Financed by an angel Alumni help provide investment capital for enterprising students.(Business)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February, 2001 | by Comerford, Mike

Byline: Mike Comerford Daily Herald Business Writer The hottest trend in the field of teaching entrepreneurship is field experience as many schools are encouraging students to strike out on their own - sometimes with equity from alumni. The farming of local universities for promising young entrepreneurs isn't without its critics, but it is a movement gathering steam.

Richard Katzmann, of Lisle, is one DePaul University alumnus who is grateful for his alma mater's outreach program. Seeking to start a company that puts textbooks on a digital disc, Katzmann, was reaching for straws when he decided to look up his old professor. "I wanted to see if he could help and, lo and behold, we got lots of help," said Katzmann, a 1995 alum. His goReader will launch...