Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Doesn’t Always Deserve the ‘Risky Business’ Reputation That It Is Assigned

Posted on October 8, 2018December 21, 2018 by Timothy Folta

Most of us are aware of the state-wide efforts underway to jumpstart the Connecticut economy by inspiring entrepreneurship. As we consider these efforts, it is worth contemplating how it is that the entrepreneur does what she does. Continue Reading

‘Off The Ground Sound’ Soon To Open In Rockville

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

Hartford Courant– An audio/visual equipment store, service, and rental facility, and a recording studio – all rolled into one – is about to open in Rockville.

Colleges, students embrace entrepreneurship as course of study

Posted on September 11, 2018September 14, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

The Hour– The word “entrepreneur” evokes images of a small-business owner or one attempting to bring an invention to market, but that only begins to scratch the surface, said college professors who teach in the burgeoning field of study.

UConn Fuels Insurtech Boom with Innovative New Program

Posted on September 11, 2018September 14, 2018 by Meredith Guinness

When Hartford Innovation Places announced a plan to make the state capitol a center for the burgeoning insurtech industry, professor Timothy Folta, faculty director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI), was listening very carefully. Continue Reading

UConn Prominent in Stamford Innovation Week 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018October 14, 2022 by Meredith Guinness

The UConn School of Business will bring top experts to present three timely and cutting-edge programs as part of Stamford Innovation Week (SiW), running Sept. 14 through 23 throughout the city. Continue Reading

UConn Spinout Wins NIH R&D Grant for Artificial Salivary Gland

Posted on September 6, 2018April 4, 2019 by Scott Slater III

UConn Today – Oral Fluid Dynamics, LLC (OFD) is a technology startup working to improve the lives of millions of people suffering from a debilitating condition, chronic dry mouth.

Stamford Innovation Week: Cultivating Unexpected Opportunities for Growth

Posted on August 31, 2018December 18, 2020 by

Spoke– The region’s most enterprising minds will gather at venues across the city September 13-23, 2018, for Stamford Innovation Week (SIW), an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs, tech talent and investors to create unexpected opportunities for growth.

Stamford Innovation Week launches Sept. 13

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

Stamford Advocate– Entrepreneurs from across the region will gather in Stamford from Sept. 13 to Sept. 23 for Stamford Innovation Week, an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs, tech talent and investors.

UConn Engineering and Connecticut Innovations Bridge the Gap Between Entrepreneurial Success and Failure

Posted on August 22, 2018April 4, 2019 by Scott Slater III

UConn Today – Entrepreneurship is one of the riskiest professions an individual can embark on. Many take that journey alone, without a safety net, which often leads towards a tough journey ahead. That’s why support, knowledge, and mentorship are key factors in growing an entrepreneurial venture.

UConn Presents First-Ever Blockchain Symposium

Posted on August 21, 2018September 12, 2018 by Claire Hall

Ying-Ying Hsieh, at UConn's Blockchain Technology & Organizations Research Symposium on Aug. 14 in Stamford. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business) — Ying-Ying Hsieh, a professor at Imperial College London, explains her research on reconceptualizing organizational governance at UConn’s Blockchain Technology & Organizations Research Symposium on Aug. 14 in Stamford. The event drew two dozen faculty and researchers from around the globe. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

More than two dozen researchers from around the world gathered at UConn’s Stamford campus last week to discuss one of the hottest topics in business:

How will the powerful and quickly-emerging Blockchain technology revolutionize businesses, both within organizations and between them? Continue Reading

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