The Bench to Bedside 2017-18 season begins this month with a Kick-Off Event on Sept. 21 and concludes with the Competition Night in April 2018. Top teams are awarded more than $80,000 in prize money to support further project development. This exciting and vibrant program at the University of Utah introduces multi-disciplinary students to the […]
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Browse our many announcements for news and updates about our many programs related to entrepreneurship, innovation and business at the University of Utah.
VIDEO: Lassonde 400 L2 Move-In
Our new residents moved into Lassonde Studios for the 2017-18 academic year. They are the Lassonde 400 L2 group. Watch this video to see how move-in went. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish this year. Learn more at lassonde.utah.edu/studios.
Top 15 Student Business-Plan Competitions
Say you have an awesome idea for a startup, something with real potential. There is, however, a pretty big problem: launching a business isn’t cheap, and as a student or recent graduate, it’s difficult to finance a business on your own. But, your idea is good. So what happens next? We’ve compiled a list of […]
How to be a Student Entrepreneur Without Losing Your Mind
Entrepreneurship across college campuses has grown in the past decade. Now more than ever, students around the world are trying to put their ideas in motion. Even with the boom, college is still a tumultuous time on it’s own, and many of the challenges you’ll face as a student entrepreneur are often compounded. Four students, […]
Checklist for Starting Your E-commerce Business
There are so many benefits with selling products or services online. Relatively easy to start, flexibility, scaling, data-tracking, working remotely and so much more. With that being said, it may be easy relative to starting a physical brick and mortar business, but there is still a lot to learn and it is definitely still hard […]
CloviFi: TV Audio Transmission through Wi-Fi
Wireless transmission of audio to headphones and speakers gained popularity since the birth of Bluetooth technology in 1994. Although Bluetooth audio transmission technologies offer convenient ways for consumers to listen to audio transmitting sources, new inventions and products challenge existing Bluetooth and radio frequency products by providing additional features, using modern Wi-Fi technologies that otherwise […]
Utah Students Take 3,000-Mile Uber Ride Across America
A trio of University of Utah students, Daniel Ruales, Josiah Purss and Ryan Bliss, arrived in New York City on Tuesday morning where they have begun a series of Uber rides through 16 cities across the United States until they reach their final destination in San Francisco. The students met last year when Bliss was […]
Coffee Pops: A Life-Long Love Affair
A life-long love affair with cold brew coffee started for Darby Bailey McDonough when she moved to Los Angeles to work in the film and music industries in her early twenties. Fast forward to her working with three of her brothers’ successful coffee businesses in Salt Lake City and she continued to choose cold brew as […]
5 Tips for Manufacturing in China
If you are wanting to manufacture a product in China, here are five things you should know before you send the order: 1. Relationships are everything The Chinese culture is heavily based on relationships. To have a successful experience working with any manufacturer in China, you will want to make sure your relationship with them […]
U Alumnus Publishes “The Story Engine”
University of Utah alumnus Kyle Gray just published a new book to help you use content marketing to grow your company and brand. “The Story Engine” is an entrepreneur’s guide to content strategy and brand storytelling. The book makes the case that every entrepreneur has a story to tell, and it’s the most powerful asset […]