Entrepreneurship

Torigen Pharmaceuticals Secures $3.1 Million in Series A Financing

Posted on February 18, 2019March 1, 2019 by Melissa Ferrigno

Financial Content – Torigen Pharmaceuticals, a company developing personalized cancer immunotherapies for the veterinary market, announced today the completion of a $3.1 million Series A financing round led by Connecticut Innovations, which included the conversion of outstanding convertible debt and interest.

EBV Alum: ‘To Do What You Love is Priceless’

Posted on February 15, 2019February 28, 2019 by Claire Hall

EBV alumnus Jason Otrin (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Imagine a young child wandering alone in the woods on a frigid afternoon, with each passing minute decreasing the likelihood of a successful rescue.

UConn alumnus Jason Otrin would like to encourage emergency responders in Connecticut, and across the nation, to adopt the use of drones for such public-safety emergencies. Continue Reading

UConn, Innovate Stamford Collaboration Bolsters Innovation Ecosystem

Posted on February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 by Melissa Ferrigno

UConn Today – A new partnership between the University of Connecticut and Innovate Stamford aims to provide a platform of new programs that will strengthen the city’s position as a leader in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Family Businesses: ‘Your Name is On It!’

Posted on January 2, 2019April 30, 2019 by Claire Hall

Cal Miller-Stevens, left, and her niece Capri Frank pose for a photo inside the store at Miller Foods, Inc., a fourth-generation, family owned and operated food business located in Avon, Conn. Behind them is a photo taken in the early 1960s, in the same location. From left is family matriarch Margaret "Oma" Miller and her two daughters, Sandi Trudeau (Frank's mother) and Miller-Stevens. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business) — Cal Miller-Stevens, left, and her niece Capri Frank pose for a photo inside the store at Miller Foods, Inc., a fourth-generation, family owned and operated food business located in Avon, Conn. Behind them is a photo taken in the early 1960s, in the same location. From left is family matriarch Margaret “Oma” Miller and her two daughters, Sandi Trudeau (Frank’s mother) and Miller-Stevens. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business)

UConn Revamps Family Business Program, Offers Bootcamp, Summer Internship Program to Help Multi-Generational Companies Thrive

Ask Julie Paine-Miller, vice president of Paine’s Inc. Recycling and Rubbish Removal, what it is like to be employed in a family-owned business, and she will share that some of her fondest childhood memories involve riding in her family’s garbage trucks.

“I have a deep-seated love for trash!,” Paine-Miller said with a laugh. “I have memories of being around the trucks from the time I was a little girl.”Continue Reading

Blumenthal: Those responsible for GI Bill benefit debacle will be held accountable

Posted on December 20, 2018July 6, 2021 by Scott Slater III

Stars and Stripes – U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Friday he expects there to be a congressional hearing early in the new Congress to “pin down” who is accountable for delays in education benefit payments to hundreds of thousands of veterans across the country.

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Global Entrepreneurs Address UConn Students

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Claire Hall

David Noble (left) and Peter Barkman (Right) during a recent installment of the Global Entrepreneurship Speaker Series at UConn. (Arminda Kamphausen / UConn School of Business)

Four prominent entrepreneurs came to campus this semester to talk about their companies, their visions, and ways in which students can embrace industry disruption.Continue Reading

Let your idea grow with Get Seeded

Posted on December 11, 2018September 10, 2021 by Scott Slater III

Daily Campus – Are you a student entrepreneur with an idea for a project or business but no way to fund it? Then Get Seeded is for you.

First ‘Get Seeded’ Event Awards $3k to New Ventures

Posted on December 4, 2018July 8, 2021 by Claire Hall

Junior Daniel Ruskin, one of the winners of the first "Get Seeded" competition, organized by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business) — Junior Daniel Ruskin, one of the winners of the first “Get Seeded” competition, organized by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business)

Junior Daniel Ruskin has an idea for creating an in-home, hand-held voting machine that electors would receive when they register to vote.Continue Reading

UConn Research Project at the International Space Station

Posted on December 4, 2018April 4, 2019 by Scott Slater III

UConn Today – An experiment devised by researchers at UConn startup LambdaVision was launched into space this month.

Dean’s Report 2018

Posted on December 3, 2018November 19, 2019 by Claire Hall

UConn School of Business Dean’s Report 2018