CCEI Press
- Alum Embarks on Search For True Happiness—Finds It All Across the USA January 23, 2020
- UConn Startup Brings Collaborative Robotics to Children with Special Needs January 10, 2020
- ABCT Announces 2020 Cohort of Life Science Startups January 8, 2020
- Dems and GOP share common flaws in transportation plans December 6, 2019
- UConn Alums Want You to ‘Roast’ Them December 6, 2019
- ‘It’s ridiculously hard to make a startup succeed.’ Hartford’s new medtech accelerator is focused on improving these odds November 13, 2019
- KeyBank Gives $75K to UConn Program for Veteran Business Owners November 12, 2019
- Top 50 Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurs in 2020 November 12, 2019
- Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies 2020 Press Release November 12, 2019
- Nami Therapeutics Startup Pursues Promising Drug Therapy November 6, 2019
Upcoming Events
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Jan
31
Accelerate UConn Application Deadline12:00am
Accelerate UConn Application Deadline
Friday, January 31st, 2020
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Hartford: Graduate Business Learning Center CCEI
Please fill out this application for the Spring 2020 cohort of Accelerate UConn. On this application we need the information for all team members who are participating. This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges.
https://ccei.uconn.edu/accelerate-uconn-application/ -
Feb
4
Get Seeded6:00pm
Get Seeded
Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Storrs Campus Werth Tower Idea Lab
Get Seeded is a program being launched by CCEI and other collaborators. Are you interested in getting funding for an idea? Apply to Get Seeded for up to $1,000 to seed your idea. For more information, visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. -
Mar
1
Summer Fellowship Application Deadline12:00am
Summer Fellowship Application Deadline
Sunday, March 1st, 2020
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Hartford: Graduate Business Learning Center CCEI
The goal of the Summer Fellowship program is to help aspiring entrepreneurs move out of the conceptual stage of venture development, and into the marketplace. The top ten startups from across the University come together to spend 3 days a week over 8 weeks developing skills needed to bring new products and technologies to market and receiving one-on-one coaching from industry experts. This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges.
https://form.jotform.com/82774579818174 -
Mar
1
Verge Consulting Application Deadline12:00am
Verge Consulting Application Deadline
Sunday, March 1st, 2020
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus CCEI
Verge Consultants (VCs) are graduate and professional school students who work with CCEI, the UConn School of Law, and Connecticut's SBDC to help UConn startups overcome the hurdles of entrepreneurship. Through a partnership with Connecticut Small Business Development Center, Verge Consultants get the opportunity to work directly (with mentorship from SBDC) with UConn and Connecticut-based startups. Consultants receive a stipend of $5,000 for 12 weeks of consulting between May and August. This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. -
Mar
3
Get Seeded6:00pm
Get Seeded
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Storrs Campus Werth Tower Idea Lab
Get Seeded is a program being launched by CCEI and other collaborators. Are you interested in getting funding for an idea? Apply to Get Seeded for up to $1,000 to seed your idea. For more information, visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. -
Mar
10
Get Seeded6:00pm
Get Seeded
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Hartford: Graduate Business Learning Center CCEI
Get Seeded is a program being launched by CCEI and other collaborators. Are you interested in getting funding for an idea? Apply to Get Seeded for up to $1,000 to seed your idea. For more information, visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. -
Apr
6
Demo Day5:00pm
Demo Day
Monday, April 6th, 2020
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Hartford: Graduate Business Learning Center CCEI
Get Seeded is a program being launched by CCEI and other collaborators. Are you interested in getting funding for an idea? The top ideas from all of the Get Seeded Pitch nights will come back together to share their progress with their ventures. Apply to Get Seeded for up to $1,000 to seed your idea. For more information, visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges.
