University of Miami ventures into South Florida’s emerging tech ecosystem

It’s being called a “tech exodus.” A growing number of prominent companies and investors are making the decision to relocate their businesses from established tech hubs around the country to Miami—a now emerging marketplace for big tech. As the City of Miami continues to see unprecedented momentum on this front, the University of Miami is […]

Can We Really Teach Entrepreneurship At College?-Forbes

Schooling and entrepreneurship can seem paradoxical. One teaches you to stay in line, one requires you to stand out. One caters for the slowest moving, one benefits the fastest paced. One looks at what has been, one imagines what could be. Can we really teach entrepreneurship at college? GETTY Many successful entrepreneurs did badly at […]

LG Electronics Launches Innovation Center To Accelerate New Business Creation

LG Electronics has formed LG NOVA, its new Silicon Valley-based innovation center, tasked with creating a collaborative ecosystem to accelerate the growth of new ideas that embody LG’s innovation for a better life philosophy. Powered by the LG brand and resources, LG NOVA will partner with startup and entrepreneur communities to scale up ideas and concepts to its […]

New Venture Accelerator at Auburn’s The Park gives entrepreneurs the resources to succeed 

Two sons of immigrants who will graduate from Auburn University in December are on their way to striking it big with a software application that helps independent convenience store operators track and manage data and sales, and maximize profits. SwiftSku is one of multiple innovative startups that have emerged from the New Venture Accelerator, a business incubator that […]

Northwestern plans multimillion-dollar technology accelerator

Northwestern University announced today it will create a multimillion-dollar technology accelerator in downtown Evanston to support startup companies led by Northwestern faculty in health, life sciences and related fields, amplifying scientific discovery and innovation by supplying the laboratory space, networking opportunities and management training necessary to address the world’s biggest problems. The collaborative space will […]

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Sparks Innovation

Author John Steinbeck once said, “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” At Johns Hopkins University, there is no shortage of new ideas, but success requires the right environment to nurture those ideas into the revolutionary products and solutions we depend […]

SMU Announces All-New Business Accelerator to Support Next-Gen Entrepreneurs | Dallas Innovates

A six-month program will provide SMU student and recent alumni entrepreneurs the growth opportunity of an existing start-up. Described as an “intense and enriching” accelerator, the program offers immersive workshops, mentorship, and access to entrepreneurial and investor networks. Students will have two opportunities to compete for non-dilutive funding. The BAP program features two competitions: a […]

Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s first Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellow to assist entrepreneurial faculty, students 

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, professor in Purdue Polytechnic Institute‘s Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation, has been named the institute’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellow. As a fellow, Duval-Couetil will serve as a resource to Polytechnic Institute faculty and students interested in pursuing technology commercialization and entrepreneurial activity. She will also help develop commercial-oriented collaborations with the other academic […]