Voices: Michael Moore

"The Norris Institute enhances the mission of the College of Business by providing students with real-world experience in reviewing business plans and assisting small companies. St. Thomas alumni also benefit by having preferential – but not exclusive – access to seed capital for their new ventures.

William C. Norris believed that true innovation comes from entrepreneurs and the small companies they start, not from corporations, which make incremental improvements to existing products and services. He also saw that it was very difficult for start-ups to raise seed-capital, which is why he co-founded the Minnesota Seed Capital Fund, one of the very few institutional sources of seed capital for start-up companies in Minnesota.  The Norris Institute is of great benefit to our homegrown entrepreneurs."

-  Michael Moore, Director, William C. Norris Institute