Michael Morris
McKenna Center for Human Development & Global Business
Professor of the Practice
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Inside Indiana Business
Collaboration Hub marks one year of supporting entrepreneurs
September 04, 2025
The Collaboration Hub, a local resource for entrepreneurs in South Bend, celebrated its first anniversary Tuesday, highlighting the role it has played in helping local business owners sustain and grow their endeavors. Program founder Michael Morris said many graduates faced challenges that required more long-term resources. Mary Gallagher, dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs, said the program aligns directly with the school’s mission.
The Conversation
Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers
November 19, 2024
By Michael H. Morris, Professor of the Practice, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame.
Yahoo
Poor business owners held back by myths about poverty, entrepreneurship
September 04, 2024
By Michael H. Morris, professor of the practice at Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame.
The Conversation
Poor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty and entrepreneurship hold them back
September 03, 2024
By Michael H. Morris, Professor of the Practice, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame.
phys.org
Disadvantaged entrepreneurs often fear success, but new research can help
May 08, 2024
Michael H. Morris, a professor of the practice in the University of Notre Dame's Keough School and director of the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative, a program offered by the school's McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, is lead author of a journal article where these recommendations are outlined, as recently published in Business Horizons.
ABC News
Some small businesses caught in culture wars face financial woes, employee fears: 'Never been as bad'
September 15, 2023
While the laws primarily address social issues, the measures often place a burden on businesses in related industries that must comply with the new regulations, Michael Morris, a professor at the McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business at the University of Notre Dame, told ABC News.
The Wall Street Journal
New College Degrees Give Liberal-Arts Students More Business Courses
September 03, 2021
“There’s an overall attempt to get more nonbusiness students involved” in an entrepreneurship program, says Michael Morris, a professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs.