entrepreneurship

Northeastern student Fernanda Lopez, who is currently interning on the service campaigns team at Tesla, poses for a portrait. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Tesla intern Fernanda Lopez is learning to lead and empowering others to follow

Through her internship at Tesla, experiential learning opportunities, and dedicated on-campus involvement, fourth-year marketing major Fernanda Lopez has found her passion: empowering young women who are interested in technology and entrepreneurship. “I want to make sure that other young women, and especially young women of color, can see someone that they identify with in a position of leadership.”

by Alison Booth March 26, 2021

She wants to turn your side gig into a full-blown business

Northeastern alumna Christina Lerouge wasn’t intimidated by the near daily announcements that one business or another had shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic; instead, she saw an opportunity to start her own.

by Molly Callahan February 22, 2021

Amid the pandemic, she found a window of opportunity–in her basement

While under lockdown in Delhi, India, Vallabhi Singh, a 2017 Northeastern graduate and one of the newest members of the university’s Young Global Leaders program, seized an opportunity to finally launch her own global company—from the basement of her home.

by Khalida Sarwari September 21, 2020

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

School is back in session. Don’t miss these events in September.

Learn about disinformation on social media. Break out your dancing shoes for a (virtual) night of salsa. Discuss the battle for voting rights in 2020. These and other virtual events are what’s on tap in September.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang August 28, 2020

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

She’s helping women and minorities get their businesses off the ground

A startup co-founded by Northeastern student Eliana Berger is offering an eight-week program this summer to help connect diverse founders with veteran entrepreneurs and investors.

by Khalida Sarwari July 10, 2020

Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, led an online discussion on the Latin American economy with regional business leaders organized by Northeastern’s Young Global Leaders program. Screenshot by Northeastern University.

Latin American business leaders see pain, promise in post-pandemic economy

The pandemic has exposed raw inequality and devastated entire industries. But business leaders from the region, in a panel discussion organized by Northeastern’s Young Global Leaders, expressed optimism that Latin America may one day compete on a global scale, and even pose a threat to China as a wordwide trading partner.

by Peter Ramjug July 8, 2020

Stephen Lynch, his mother Sara Lynch, and Keith Foulke, former Major League pitcher who closed out the 2004 World Series for the Boston Red Sox, posed for a picture on Feb. 21, 2020 in Fort Myers Florida, where the Red Sox played the Northeastern baseball team at JetBlue Park. Photo courtesy of Stephen Lynch

He tried to retire at 48. It didn’t stick.

Stephen Lynch’s retirement lasted three weeks. The Northeastern graduate had spent nearly 20 years growing a small energy company into a multimillion dollar business, but he still had more to do.

by Linda Matchan - contributor May 4, 2020

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Welcome to the newest class of the Huntington 100!

Chosen from a field of 750 students, this class of the Huntington 100 recognizes students who have excelled in research, co-op, athletics, entrepreneurship, community service, and leadership.

by Irvin Zhang May 3, 2020

Can’t-miss virtual events in April

While the COVID-19 pandemic prevents in-person events, the Northeastern community is finding new ways to stay social Here are a few of the virtual events being held in April.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang March 31, 2020

“This is where the magic happens,” says Ahmad Zameli, the co-founder of Evergreens Farms, a company that’s looking to bring farming indoors, as he checkshow the plants are growing inside one of his company’s indoor growing facilities on Northeastern’s campus in Burlington, Massachusetts. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

This indoor farmer markets sustainability

Northeastern graduate Ahmad Zameli has co-founded an indoor farming company that, he says, can cut down carbon emissions by growing produce where consumers are.

by Irvin Zhang February 14, 2020