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MSU Entrepreneurs: Amir Butler and William Murphy

Sophomore entrepreneur Amir Butler said Michigan State University's entrepreneurial program has given her many new resources and helped her business excel even more.

Butler is the owner and designer of fashion line Soreem. She started her business as a freshman at Michigan State and used resources such as the MSU fashion show and Spartan Remix to promote herself.

“It’s helped me get a lot of recognition... A lot of people have come up to me more saying that they like my stuff and they want to buy it,” Butler said.

William Murphy, sophomore at MSU, is a entrepreneur as well with a business in bow tie designs.

Murphy works with his mother from home for their brand Reignbow Ties and they later plan to turn this small business into a corporation.

Although statistics show that at least 50 percent of start-up's fail within four years, these young entrepreneurs are prepared to take on the challenge.


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