Entrepreneurship

Alumna Entrepreneur Hopes to Make a Splash with Revamped, Flattering Women’s Swimwear

Posted on September 22, 2020September 29, 2020 by Claire Hall

Hayley Segar ’17 has founded ‘onewith’, a swimwear company focused on East Coast aesthetic and flattering design. (Contributed Photo)

Alumna Hayley Segar ’17 planned a trip to Miami last year and had at least a dozen swimsuit choices for the beach.

She hated every single one of them!Continue Reading

New Invention From UConn Alumni Gives Elderly a Boost

Posted on September 15, 2020September 25, 2020 by Scott Slater III

UConn School of Engineering – If you’re young and able-bodied, the bathroom is considered a relaxing space, where we go to refresh and rejuvenate. But for disabled and elderly people, the bathroom can be an accident waiting to happen.Continue Reading

‘Society Gave Up on My Friends’

Posted on September 9, 2020September 22, 2020 by Claire Hall

Janoye Williams, stands with his business partner Chiziterem Uwaga. Their startup Junity will be competing in the Wolff New Venture competition this year. (Contributed Photo) — Janoye Williams (right) stands with his business partner Chiziterem Uwaga (left). Their startup Junity will be competing in the Wolff New Venture competition this year. (Contributed Photo)

Startup Bridges Gap Between Struggling Students and Organizations That Help Them

The Florida high school that Janoye Williams was slated to attend was well-known for one thing: underperforming. In fact, it had earned an “F” rating among its peer schools.Continue Reading

Archival Documents, Like Magic, Thanks to UConn Researchers’ New App

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

UConn Today – Need a ride? Uber or Lyft can help get you where you need to go. Hungry? Grubhub, Doordash, or Postmates can deliver whatever you’re craving. Want to view a rare document in a library across the world? A new app developed by a team of UConn scholars will soon have you covered.

UConn’s CCEI, Alumni, and Affiliates Honored with 2020 CT Entrepreneur Awards

Posted on July 27, 2020September 3, 2020 by Scott Slater III

UConn Today – UConn’s Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, or CCEI, was a big winner in this year’s Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards, taking home top honors with recognition as the 2020 Community Promoter of the Year.Continue Reading

Finance, Forests, and Forbes – A Summer of Experience for Werth Innovators

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Scott Slater III

UConn Today – Three of UConn’s rising seniors – all members of the inaugural cohort of Werth Innovators, student ambassadors for entrepreneurship and innovation through the Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation – have embraced online work with three very different summer experiences while seeking to develop new skills, learning more about potential career options, and dipping their toes into mainstream popular culture.

UConn startup Stemify aims to bridge college students’ math skills gap

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Scott Slater III

Hartford Business Journal – When UConn math department administrators were thinking about revamping their courses about seven years ago, they asked professor Amit Savkar to look into why so many freshmen dropped out, withdrew or failed math classes.

UConn Innovation Fund Provides Early-Stage Funding to Two Additional Startups

Posted on June 11, 2020June 17, 2021 by Scott Slater III

Yahoo! Finance – The University of Connecticut, in partnership with Connecticut Innovations (CI) and Webster Bank, today announced that two more early-stage companies have been awarded early-stage funding from the $2,250,000 UConn Innovation Fund (UIF).

UConn fund awards $200K in seed funding for two startups

Posted on June 9, 2020June 11, 2020 by Scott Slater III

HBJ – The UConn Innovation Fund has awarded $200,000 in seed funding to two startups in UConn’s Technology Incubation Program.

UConn Innovation Fund Invests in Two More University Startups

Posted on June 8, 2020June 11, 2020 by Scott Slater III

UConn Today – The University of Connecticut, in partnership with Connecticut Innovations (CI), and Webster Bank, today announced that two more early-stage companies have been awarded early-stage funding from the $2.25 million UConn Innovation Fund.

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