This weekend, Rhoback opened the doors on its first brick-and-mortar retail store, a 1,200 square-foot store in the Barracks Road Shopping Center that has been meticulously designed to showcase Rhoback’s product line and quality and distinct vibe in ways that might not convey as readily online.
Topic
Entrepreneurship
Economic and social advancement require leaders who embrace an entrepreneurial outlook and a commitment to innovation. Darden thought leadership emphasizes that an entrepreneurial mindset is about more than starting a new business venture; it encompasses the opportunity-seizing and action-oriented behaviors essential for sustained growth in organizations of all sizes.
Buying a company is just the beginning. UVA Darden’s Les Alexander and alumni CEOs share what separates post-acquisition success from failure.
How can Virginia’s universities help build a truly unified innovation ecosystem? Delegates at the 2025 Jefferson Innovation Summit identified five key actions to move the Commonwealth closer to that goal.
The second annual Reimagining Entrepreneurship Education symposium drew educators from across the country to Darden in early October to explore new frontiers in entrepreneurial thinking and practical tactics for incorporating effectual techniques into instruction.
When Harit Pathak (MBA ’23) started blogging about tennis a decade ago, he had no clue that his passion project would scale into a sports media powerhouse with more than 30 million readers a month.
The Savannah Bananas have turned baseball upside down with a culture that prizes innovation — and accepts failure. A new case by Darden's Professor Les Alexander explores how owners Jesse and Emily Cole disrupted the sport by building a fans-first brand. What comes next for the Bananas and the modified game of baseball they invented, Banana Ball?
Should entrepreneurship be taught? A new paper co-authored by Darden professor Saras Sarasvathy finds that entrepreneurship education in high school can increase the likelihood that students will start substantial business ventures both right after graduation and later in their careers.
According to speakers at SEETA, the interest in acquiring and operating small businesses has never been higher, with would-be entrepreneurs and investors increasingly seeing the purchase of established small to mid-sized companies as an attractive path to an entrepreneurial career.
When Megan McGee (MBA ’21) bought Guesthouses, a 50-year-old rental property management company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, she was fulfilling a long-held ambition to buy an established business and grow it to its full potential.
Diego Pacheco (MBA ’19) on using the language of finance he learned at Darden and relationship-building to power the growth of Ace Pickleball Club.
