CCEI In The News
- Entrepreneur, ‘Summer Soul’ Zachary Will Continues to Grow Fun-Flannel Shirt Company November 15, 2022Zachary ‘Zac’ Will is an avowed summer soul, the kind of guy who complains when the weather dips below 75 degrees and the sun sets at dinner time. But fall is quickly becoming his second-favorite season, because that’s when sales of his distinctive Hawaiian-print men’s flannel shirts skyrocket. The UConn senior, and management and entrepreneurship... […]Claire Hall
- TIP Startup LambdaVision Brings Promising Microgravity Manufacturing Experiments Back to Earth October 18, 2022UConn Today – You may not think of the vast, fascinating expanses of the universe as a manufacturing site. But UConn TIP startup LambdaVision has found success manufacturing their technology in microgravity on the International Space Station (ISS). Read articleFinch, Shyanne
- School of Business Honors ‘Entrepreneurs Who are Going to Change the World’ October 6, 2022UConn Today – When Jayme Coates ’07 MS, ’10 MBA was about to be discharged from the hospital with her first-born child, she discovered that her breastfed son was malnourished and dehydrated. The experience both terrified and motivated her. On Monday, the startup that she co-founded, Lactation Innovations, won the School of Business’ Wolff New... […]Claire Hall
Upcoming Events
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Dec
7
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research11:00am
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Other, Other Virtual
Are you interested in entrepreneurship and innovation policy? The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation co-organizes the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Virtual Research Seminar Series! Join the mailing list for seminar announcements here: https://mailchi.mp/3d0399d764f5/eip-virtual-research-seminar
Governments around the world enact policies that affect technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An increasing number of scholars are investigating these topics, which has implications on policy design and program implementation. Yet, scholars lack a forum for presenting their work. This virtual seminar series will fill this gap—bringing together the insights from academia and policy application—thereby increasing our understanding of policy issues and build a forum for expressing these ideas and a supportive community to nourish them.
The next seminar will be on December 7: from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm ET. Elizabeth Embry (U. of Colorado) - will present "An entrepreneurial approach to cross-sector partnerships: The case f the Boulder Energy Challenge" (with Jeffrey York).
Please register for the event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsc-6srD0pHdJhbWT5evsTlsFZdSIzE3AO -
Jan
25
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research11:00am
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Policy Research
Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Other, Other Virtual
Are you interested in entrepreneurship and innovation policy? The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation co-organizes the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Virtual Research Seminar Series! Join the mailing list for seminar announcements here: https://mailchi.mp/3d0399d764f5/eip-virtual-research-seminar
Governments around the world enact policies that affect technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An increasing number of scholars are investigating these topics, which has implications on policy design and program implementation. Yet, scholars lack a forum for presenting their work. This virtual seminar series will fill this gap—bringing together the insights from academia and policy application—thereby increasing our understanding of policy issues and build a forum for expressing these ideas and a supportive community to nourish them.
The next seminar will be on January 25: from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm ET. Shivaram Devarakonda (Tilburg U.) - will present "Probabilistic Patents and Venture Capital Financing: Evidence from the Biopharmaceutical Industry (with V Chila).
Please register for the event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArc-uvrj4pHNOxz2qWRyd24kkKKwqRr1GS -
Jan
31
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night46:00pm
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night4
Tuesday, January 31st, 2023
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded was developed to give students the opportunity to help move their business ideas forward by providing them with seed funding, mentorship, and next step resources.
Here’s how it works:
1. Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights
2. Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience
3. At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas
4. The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea!
5. In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!
2022-2023 Pitch Nights
Monday, September 26, 6pm
Tuesday, October 25, 6pm
Wednesday, November 30, 6pm
Tuesday, January 31, 6pm
Monday, February 20, 6pm
Demo Day: April 18, 5pm
Apply to pitch at Get Seeded HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
Teams are selected up to one week prior to the pitch night.
RSVP to attend an upcoming pitch night HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Feb
20
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 56:00pm
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 5
Monday, February 20th, 2023
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded was developed to give students the opportunity to help move their business ideas forward by providing them with seed funding, mentorship, and next step resources.
Here’s how it works:
1. Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights
2. Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience
3. At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas
4. The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea!
5. In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!
2022-2023 Pitch Nights
Monday, September 26, 6pm
Tuesday, October 25, 6pm
Wednesday, November 30, 6pm
Tuesday, January 31, 6pm
Monday, February 20, 6pm
Demo Day: April 18, 5pm
Apply to pitch at Get Seeded HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
Teams are selected up to one week prior to the pitch night.
RSVP to attend an upcoming pitch night HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Mar
9
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 66:00pm
CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night 6
Thursday, March 9th, 2023
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded was developed to give students the opportunity to help move their business ideas forward by providing them with seed funding, mentorship, and next step resources.
Here’s how it works:
1. Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights
2. Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience
3. At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas
4. The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea!
5. In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!
2022-2023 Pitch Nights
Monday, September 26, 6pm
Tuesday, October 25, 6pm
Wednesday, November 30, 6pm
Tuesday, January 31, 6pm
Monday, February 20, 6pm
Thursday, March, 9, 6pm
Demo Day: April 18, 5pm
Apply to pitch at Get Seeded HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
Teams are selected up to one week prior to the pitch night.
RSVP to attend an upcoming pitch night HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Mar
24
CCEI Verge Consulting Application Deadline12:00pm
