Fetch Food was named winner of the 2014 Opportunity Quest Competition (OQ), receiving a $5,000 cash prize. On Friday, ten collegiate teams presented their business ideas to a panel of five judges at the University of Utah. Sagebin Air and Grade Right were awarded $3,000 and $2,000 cash prizes for second and third place, respectively. […]
Ebay hosted the 2013 Student Entrepreneur Conference. The event is hosted by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah to kickoff students entrepreneur programs for the year. Learn more at www.ues.utah.edu/sec.
The US Department of Commerce released “The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University” report in October 2013 about the trends of entrepreneurship in universities, recognizing the many benefits that university programs, such as Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, provide. “As other nations increasingly compete with the United States for leadership in innovation, America’s colleges and universities are doing their […]
Dane Stangler of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released a report called “Path-Dependent Startup Hubs” in September 2013 recognizing the history of start-up hubs like our very own Salt Lake City. Stangler reports on the top large metropolitan startup areas, claiming that these so-called hubs are not new. These cities have been the same hubs […]
President Barack Obama proclaimed Nov. 22, National Entrepreneurs’ Day to celebrate men and women who start businesses, create jobs and build a stronger economy. The University of Utah fosters and encourages entrepreneurs of tomorrow through mentorship, support, education and a large variety of programs. Students from the University of Utah have successfully launched businesses such […]
UPDATE (01-16-14): Games4Health will be hosting a kickoff event on Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. on the 7th floor of the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building. All students are welcome to attend to learn more about the competition. Send questions to jddeesing@gmail.com. UPDATE (01-16-14): The Games4Health competition will have three tracks: storyboard track, video track […]
iPay2x, a University of Utah student business, walked away with $5,000 at this year’s techTITANS idea competition with a new mobile payments platform on Nov. 8. The iPay2x team created a mobile payments platform that allows buyers to search for the best product for their needs based on price, inventory and brand. Then users can […]
The student innovation community at the University of Utah is growing. Yes, students are innovators, in a big way! Across campus, students from all majors are inventing new devices, launching companies, making impacts and changing perceptions. This publication is a celebration of these student innovators and the programs and people that make their success possible. […]
While business schools across the country teach case studies from a book, students at the University of Utah are getting a completely different experience through the Lassonde New Venture Development Center — they are developing their own case studies. Graduate students in the Lassonde New Venture Development Center are paired with faculty inventors. The students, […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Center is now the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. The name change is a reflection of our organization’s increased size, presence and stature at the University of Utah. It is also a signal of future growth and expansion as we add programs and initiatives to better serve aspiring entrepreneurs. Programs under the Lassonde Entrepreneur […]
