation Products For Each Pair of Pants Sold

by | Nov 5, 2020
Oluna wants to end the stigma and bring attention to menstrual health inequity by distributing feminine products to homeless shelters in Dallas.
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Dallas Startup Week 2020 State of Entrepreneurship: ‘This Year Has Been Tough, But Dallas Is Tougher’
by | Sep 3, 2020
During this year's event, DSW20's State of Entrepreneurship award winners were announced.
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To Common Desk, COVID-19 Wasn’t the Death of Coworking. It Was the Start of Something New
by | Sep 2, 2020
Trey Bowles and Delanie Majors from The DEC Network hosted Founder and CEO of Common Desk Nick Clark to discuss how his company is innovating to help entrepreneurs get back into shared office spaces.
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BeautyBio CEO Jamie O’Banion Advises ‘Women of Innovation’: Don’t Let Doubt Get Under Your Skin
by | Sep 1, 2020
O'Banion shared industry lessons she has learned in a decade of entrepreneurship during Dallas Startup Week's Women of Innovation Summit.
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