When 25 budding entrepreneurs signed up last year to be part of the inaugural class of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s INNoVATE program at the university’s Montgomery County Campus, they all had big dreams but knew they needed some direction and education to reach their goals. The program, which is founded on the idea that participants will actually start their own companies working with either a technology they bring in themselves or one offered by local academic or government institutions, provided that direction.
And now, a year later, 22 have completed the program. And while many of the students have not yet finished the legwork necessary to start a business, six have launched new companies. Included in the list of graduates-turned-business-owners is Nexercise CEO Ben Young, who credits the INNoVATE program with helping him—and others—prepare for success.
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Author: Robin Ferrier
