Testimonials

“As a small business owner before I started the program, I realizedthat the experience and credentials of the mentors and instructorsmade them people I really wanted and needed to learn from. Theprogram not only expanded my entrepreneurial abilities and short-termbusiness success; it enlarged my ambitions. In the three years sincemy graduation, we’ve grown to be the largest wedding photographystudio in Houston.”

Jay Pifer, BBA ‘00
President, Evoke Photography and Video, Inc.

“We work with more than 300 clients on four continents inmore than 100 languages, 24 hours a day, seven daysa week. MasterWord was a very small startup whenwe began in 1993, but this year we expect revenuesto exceed $7 million. From planning to operations toproblem-solving, I don’t think we’d be where we aretoday without the exceptional preparation I receivedfrom the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.”

Mila Green, BBA ‘95
President and Owner, MasterWord Services, Inc.

“The high caliber of my classmates and the tremendous levelof support from Bauer faculty and staff helped make myexperience at the entrepreneurship program one of the bestgroup experiences of my life. My business continues to benefitfrom all I learned and all the valuable contacts I made.At midyear, our team is currently achieving a sales rate thatis already 1.5 times that of last year.”

Vibhore Jain, BBA ‘06
Managing Partner, Studium Press

“We’ve helped secure more than $150 millionin financing for our clients’ developmentprojects, and we’re also developing ourown real estate projects, one of which iscurrently valued at $80 million. I was inthe Bauer College Entrepreneurship program’s first graduating class,and that experience is still helpingme guide my business today.”

Carlos E. Buchanan, II, BBA ‘95
Chief Executive Officer, Buchanan Ventures