SANTIAGO, Chile — It’s official. We have finally reached our halfway point and are on the tail end of our trip with the spring 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Program to South America. Even though we have only been here for two months, I think I can speak for all of us when I say Chile now […]
Here are photos from our events and activities in February 2019 at LassondeStudios. During the month, we hosted an interviewing Workshop, made dorm room decor, learned about sustainability from Cotopaxi founder Davis Smith, hosted a jazz jam session, 3-D printed Valentine’s Day gifts and a lot more. All U students are welcome to attend our […]
The University of Utah David Eccles School of Business’ MBA program ranked No. 17 for entrepreneurship in new rankings released by U.S. News & World report for 2020. The ranking is an improvement from No. 24 in the previous period. The entrepreneurship ranking was supported by activities at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and Lassonde Studios, which […]
Vote now for the best idea in the 2019 High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, a statewide business idea competition for students ages 14-18. Voting is open March 13-29, 2019, at midnight. The team with the most votes will receive a $500 prize at the HSUEC Awards and Showcase Event on March 30, 2019, at 2:30-4 p.m. […]
The High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HSUEC) announced the top 20 teams that will advance to the final stage of the competition today. The competition is open to all high school students across Utah, ages 14-18. They are competing for $30,000 in cash and prizes. This competition is hosted by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a […]
Four student startup teams received $7,476.91 in milestone grants at the monthly Get Seeded Final Pitch Event at Lassonde Studios on Feb. 25. See below for a list of teams and their product ideas. Get Seeded is a monthly milestone grant funding program open to all college students in Utah. The first step is to apply […]
The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (UEC), the state’s largest collegiate entrepreneur competition, announced the top 20 teams for 2019 today. Hundreds of students from colleges across the state entered the business-model competition. The teams are competing for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a $40,000 grand prize. The winners will be determined at a final […]
Here are photos from our events and activities in January 2019 at LassondeStudios and other places. During the month, we hosted a Finding Collaborators Meetups event, built serving trays and dorm decor in our Make It activities, awarded grants through Get Seeded and Opportunity Quest, traveled to South America in the Global Entrepreneur Program, and […]
You’ve got an idea, you’re starting a company and like most people with an idea, you need some money to help get it started. You’ve already looked through the couch cushions, begged your parents for whatever they can spare, and the plasma center said your counts aren’t high enough for them, so now what? “Shark […]
Started by University of Utah MBA student Nana Ewusi-Emmim two years ago, NipaYe is a breastfeeding-help company focused on assisting mothers to produce milk for their babies. With help from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, she is developing a tool she hopes will be more comfortable and easier to use than what is currently on the […]
