{"id":29626,"date":"2015-07-19T01:17:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T08:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=29626"},"modified":"2015-07-19T01:18:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T08:18:25","slug":"big-boost-for-michigan-ross-entrepreneurship-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/big-boost-for-michigan-ross-entrepreneurship-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Boost For Michigan Ross Entrepreneurship Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/michiganross.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Michigan-Ross.jpg\" alt=\"Check out Michigan Ross's zone page!\" width=\"225\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>The University of Michigan has <a href=\"https:\/\/ns.umich.edu\/new\/releases\/23010-university-of-michigan-receives-60-million-gift-from-the-zell-family-foundation\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> a $60 million gift from the Zell Family Foundation, to support the Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.<\/p>\n<p>The funds will support entrepreneurship programs for students, including a $10 million fund for student business ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Since its creation in 1999, the <a href=\"https:\/\/zli.bus.umich.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Zell Lurie Institute<\/a> has fostered entrepreneurship at UM Ross and supported the creation of hundreds of start-up businesses, including more than 100 companies in the 2014-2015 academic year alone. 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