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WISE Unplugged to Inspire and Empower Women Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders
Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) is bringing powerhouse guest speakers to the 14th annual WISE Unplugged conference on Tuesday, April 19, to inspire an anticipated hundreds at SKY Armory in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. The event runs from 8 a.m. to…
NYS Business Plan Competition Comes to Blackstone LaunchPad at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
The Blackstone LaunchPad and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries will host CompeteCNY, the regional qualifying event for the 2016 New York State Business Plan Competition. The event will be held on April 14 from 4–6 p.m. at Bird Library. Regional winners will…
Enter Blackstone LaunchPad’s ‘Solve a Campus Problem’ Challenge
Now open in Bird Library, the Blackstone LaunchPad invites faculty, staff, students and alumni to come by and connect. The LaunchPad places entrepreneurship at the center of academic life, incorporating it into the resource network of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries….
University Selects ACC InVenture Prize Competition Team
PowerSpike will represent the University at the inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize Competition Apr. 5-6 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. A “Shark Tank”-style pitch competition where a team of undergraduates representing each ACC university pitches inventions or…
Whitman School Named among Best Colleges for Start-Ups by bestcolleges.com
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently was ranked #18 on bestcolleges.com’s list of the Best Colleges for Start-Ups. According to the site, “Nearly all of these entrepreneurial powerhouses are large research universities, as big schools often have the…
University to Host State-Qualifying Entrepreneurship Competition
The University will host a student entrepreneurship pitch competition on April 14 for teams interested in qualifying for the upcoming New York Business Plan Competition. The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ event, which will take place at 4 p.m. in the Blackstone Student LaunchPad…
Linda Dickerson Hartsock named Executive Director of Blackstone LaunchPad at University
Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced the appointment of Linda Dickerson Hartsock as executive director of Blackstone LaunchPad at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, starting on March 16. Hartsock was previously director of the University’s Connective Corridor in the Office of Community…
Successful Alumnus Returns to University as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
When entrepreneur Michael Gursha ’10 was looking for his next opportunity, he returned to his alma mater, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, to share his business expertise with Newhouse students while taking time for self-reflection. Gursha joined the Newhouse School in September as…
Seeking Faculty Innovators to Participate in Inaugural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Technology Entrepreneurship Conference
The inaugural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Technology Entrepreneurship Conference will showcase locally developed new technology and help to facilitate the commercialization of research and technologies developed at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and by its partners. The conference will take place on April 15, from 2-5…
Panasci Business Plan Competition Applications Due by Jan. 21
The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have announced a call for submissions for the 2016 Panasci Business Plan Competition. The competition accepts business plan…