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A charter bus for transportation. Armir Harris, a former Boston University student, is the CEO and founder of CharterUP, an Atlanta-based charter bus leasing service with over 3,000 charter buses available. COURTESY OF JONATHAN BORBA VIA UNSPLASH

Former BU student Armir Harris receives new funding for CharterUP

Lian Niu December 5, 2022
Armir Harris has taken bus industry by storm with new startup
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Vintage clothing collectors open up sidewalk startup on BU’s campus

Emma Hagert April 27, 2022
Clothing rack called "Follow the Thread” on Commonwealth Ave. was created by Xavier Andreu.
Student government

StuGov hears presentation on TokenSpace, cabinet updates, amendments to Constitution

Anna Vidergar March 1, 2022
Representatives of an NFT startup presented ways students could get involved.
What Is One Major Thing That Happened in Your Life This Semester?

What Is One Major Thing That Happened in Your Life This Semester?

Veronica Thompson December 8, 2021

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today’s prompt was — what's one major thing that happened in your life this semester? Click...

stoovy app on an iphone

Terriers in Biz: BU alum app ‘Stoovy’ aims to connect students in private network

Sophie Nye April 15, 2021
Alum Jack Claxton launched the “Stoovy” app to be a safe, streamlined student marketplace.
parkaze app

Terrier in Biz: BU alum’s Parkaze addresses Boston parking

Divya Sood February 24, 2021
BU alum Amal Radhakrishnan co-created the web platform and app "Parkaze" in 2019 to address the problem of finding parking.
Boston University students Lara Werneck and Yiran Yu created Migration Tales — a website that showcases migrants’ stories and addresses stereotypes about immigrants. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students seek to amplify migrant voices, defeat stereotypes through new site

Rachel Do January 25, 2021
The new online story-sharing platform “migration tales," led by co-presidents and BU students Yiran Yu and Lara Werneck, aims to eliminate stereotypes and prejudice about migrants, create empathy and foster inclusivity through storytelling.
The BUild Lab, home to Innovate@BU. Boston University’s Innovate@BU initiative hosted a virtual workshop on Tuesday entitled “Unlocking the Black Box of Business,” which described the different pathways to entrepreneurship for students. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Workshop series educates, assists aspiring BU entrepreneurs

Yiran Yu October 5, 2020

When graduate and postgraduate students run into trouble turning their ideas into businesses, they can now look to a new workshop series by Boston University that aims to guide these hopeful entrepreneurs...

Boston University student Christine Le’s Etsy shop, lilacfinches, where she sells greeting cards and stickers. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students launch innovative projects during COVID-19 imposed lockdown

Daily Free Press Staff October 1, 2020
During this summer's quarantine, BU students got creative and started new projects, including social media platforms, podcasts and online stores.
Tanya Zhang and Boston University Questrom School of Business alumnus Wesley Kang are the co-founders of Nimble Made, a men’s fashion brand that aims to be more inclusive by designing dress shirts for slimmer men. COURTESY OF TANYA ZHANG

TERRIERS IN BIZ: BU alum struggles with startup “Nimble Made” after COVID-19 outbreak

Yiran Yu April 23, 2020
A BU alum's men’s fashion startup “Nimble Made,” faces a decrease in sales of their slim-fitting dress shirts as many jobs shift to working from home.

Terriers InBiz: Pablo Ferreyra develops startup to help students buy and sell used goods

Martha Merrow November 29, 2018
Pablo Ferreyra is the CEO and co-founder of the innovative startup, VERTO an e-commerce marketplace that brands itself as a collegiate Craigslist: an online space exclusively for college students to safely and affordably buy and sell used goods.

Delivery: Not just for pizza anymore

Daily Free Press Admin March 30, 2014

 Shopping, delivery apps let students use phones to bring the goods It is Friday and you have just returned from a grueling day of work. The refrigerator in your apartment is completely devoid of...

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