UW Names Fisher Innovation Launchpad Winners
Three student-led teams from the University of Wyoming that recently pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges have received funding from UW’s Fisher Innovation Launchpad. These entrepreneurs received advising from IMPACT 307 business counselors to start and grow their business concepts and then pitch their business models for a chance to receive […]
UW’s Fisher Innovation Launchpad Announces 10 Finalists
Ten innovative businesses — that range from a company that has created a digital assistant to track workouts and diet, to a virtual reality system to help children learn music instruments — are finalists in a University of Wyoming entrepreneurship competition. The finalists are UW graduate and undergraduate students, alumni and faculty who will compete […]
UW WTBC, Forward Greater Cheyenne Partner on Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad
Prospective entrepreneurs in southeastern Wyoming have a new incentive to start up. The Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC), the University of Wyoming’s business incubation program, is launching a new regional startup challenge for Albany and Laramie counties. The Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad (SEWYIL) will be based on UW’s very successful Fisher Innovation Launchpad model, but […]
U Wyoming Fisher Innovation Launchpad Names Winners
Five innovative businesses created by University of Wyoming graduate students were named winners of the Fisher Innovation Launchpad this week. The five businesses will each receive seed funding from a $125,000 fund; office space in the Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) for one year; and business counseling. The Fisher Innovation Launchpad, which began in 2016 […]
U Wyoming’s Casper Start-Up Challenge Announces Finalists
The Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC), a business development program of the University of Wyoming with business incubators in Laramie, Casper, and Sheridan is continuing to build upon the successes of their Casper Start-Up Challenge with a third year of the competition and another $50,000 fund to seed Casper. “Every year the applicants to the […]
U of Wyoming Recipient of ExxonMobil Innovation Fund Grant for Student-Led Research Projects
The University of Wyoming is among seven schools — three from the United States, two from Brazil, and one each in Colombia and Mexico — to receive grant money for collaborative research projects, and to increase bilateral mobility of U.S., Latin American and Caribbean students through study abroad program development. UW is one of the […]