Management & Entrepreneurship

At its annual awards ceremony in LaRose Digital Theatre on April 24, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business celebrated graduating seniors, standout sophomores, and dedicated faculty and staff for excellence in academics, leadership, teaching, scholarship and service across every discipline.

MGT 4300 seminar students have earned an industry certification from the Project Management Institute.

In an April 23 ceremony where students were challenged to “own the outcome” of their actions, President Connie Ledoux Book bestowed the Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership on a former chair of the Board of Trustees renowned for his people-first business philosophy.

Power + Place Collaborative finds strength in preserving community history.

Ed Doherty, founder of Doherty Enterprises and Elon trustee, urged Innovation Scholars on April 3 to “wow every guest” and put people first for lasting franchise success.

In a day of workshops and panels on AI, women in analytics, healthcare advances and AI governance, Business Analytics Day highlighted the potential of data-driven collaboration.

A new study by Assistant Professor Vinayaka Gude at Elon University’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, suggests that during COVID-19, some Americans gravitated toward smaller cities instead of big metros, drawn by affordability, healthcare access and job opportunities.

For four years in a row, the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has been named a Top 40 school for undergraduate business education by Poets&Quants, with high marks this spring for career outcomes, admissions standards, and academic experiences.

Six Elon students once again demonstrated their venture capital savvy, securing a second-place finish in the 2025 Undergraduate East Regional Finals of the Venture Capital Investment Competition.

Randy Garcia ’04, founder of the popular Viva Chicken fast-casual dining chain, delivered the 2025 C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture to a campus audience reminded that “you never know which part of your education will be crucial down the road.”