A lot of people showed up for the opening of the first physical MrBeast Burger restaurant—so many, in fact, that the brand is now putting out feelers on the possibility of franchising. Click here to read the story at restaurantbusinessonline.com. Discussion Questions: Who is MrBeast? What is entrepreneurship? Is MrBeast
Patagonia has a new owner –– Earth. Yvon Chouinard – the founder of the well-known outdoor retailer – announced via an open letter on the company’s website that he and his family have given away Patagonia to a non-profit organization and specially developed trust to help combat climate change. Patagonia is worth
Gen Z is hooked on fast fashion, and ThredUP wants to do something about it. Enlisting the help of famous Gen Z breakout star Priah Ferguson of “Stranger Things,” the thrift giant has launched a confessional that aims to to break GenZ of its wasteful habit. Click here to read
On the way home from college after our junior year at South Carolina State, Caleb and I passed a beat-up vehicle with a sticker that read, “College of Charleston Alumni.” I told him, “If we continue with college, we will be driving that car.” Click here to read the story
Turns out Trader Joe was a real guy, and his shrewd instincts led him to create a counter-culture grocery empire. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions: What is entrepreneuership? Who is Joe Coulombe? How does the story of Joe Coulombe represent an example of entrepreneurship? What does
Lemon Perfect founder and CEO Yanni Hufnagel didn’t know it yet, but his hydrating lemon water brand was about to go viral in 2020, all thanks to an unexpected appearance of the Dragon Fruit Mango bottle in the door of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s limo. Click here to read the story at techcrunch.com.
The Honest Kitchen, a San Diego maker of human-grade pet food, has landed $150 million from Monarch Alternative Capital to boost manufacturing, marketing, product development and sustainability initiatives. Click here to read the story at sandiegotribune.com. Discussion Questions: What is entreprenuership? Why is funding important to a startup business? What
Delivery of just about everything became mainstream during the pandemic, and has rapidly evolved to include the so-called ultrafast delivery. But now that market is faltering. Click here to read the story at qz.com. Discussion Questions: What is a startup? What do you think it takes to be a successful startup
Matt Day has spent much of the pandemic indoors with his family watching Disney animated films, moving from “Brave” to “Frozen” to “Moana” to “Encanto.” The 33-year-old senior marketing manager recently started pricing a May family trip to Disney World so his kids, 2 and 4, could experience some movie
Few startups have an elevator pitch like: We’re resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth to save the planet. If it sounds more like the logline to another Jurassic Park sequel than a serious business, it isn’t: This is the mission of Colossal, a company that is already on its way to producing the tusky behemoth — and