The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the teams selected to participate in the 21st cohort of Accelerate UConn, the University’s National Science Foundation I-Corps site. The following teams will receive special training and a $2,000 seed grant to help understand whether and how their technology might create customer value: Spring […]
Author: Chrosniak, Alycia
UConn Family Business Program Hosts Business Transitions Workshop
On November 29, 2022 the UConn Family Business Program hosted a Business Transitions Workshop for its members. Every business needs a plan on how they’ll handle transitions, and for family businesses it can be even more complicated because of the family dynamics. The Family Business Program gathered experts in the various aspects of building a […]
UConn Family Business Program Hosts Revenue Workshop
On October 18, 2022, the UConn Family Business Program hosted a Revenue Workshop its members. Rory McGloin Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication, walked the attendees through their business canvas with a focus on identifying their core value proposition. Cindy Donaldson of Red Barn Consulting stressed that knowing your consumer inside and out is key and […]
UConn Family Business Program Celebrates Pi(e) Day
The UConn Family Business program celebrated Pi(e) Day on 3.14 at Lyman Orchard’s new wholesale bakery in New Haven. Over forty family businesses attended, tasting pies from Lyman Orchards, ice cream from the UConn Dairy Bar, and libations from Two Pour Guys. Guests were treated to a tour of the facilities and heard from John […]