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Program Results
Since the program started in 1999, 222 undergraduate and 36 graduate students have participated. Here is a sample of some of the firms that have been started and are still in operation.
|
Grad Year
|
Entrepreneur
|
Company
|
Industry
|
Location
|
|
2000
|
Casey Smith
|
Wiser Financial Services
|
Financial Planning
|
Kennesaw,
GA
|
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2000
|
Julie Nunnally
|
Nunnally Sales & Imports
|
Retail
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2001
|
Adam Hunt
|
On the Deck
|
Catering
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2001
|
Deborah McCorvey Cornett
|
Highland Gardening & Design
|
Landscaping
|
Raleigh,
NC
|
|
2002
|
Jason Winter
|
Petro Plus
|
Gas Station
|
Summerville,
GA
|
|
2003
|
Rob Gunther
|
Strategic Adventures
|
Leadership
|
Various
|
|
2003
|
Jeff Drinkard
|
Drinkard Engineering Group, LLC |
Mechanical engineering
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2003
|
Tim Goodwin
|
Goodwin Investment
|
Financial Planning
|
Kennesaw,
GA
|
|
2004
|
Emmit
Jordan
|
Jordan Property Management
|
Real Estate
|
Summerville,
GA
|
|
2004
|
Bobby Swarthout
|
www.Paperbackswap.com
www.swapacd.com
www.swapadvd.com
|
Internet
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2004
|
Rob Crump
|
Bur Oaks Land Management (not for profit organization)
|
Land Resources Education
|
Ohio
|
|
2005
|
Vivienne Allegre
|
Stationary Shoppe
|
Stationary
|
Marietta,
GA
|
|
2005
|
Mao Castro
|
Taxes of Puerto Rico
|
Tax
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
2005
|
Heith Frost
|
Frost Express, LLC
|
Trucking
|
Tunnel Hill,
GA
|
|
2005
|
Joe Jordan
|
Jordan James Tax Advisers
|
Tax
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2006
|
Matthew Williams
|
www.look2find.com
www.curveballsolutions.com
|
Web development
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2006
|
Adam Catron
|
Roming Roasted Corn
ASA Fire Protection, LLC.
|
Mobile food
Fire Protection
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2006
|
Jeff Jahn
|
Dynamix
|
Internet
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2006
|
Denise Wright
|
Izziah Photography
|
Photography
|
Chattanooga,
TN
|
|
2007
|
Laura & Bill Valentine
|
Wild Bill's Trading Post
|
Gun repair
|
Armuchee
|
|
2007
|
Leeann Dempsey
|
Bella Luna
|
Retail
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2008
|
Peter Pelosi & Brian Kase
|
Premier Firewood
|
Firewood
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2008
|
Kim Butler & Laura Chapell
|
Organized Design
|
Homecare
|
Greater
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2008
|
Carrie Jo Pinckard
|
texture photographics
|
Photography
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2008
|
JP Seles
|
Seven Hills Trading
|
Wine importation and distribution
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2008
|
Brian & Natalie Ferguson
|
Premier Property Rental
|
Real Estate
|
Armuchee,
GA
|
|
2008
|
Kane Bowen
|
HurriKane Fitness
|
Personal Health
|
Rome
|
|
2008
|
Erek Mimms
|
Journeyman Enterprises
|
Marketing and design
|
Marietta,
GA
|
|
2008
|
Jarod Trammell
|
Professional Golfer
|
Golf
|
USA
|
|
2008
|
Ryan Speck, Allen & Chris White
|
Que Crew
|
Food
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2009
|
Blair Schermerhorn
|
RememBear
|
Commemorative Crafts
|
Savannah,
GA
|
|
2009
|
John Cason
|
Southern Family Sauces, LLC
|
Food
|
Statesboro,
GA
|
|
2009
|
Ty Capistrant
|
Unique Angles
Lovin' Knit (with Pat Capistrant) |
Photography
Knitting store |
Atlanta,
GA
Marietta, GA |
|
2009
|
Helen Preston
|
RiSE & OrGaNiZE, LLC
|
Personal Management
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2009
|
Sean Saunders
|
EzBooks
|
Textbooks
|
Rome,
GA
|
|
2009
|
Terri Sills
|
Scrap Happy
|
Crafts
|
Atlanta,
GA
|
|
2009
|
Sam Vautier
|
Professional Golfer
|
Golf
|
UK,
Spain & US
|
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