Miller School of Entrepreneurship News

April 2026

Investment fund supports Pirate alumni and affiliates

The investment opportunities keep growing for ECU alumni and affiliated entrepreneurs. The Pirate Entrepreneurship Fund has invested in its ninth company, this time with Turner Home Team. “This investment is […]

 4/9/2026

March 2026

Miller School of Entrepreneurship creates unique collaboration

A first-of-its-kind collaboration is about to take place. ECU’s Miller School of Entrepreneurship and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship are coming together for a unique collaboration. […]

 3/3/2026

COB leaders head west in the name of entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship leaders – including a current student – took Salt Lake City by storm (in a snowstorm, in fact) for the annual conference of the United States Association for Small […]

 3/2/2026

December 2025

Investment fund benefits ECU alumni locally and globally

An investment fund created in part to help ECU-affiliated entrepreneurs with their businesses and startups is making news once again. The Pirate Entrepreneurship Fund (PEF) has invested in a Greenville-based accounting and advisory firm, and its second investment in an international software company, which is helping to support customers […]

 12/3/2025

November 2025

Entrepreneurship students inducted into nationally ranked school

When Desireé Robinson came to ECU, she had planned on becoming an occupational therapist. But then she found entrepreneurship. “From a very young age, I’ve always had a whole bunch […]

 11/18/2025

October 2025

Blueprint to Success: Leaders Inspire Students to Be Authentic

The Isley Innovation Hub was packed Wednesday night as students, faculty and staff filled the space for the Blueprint to Success Panel, hosted by East Carolina University’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization […]

 10/28/2025

Aman Challenge showcases ECU student entrepreneurs

The entrepreneurial spirit filled the air on the East Carolina University Mall on Oct. 7 as 85 student teams representing 47 majors participated in the first round of the ninth […]

 10/7/2025

August 2025

Summer Innovation Academy showcases future entrepreneurs

The Miller School of Entrepreneurship’s annual Summer Innovation Academy brought over 30 middle and high school students across eastern North Carolina to learn the basics of entrepreneurship and how to […]

 8/11/2025

June 2025

Exploring the future: ECU hosts AI robotics workshop at Isley Innovation Hub

On May 31, 2025, the Office of Expert Services and the Department of Management Information Systems in East Carolina University’s College of Business jointly hosted an AI robotics workshop at […]

 6/2/2025

April 2025

COB Faculty and Students Recognized at National Small Business Institute Conference

The COB and the Miller School of Entrepreneurship (MSoE) made a strong showing at the 2025 Small Business Institute® (SBI) Annual Conference, taking home two national awards and contributing to […]

 4/15/2025