Teaching by example

The Institute of Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University is no ivory tower. Under founder/entrepreneur Sandra Kauanui, that's how it's rocketed to success.

Sandra Kauanui is director of the Florida Gulf Coast University Institute of Entrepreneurship. Sefania Pifferi photo
Sandra Kauanui is director of the Florida Gulf Coast University Institute of Entrepreneurship. Sefania Pifferi photo
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Less than a year after starting the Institute of Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University, Sandra Kauanui ran out of space to house the rapidly growing program on campus. So she did what entrepreneurial leaders do — she figured out how to make it work.

 

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