The UConn School of Business’ xCITE conference for women in technology has announced two prominent speakers for its May 2018 conference. Continue Reading
Experiential Learning Accelerators
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Explored in Israel
What better place to learn about business, entrepreneurship, and innovation than from one of the world’s leading countries for business creation? Continue Reading
These ‘Car Guys’ Aren’t Slowing Down!
Outstanding Customer-Service Strategy Helped Create $30 Million Business
How do you take a small, mom-and-pop car parts business and turn it into a $30 million, online retail blockbuster?
The secret, according to FCP Euro owners Scott Drozd ’03 (CLAS) and Nick Bauer, is that you always, always, always put the customer first, and never stop growing, developing and expanding your business. Continue Reading
Solve Health or Medical-Based Problems in Entrepreneurship Course
Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?
More than 300 Sign-up for iQ Kickoff As Entrepreneurship Takes Root at UConn
When he was a high school lacrosse player, Frank Amaefuna took a slash from an opponent. Although he was wearing a helmet, his head smacked the ground hard. Continue Reading
Accelerate UConn Spring 2018 Participants Announced
Accelerate UConn – Mostafa Analoui, Executive Director of Venture Development and Timothy B. Folta, Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, are pleased to announce the teams selected to participate in the sixth cohort of Accelerate UConn, the University’s National Science Foundation I-Corps site.
Accelerate UConn Helps Students Commercialize New Technologies
The Daily Campus– University of Connecticut students can now apply to complete a seven-week long course which presents serious topics, such as science and business, in an entrepreneurial context with Accelerate UConn, a project whose mission is to support students who are commercializing new technologies and discoveries.
Entrepreneurship, Wings to Fly
My Experience with the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI)
I worked for multinational corporations for 10 years. My career grew from sales to marketing. As a product marketing professional, I have launched 10 products in the last 6 years. However, I can’t stop asking myself, “What else can I do to contribute more to my career? Where is the next step to lead to a meaningful life?” Continue Reading
Believe It: Hartford No. 4 U.S. Tech City
‘We Can Actually Do This!’
Ben Grosse, UConn Freshman and Business Owner, to Advise New Werth Institute
It isn’t easy running a $100,000-a-year, innovative, premium-performance earbud company while balancing the demands of academics and college activities, but freshman Ben Grosse doesn’t shy away from a challenge. Continue Reading