Report: University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Critical

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 […]

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Report: Salt Lake City a Startup Hub

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 […]

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Student Innovation @ the U (2013 report)

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. […]

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U of Utah, Lassonde Center fuel state’s No. 1 rank for small business

A respected online platform for hiring local contractors and a foundation focused on entrepreneurship have ranked Utah as the No. 1 state for small business. In putting together the ranking, Thumbtack.com and the Kaufman Foundation collected 7,766 responses from very small businesses across the country—96 percent of respondents have fewer than 10 employees. When announcing […]

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Kauffman Foundation: Students help drive innovation

University commercialization efforts would not be as successful without the help of graduate and post-doctoral students, according to a recent study by the Kauffman Foundation. The study, which found that the success of university spinoffs rely on an overall university environment, used case studies from eight major universities, including the University of Utah, to examine […]

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