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Entrepreneur in Residence

Scott Robeson

EIR and Students

Have an idea that you would like to pursue to create a new enterprise? Interested in partnering up with some engineering & technology students to help them commercialize? Do you come from a family enterprise that you are considering returning to after graduation?

You are invited to request a one- on-one meeting with our Entrepreneur in Residence, Scott Robeson ’72. As a Northwood graduate and former owner of several successful businesses, Scott is typically on the Michigan campus Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The Entrepreneur in Residence at Northwood University demonstrates Northwood's commitment to the Free Enterprise Society. The position is held by a current or former business owner who has shown the desire to mentor and facilitate aspiring, entrepreneurial-minded students.

Each student who chooses to become involved with the NU ETR Pipeline will be given specific goals which are relevant to his or her business aspirations. The students will be expected to participate in ongoing, specialized seminars and business competitions as they are available. Resources, both on and off campus, will be utilized.

If you would like to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Scott, his email is: robesons@northwood.edu As part of its ongoing commitment to the vocation of entrepreneurship, the Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity & Enterprise is working to grow the role of Entrepreneurs-in-Residence who have the desire to mentor and facilitate aspiring, entrepreneurially minded Northwood students.

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Board

As part of its ongoing commitment to the vocation of entrepreneurship, the Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity & Enterprise is working to grow the role of Entrepreneurs-in-Residence who have the desire to mentor and facilitate aspiring, entrepreneurially minded Northwood students.

If you're interested in Entrepreneurship in Residence, please contact Georgia Abbott at abbottg@northwood.edu

Specific areas of expertise we are looking for: 

  • Automotive Dealerships

  • Automotive Aftermarket

  • Fashion Design, Merchandising & Marketing

  • Entertainment, Hotel & Restaurant, Event Planning

  • Family Owned Business

  • Service Businesses: Social Media/Marketing, Financial, Accounting

  • Product Businesses: Manufacturing, Green Energy

  • Startups, Social entrepreneurship

Levels of Participation:

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Benefits & Expectation of Board Members:

  • Biography, photo, and email addresses listed on Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity & Enterprise website as the elite group of Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Board for Northwood University.

  • Comfortable speaking in front of student groups to relate specific experiences. Frequent interaction with faculty and freedom to assist in designing the Entrepreneur-in-Residence program.

  • Open to working directly with Northwood students and offering them mentoring, coaching, and feedback on turning their enterprising dreams into reality.

  • Many flexible levels of participation. A sample calendar of entrepreneurial events for the 2011-2012 academic year shows potential areas of Entrepreneur-in-Residence participation by month:


    February 2012

    One NU Business Startup “Pitch” Competition (3 campuses) – Semi-finals

    Entrepreneur Society – monthly guest speaker


    April 2012

    Family Business Forum – Economics and relevant FOB primary research

    Entrepreneur Society – monthly guest speaker

    Entrepreneurial Roundtable One NU Business Startup “Pitch” Competition – Finals