Deborah Streeter

Bruce F. Failing, Sr., Professor of Personal Enterprise

Areas of Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management

307 Warren Hall
Ph: 607.255.1611
E-mail: dhs4@cornell.edu
e-Clips: eclips.cornell.edu

Entrepreneurship and small business management are the focus of Professor Streeter's research, teaching, and outreach programs. She is part of the university-wide Entrepreneurship @Cornell, which offers courses in entrepreneurship in almost all of Cornell's schools and colleges. Her research interests include the role of entrepreneurship and small business in economic development, with a particular focus on the effectiveness of business training and planning for start-ups.

Professor Streeter has developed e-Clips, a database of digital video interviews with entrepreneurs across the country. The in-depth interviews are digitized, cut into clips by topic, and are used in a multimedia format to teach entrepreneurship and small business management. The entrepreneurs she interviewed range from early start-ups to established companies and from high-tech Internet companies to manufacturing and service firms.

Professor Streeter is also involved in helping to train start-up businesses in New York State. As part of the Entrepreneurial Education and Outreach Program, she is currently involved in a variety of programs aimed at helping New York entrepreneurs make informed choices about entrepreneurial ventures.

Teaching

AEM 3250: Personal Enterprise and Small Business Management
AEM 3340: Women, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship
AEM 4360: Entrepreneurial Leadership
AEM 4940: International Entrepreneurship

Recent Publications

Gow, Hamish R., Deborah H. Streeter, and Johan F. M. Swinnen. 2000. How private contract enforcement mechanisms can succeed where public institutions fail: The case of Juhocukor a.s. Agricultural Economics 23:253-65.

Streeter, Deborah H., and N. Bills. 1998. Information strategies for agricultural exporters. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 1(1):25-40.

Industry Outreach

• Director, Entrepreneurship Education and Outreach Program
• NxLevel Program (business planning for startups)
• Multimedia Development Project: Market Research, Analysis and Strategy for Entrepreneurs in Farm-Related and Food Businesses

Recent Grants and Contracts

• Hatch Project to study collaboration among providers of small business support programs

Achievements and Awards

• Olympus Innovation Award, 2007
• Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow, 2000
• SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000
• Outstanding Educator in Influencing Merrill Presidential Scholar, 2000
• Innovative Teacher Award, 1999
• Outstanding Educator in Influencing Merrill Presidential Scholar, 1999
• Outstanding Educator in influencing Merrill Presidential Scholar, 1996
• Young Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 1994

Education

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984
M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980
B.A., University of Connecticut, 1976

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