Thomas since 2002, and has been part of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship since its inception in 2005. He has taught courses on entrepreneurial finance, business development and small business management, and advises the Practicing Entrepreneurs group on campus. Ebben won the inaugural Julie Hays Teaching Award in the Opus College of Business in 2010 and received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2011. He is a former small business owner who has worked with entrepreneurs at many stages of business development, advising them on market assessment, business modeling, financing and entry and growth strategies.Ebben earned his B.S. in industrial engineering from Marquette University and his M.B.A. and Ph.D. in entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.