Entrepreneur Tour comes to Coles College of Business
Kennesaw‚ GA – Two successful young entrepreneurs who started their business in college are coming…
Georgia (Apr 6, 2007) — Entrepreneur Tour comes to Coles College of Business
Terri Thornton
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Kennesaw‚ GA – Two successful young entrepreneurs who started their business in college
are coming to the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University to inspire
others to do the same. Wing Zone co−founders Matt Friedman and Adam Scott bring their
Entrepreneur Tour to campus Tuesday‚ April 10. Their goal is to inspire university
and college entrepreneurs to start their own businesses or think outside the box when
planning their careers.
Friedman and Scott launched Wing Zone‚ a chicken wing delivery national chain‚ in
1991 from the kitchen of their University of Florida fraternity house. Within a few
years they expanded to six locations. After graduation‚ they began franchising. Wing
Zone now has 100 stores (including five in Atlanta) near almost two dozen universities.
It is expanding into markets near military bases‚ major hospitals and other dense
urban/suburban areas.
They will spend a full day making presentations to students and faculty in the Burruss
Building on the KSU campus:
8 to 9:15 a.m.
Class presentation‚ Room 370
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Class presentation‚ Room 152
12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Faculty lunch‚ Room 380
6 to 7:45 p.m.
Group presentation & dinner‚ Room 151 & Atrium
8 to 9:15 p.m.
Class presentation‚ Room 151
The duo previously visited the University of Florida and University of Alabama‚ and
will travel to more universities this fall.
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A member of the 35−unit University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State University is
a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population approaching
20‚000 from 132 countries. The third−largest university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw State
offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new doctorate
in education.
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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
