CO.STARTERS at Mercer University Shaping New Community of Entrepreneurs
The Mercer University Eugene W. Stetson School of Business & Economics recently launched CO.STARTERS, a new business development program providing the resources and connections necessary for the Middle Georgia community to turn ideas into action.
Since October, CO.STARTERS has been helping small-business owners to develop their businesses by building and testing simple models that receive feedback in real-time. CO.STARTERS is a nine-week long, cohort-based program that also uses community support to help in the process of business leaders developing their models. Instead of approaching startups like large corporations, the programs model encourages the testing of small models before diving into creating a broad model of business. Registration is open to the public and includes a fee of $199.
Although the relationship between CO.STARTERS and the Mercer Innovation Center is fairly new, the CO.STARTERS program has already had a global impact, serving communities throughout the United States, and even all the way to New Zealand and Australia.
“We are excited to be adding CO.STARTERS to the Mercer Innovation Center program offerings,” MIC deputy director Stephanie Howard said. “This hands-on program will be an asset to the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Macon-Bibb community.”
Enoch Elwell, CO.STARTERS founder, commented how many communities across the country are overlooked as business centers but often have a wide range of talented entrepreneurs. These communities need extra support for entrepreneurs to provide them with the tools and resources to thrive.
“CO.STARTERS provides a structure for these communities to achieve their economic growth goals and gives them an easy way to build the connections they are already trying to grow,” Elwell says.
German Graduate Students Head to Mercer Business
For the first half of October, the Mercer University Eugene W. Stetson School of Business & Economics hosted 40 FOM Hochshule students from Essen, Germany. The select students participated in a series of workshops, seminars, and more.
With their participation in the Oct. 2-13 program, the German students earned Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certifications as well as university credits. Along with the aforementioned workshops and seminars, students in the two-week program also visited the Atlanta Tech Village—a massive co-op hub (the fourth biggest in the U.S.) that houses companies such as SalesLoft and Namely, as well as the city’s chamber of commerce—and the SweetWater Brewery.
Forty students gather from the FOM Hochshule, the university of applied sciences in Essen, Germany/via Mercer
On the international program, Dr. Markus H. Dahm from FOM Hochshule, says (translated), “The combination of Lean Management and Six Sigma enables organizations to increase their productivity, achieve higher quality, and remain competitive in the long term. This basic course offers an ideal introduction to the topic.”
In a recent press release, Dr. Eric Kushins, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of Executive Programs at Stetson said, “The Center for Executive Education would like to thank Dean Susan P. Gilbert for helping to establish this relationship and for providing support for this program. The training would not have been so well received without the excellent teaching from Dr. Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Dr. Beth Chapman, Dr. Nik Volkov, and Joseph Briner.”
“And a special thanks to Dr. Michael Weber and Dr. Julie Petherbridge for teaching and assisting with the logistics and organization,” he also added.
Click here to read more about the two-week stay and what you need to know to earn a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
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