You were an Amazon HQ2 finalist but didn’t make the cut? You still may benefit
Research from the Simon Business School suggests that start-up and entrepreneurial activity increased in the 20 cities considered as locations for Amazon’s second headquarters.
New high-tech hub for entrepreneurship debuts in Sibley Square
Now in its new space on the sixth floor of historic Sibley Square, NextCorps (formerly High Tech Rochester) will serve as one of the cornerstones of the revitalization of downtown Rochester. NextCorps is an affiliate of the University of Rochester and the region’s only state- and federally-designated business incubator.
Simon Business School ranked among top for entrepreneurship
The Simon Business School is one of the nation’s top schools for entrepreneurship studies, according to the Princeton Review, which placed Simon at number 21 among graduate schools, up two places from last year.
Team Meliora looks to future after Hult Prize experience
While they may not have been selected for the Hult Prize finals, Team Meliora is continuing their efforts to build homes for refugees, using Lego-style bricks made from recycled plastic.
Team Meliora back in running for $1M Hult Prize
After being eliminated in the regionals, four international students have been chosen as wild cards for the Hult Prize, the largest social entrepreneurship competition in the world, with a reward of $1 million seed money.
University students finish strong in Hult Prize competition
A team of University engineering students was among six finalists at the Hult Prize regionals. The team’s startup company, Meliora Homes, will build homes for refugees from recycled plastics.
Upstate New York I-Corps Node launches online innovation resource
The new website allows researchers to combine their technical knowledge with an entrepreneurial mindset, with the goal of discovering marketable new technologies.
Ain Center grant will support social entrepreneurs
Oasis Foods, a start-up run by three Simon Business School MBA candidates, is an example of the social entrepreneurship the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship hopes to encourage with a $538,000 federal Economic Development Administration grant.
University cohosts international entrepreneurial conference
This week’s Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers will bring more than 400 expects from around the world to Rochester to discuss the evolving nature of entrepreneurship and how the centers can make impacts the move their communities forward.
Building a better tutor
Thomas Downey ’16 wanted to help his fellow college students become better tutors for kids in the Rochester City School District. So he used his KEY year to design a new two-credit course to do just that.