Entrepreneurship

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

Emily Yale '21, who turned her Innovation Quest proposal into a thriving business, works on lawn equipment on a sunny day, with trees in the background.

‘My Advice to Future Entrepreneurs is: TRY!’

UConn’s highly successful iQ entrepreneurship competition prepares for 12th season

The logo of the new School of Engineering Entrepreneurial Hub.

UConn School of Engineering Launches Entrepreneurship Hub

'Entrepreneurship isn’t just about incorporating the company and developing strategy. There’s so much personal growth involved'