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Announcing Collegiate BizLaunch Week
Announcing Collegiate BizLaunch Week

On March 30 – April 3, 2020, hundreds of universities/colleges nationwide will participate in a week-long celebration of entrepreneurship on their individual campuses. Collegiate BizLaunch Week, powered by Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO), is a national celebration in which... Continue Reading

Date posted02/25/2020


CEO inducts Kyle Taylor, founder of the Penny Hoarder into Hall of Fame
CEO inducts Kyle Taylor, founder of the Penny Hoarder into Hall of Fame

Photographed Left to Right: Kyle Taylor, Founder of The Penny Hoarder; Jeffrey Hornsby, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Kansas City & Board of Director Member, CEO; Jeffrey Russell, Membership Coordinator of CEO and James Zebrowski, Executive Director, CEO. Kyle Taylor, founder and CEO of... Continue Reading

Date posted11/13/2019


CEO to Host Global Conference in Tampa Oct. 31 to Nov. 2
CEO to Host Global Conference in Tampa Oct. 31 to Nov. 2

Nearly 1,000 student entrepreneurs and their faculty advisers will be in downtown Tampa next week for the 36th annual Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) Global Conference and Pitch Competition. The 2019 conference is sponsored by The University of Tampa, Enterprise Rent-a-Car,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/29/2019


CEO Has a New Chair of the Board and Corporate Treasurer
CEO Has a New Chair of the Board and Corporate Treasurer

The Board of Directors for Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) recently announced the appointment of Giles T. Hertz, to the role of chair of the board and Becky Gann, to the role of corporate treasurer. CEO is a non-profit corporation, headquartered at The University of Tampa, and... Continue Reading

Date posted04/29/2019


LawCloud partners with CEO to provide free legal documents
LawCloud partners with CEO to provide free legal documents

​Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization is excited to announce it has partnered with LawCloud, previously known as iDisclose. LawCloud was founded in 2015 and functions as an online platform that allows users to create a wide variety of legal documents for a small monthly fee. The... Continue Reading

Date posted02/12/2019


Heavy hitters join Synapse inaugural board
Heavy hitters join Synapse inaugural board

Representatives from BayCare Health System, Publix Super Markets, University of South Florida and a retired major general are all part of the inaugural board of advisors and directors for Synapse, a Tampa-based accelerator group. If that group seems broad, that is exactly Synapse's point. "It's... Continue Reading

Date posted12/5/2018


CEO Named as Recipient of the 2018 Chick-fil-A Foundation True Inspiration Award
CEO Named as Recipient of the 2018 Chick-fil-A Foundation True Inspiration Award

TAMPA - The Chick-fil-A Foundation has recognized the College Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO), which is headquartered at The University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, as one of three top charities supporting youth entrepreneurship. The recognition is part of the 2018... Continue Reading

Date posted12/5/2017


CEO Names HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE. PITCH COMPETITION WINNERS and STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
CEO Names HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE. PITCH COMPETITION WINNERS and STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

CEO NAMES Hall of Fame Inductee. PITCH COMPETITION WINNERS and STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AT GLOBAL Conference in Tampa TAMPA — Craig Dubitsky, founder of hello products and part of the team that created Method and eos, was recognized as this year’s outstanding entrepreneur at... Continue Reading

Date posted11/3/2017


ERI Founder John Shegerian Featured as Keynote Speaker at CEO Global Conference
ERI Founder John Shegerian Featured as Keynote Speaker at CEO Global Conference

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--John Shegerian, Executive Chairman of ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world's largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, was featured as a keynote speaker at the annual global conference of the Collegiate... Continue Reading

Date posted11/2/2017


CEO to host GLOBAL Conference in Tampa Oct. 26–28
CEO to host GLOBAL Conference in Tampa Oct. 26–28

TAMPA — The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO), which has its global headquarters in The University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, will host its annual CEO Global Conference Oct. 26–28, 2017, at the Hilton Tampa Downtown. Nearly 1,000... Continue Reading

Date posted10/18/2017


Collegiate Entrepreneurs Launch Lifestyle Brands
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Launch Lifestyle Brands

There is a growing trend among young entrepreneurs who are starting lifestyle brands after seeing the success of others in this marketplace. Three such examples are Rooted Shade, The Gratitude Guys and Midtrade. These students demonstrate the work ethic and initiative that is crucial to launching... Continue Reading

Date posted09/5/2017


Dakota Wesleyan University - The Entrepreneurship Mall
Dakota Wesleyan University - The Entrepreneurship Mall

Dakota Wesleyan University - The Entrepreneurship Mall On Tuesday, April 25th, Dakota Wesleyan University - Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship and the DWU CEO club hosted The DWU Entrepreneurship Mall. The event was held in the Sherman Center. The mall was made up of a variety of students with... Continue Reading

Date posted04/28/2017