Lilo creates 100% handmade and hand embroidered replaceable bag straps to carry customers with the utmost care. The company was founded by Claire Rusovick, a University of Utah student track-and-field athlete. She is studying film and media arts, with an emphasis in animation and a minor in entrepreneurship, all while being a distance runner for […]
Watch our video featuring the 2024 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Final Awards & Showcase. Learn more at https://lassonde.utah.edu/hsuec.
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah announced the finalist teams in the 2024 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge this week. The student startup teams advance to the final round of this business-model competition for college students across the state. Teams are competing for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a $30,000 grand prize. The […]
After years of development and a new crowdfunding campaign, University of Utah alum Stella Markova and her startup BedVee are launching a novel sleep product to improve sleep comfort and accessibility. Markova navigated BedVee’s entry into the marketplace from conceptualization, through the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the David Eccles School of Business, […]
Browse photos from the High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge 2024 Final Awards & Showcase event on March 2, 2024, at Lassonde Studios. Learn more about the competition at https://lassonde.utah.edu/hsuec.
Rocket Tutors, a team from West High School that is building a business to provide free one-on-one online math tutoring, won first place and the $10,000 Sue Gibson Grand Prize at the 2024 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC) final event on March 2. Twenty teams made it to the final event in this business-idea competition […]
Here are the photos from events and activities at Lassonde Studios and other locations in February 2024. During this month, we explored the outdoors, attended E-Club Startup Forums, attended workshops, pitched for Get Seeded grants, learned new skills at Make It activities, and more. Find upcoming events here: lassonde.utah.edu/calendar.
A University of Utah student startup powered by girls, SadieB Personal Care is launching eight hair shampoos and conditioners in 507 Target stores and the Target website starting this week. Co-founder and CEO Sadie Bowler is pursuing a marketing degree at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. She began working on SadieB […]
Poiz is an app changing the metal game for athletes. Founder Chase Austin grew up passionate about sports and athletics. His father coached mental performance for pro athletes, and Austin applied his teachings to his athletic experience. He went on to play Division 1 football at the University of San Diego. After medically retiring from […]
Kenechi Uzor wants to amplify African voices. That’s why he launched Iskanchi Press, a United States-based publishing house. The name is inspired by “Iskanci,” the Hausa word for non-conformity – something Uzor’s startup lives up to. He is now growing the company in the Master of Business Creation, an applied program for entrepreneurs at the […]
