The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is proud to announce the 10 startups participating in the 5th cohort of the CCEI Summer Fellowship Program. The top ten startups from across the University are selected to participate in the Summer Fellowship experience. This program launches in June and throughout the 8 week program, startups develop […]
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The Verge Consulting Program: Practical, Experiential & Entrepreneurial
Last summer, I had an excellent opportunity to work with the CT Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI). I was a part of the Verge Consulting team, a program coordinated by CCEI in collaboration with the SBDC, consisting of six UConn graduate students. As a Verge Consultant […]
Winter in Israel: Day 8
Our final day in Tel Aviv was bittersweet, as we knew our incredible journey was coming to an end. We started the day meeting at YL Ventures, a venture capital (VC) firm like many in Israel that focused on early-stage investing. I was astounded that while the US was trending towards less early/seed-stage capital and […]
Winter in Israel: Day 7
Today was our second to last day of this trip. Heading out the hotel door at 8:30, we went to our first destination for the day, Caesarea. This is an ancient Roman and Byzantine city that was designed and created by Harrod. In it’s heyday, Caesarea was a majestic city by the sea with massive […]
Winter in Israel: Day 4
This is the start of our fourth full day in Israel. The pace is intense. By observing the culture of Jerusalem, the West Wall, and the Dead Sea we are starting to understand the nation and its people. The reoccurring sight of armed police and soldiers started to get routine until we went to the […]
Winter in Israel: Day 3
Our third day in Israel consisted largely of traveling from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, with a few stops and detours along the way. The day included both visits to common attractions in Israel as well as sojourns to lesser-known areas. After travelling to the West Bank and driving past the historical site where the Dead […]
Winter in Israel: Day 2
Conveying the level of exuberance that was felt as I opened my hotel curtains on Friday morning may be a tough task. I fear that this remarkable amount of excitement may not resonate with the readers who do not have the pleasure of being faced with this breathtaking view of Jerusalem. Today marks the weekly […]
Winter in Israel: Waiting for Students to Arrive
This morning, CCEI’s 8 Winter in Israel students arrived in Tel Aviv to be welcomed by CCEI Managing Director Michelle Cote and adjunct professor and Partner at Hinckley Allen, Daniel Gottfried. These students will spend the next 10 days traveling through Israel and learning from leaders in technology, business, visiting government offices, large high tech […]