Entrepreneurship

Jake Sherman, the journalist, author, and co-founder of Punchbowl News, speaks with UConn journalism and entrepreneurship students about the future of the press in a moderated discussion held at the Toscano Family Forum on April 11, 2023.

Political Journalist and News Entrepreneur Encourages Students: ‘Be Really Good at One Thing’

'Good journalism matters and it needs to be financially supported to survive. Entrepreneurship is one way that happens'

UConn faculty members walking in the alfalfa field in Jordan

Fish Food and the Foundry: How One UConn Startup Went Global and Others Can, Too

'We’re increasing Connecticut manufacturing and exporting; it's one of those things where the Foundry provided wins all around'

Academic Cannabis Symposium Explores Breadth of a Growing Industry

UConn’s two-day conference examined wide-ranging cannabis topics including research, health benefits, entrepreneurship, law, science, recreation, and more

A woman works at a laptop computer while translucent symbols of sustainability float in the air.

UConn to Host Business ‘Sustainability Summit’

'I wish to be part of the business revolution'

SmartCards AR cofounders Justin Nappi, left, and Sudiksha Mallick pose for a photo with a beta version of one of their product’s flashcards

Pick a Card, Any Card: Undergrad Startup Combines Flashcards with Augmented Reality for Neurodivergent Students

'Of all those moments that we could have chosen to stop, we continued to keep going'

Nicholas Martinelli, director of the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans.

New UConn EBV Program Manager: ‘We’re Like a Family…Helping Accomplish Each Other’s Missions’

'The appeal for military veterans is to have the chance to promote their interests and passions, and tell the world, Look what I've accomplished'

Former Connecticut State Sen. Antonietta “Toni” Boucher ’02 MBA and her husband, Henry “Bud” Boucher,

UConn School of Business Names Boucher Management & Entrepreneurship Department

The gift—which is the University’s first departmental naming and the largest individual gift to the School of Business—will enable the School to launch new programming for the benefit of students and businesses

A Change of Art: Students Invited to Innovate ‘Art Meets Technology’ Challenges at 2023’s HackUConn

Innovating new ideas and solutions in a 20-hour marathon

Cleaning up the ‘Wild West’ of CBD: UConn Startup PCTRx Revolutionizing Industry with Novel Polymer Platform

PCTRx is developing its recently licensed polycannabinoid platform technology as a drug delivery system and biodegradable plastics, with an eye toward even more applications

Looking down on Wilbur Cross from a drone after a winter snowstorm.

UConn, R/GA Ventures, CTNext Kick Off Venture Studio Addressing Climate Change

Six companies will create solutions across a range of critical areas of climate and sustainability