News, articles, and interesting stuff from the College of Business
The work Dhrushil Patel ‘23 did to support his family’s business gave him an early education and a mind for entrepreneurship. "My parents instilled business-oriented values in me at a young age,” he said.
Through SnoPlanks Academy, OSU-Cascades students are advancing their career skills by engaging in the operation, sustainability and growth of an outdoor products company.
Willingness, tenacity and genuinely respecting each other have helped the McEntee family build success and nurture Mo’s Seafood and Chowder, which is now in its fourth generation of family ownership.
Koeber’s Interiors’ succession planning and transfer of ownership is why the company was selected as the winner for Generational Development in Oregon State University’s Center for Family Enterprise’s 2023 Excellence in Family Business Awards.
It’s not just riding the pickup truck along the farm’s dirt roads anymore. Kaitlyn Schumacher is preparing for the next generation of her family’s farm, with a degree in business administration and finance with an option in family business.
It started as a summer handiwork project, and today, Henderer Design + Build, on their third generation of family commitment, is full service for design and renovations – because the Henderers were ready to adapt.
In 2021, Megan Milliken '04 and her husband, Jesse, started Woolybubs, the world’s first disappearing baby shoe. Woolybubs are ethically made, planet friendly, durable, biodegradable and cute.
Last spring, a group of students in the College of Business’s Women Mean Business club were invited to tour Naumes Inc., Harry and David and Lithia Motors and see the inner workings of some of southern Oregon’s economic cornerstones.
Crafting the perfect business plan, leveraging a team of subject-matter experts, doing everything as close to right – the first time. That is what three College of Business centers for excellence are striving for in their work on $10 million OSU Global Hemp Innovation Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture project.
Growing up in the Rogue Valley near Medford, Oregon, in the 1960s, Laura Naumes ‘81 was steeped in her family’s orchard and fruit-packing business. By the time she planned to attend Oregon State University, she knew she wanted to stay in the family business.
Matt Watson '99 could have taken a job at a small agency after graduating with a design degree from Oregon State. But predictable and safe is not how he chose to begin his career.
Reid Burford discovered a simple truth – freshly roasted coffee is better coffee. And he founded a business.
The College of Business is an integral part of OSU's new $10 million grant for the Global Hemp Innovation Center from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op turns to MBA researchers for insights into the Thanksgiving Day intricacies of fresh turkey sales.
Husband and wife, Aaron and Kelsy Ausland, had a vision: a company that integrated architecture, engineering and construction.
What began in 1992 with Rich and his best friend mowing lawns based out of a garage has evolved into a full-service residential and commercial operation with more than 100 employees.
Lithia Motors has been dedicated to making communities better places to live, work and play for 75 years, and earns the 2021 Dean’s Award for Family Business Leadership.
Jonathan Riley's creative firm, better, takes on the big issues to empower a community.
Beaverton Foods has enjoyed more than 90 years of success because of hard work, good taste and innovation.
At 56, Susie Wright, a longtime stylist for Nordstrom and influential fashion blogger, finishes what she started as an undergrad.
Darius Northern's People of Colour clothing brand makes challenging and provocative statements about race and privilege in the United States.
