Entrepreneurship Minor

James G. Gould, president and co-founder of Alesco Advisors LLC and an RIT alumnus, has been named as the 2025 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business.

The Democrat and Chronicle features alumni Tian Tian and Zining Chen, both 2019 entrepreneurship graduates, and their business Taichi Bubble Tea, a local company that now has a national footprint.

Students in the marketing and supply chain management programs learn foundational business skills along with discipline-specific knowledge and the latest market trends so they can become change agents and expert decision-makers in their fields.