Founded and led by Abdurrahman Bejjaj, a geomatics student in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Ignition Packaging won first place in the 2025 Big Idea Competition. Ignition Packaging is a sustainable biomaterials company dedicated to researching and developing
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Warrington alumni represent half of the top ten 2025 Gator100 honorees
As the University of Florida’s Gator100 celebrated the world’s hundred fastest-growing Gator businesses on April 27 & 28, half of the companies in the top 10 were led or owned by Warrington alumni. Hosted by the UF Alumni Association, the
From hatchling idea to thriving Gator business: How UF’s business incubator fuels entrepreneurship
Gator Hatchery is a student business incubator through the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center that provides all University of Florida student entrepreneurs with a co-working space, office support, mentors and other resources necessary for early-stage business growth. Students can network with peers and
Warrington launches Ignite Impact Leadership Program thanks to Silverstein Family gift
A transformative $1.55 million gift from the Silverstein family will establish the Ignite Impact Leadership Program at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business. This multi-year gift enables the scaling of UF’s successful social entrepreneurship programs while honoring the
MS-Marketing student gobbles up success in the Turkey Tank
The annual Turkey Tank Pitch Competition, a pioneering competition between the University of Florida and Florida State University, returned this year with an incredible display of innovation. Hosted at Florida State University, the event saw six teams – three from
PatentIt wins UF AI Days Pitch Competition
PatentIt, a patent analytics and filing tool, was awarded first place in this year’s UF AI Days Pitch Competition. The platform uses an AI search feature that provides a sentence-by-sentence analysis and risk score to help simplify the patent process
Ideas in motion
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at the Warrington College of Business is home to the next great business ideas. Whether that comes by equipping students with an entrepreneurial mindset or through innovative research that shapes the future, the center is
Marty Schaffel: First-hand insights from a successful entrepreneur
In the years after he graduated from the University of Florida, Marty Schaffel (BA, BSBA ’76) took on a few different roles in management and sales, but it wasn’t until he started his own company at age 27 that he
Connecting with people to create the future
Gainesville, Fla., is home to numerous innovative and imaginative entrepreneurs, and no one is more aware of this than Quang Tran (CpE ‘04, MSM ‘06). In 2013, Tran co-founded Starter Space with his wife, Payal. Starter Space serves as Gainesville’s
Business Gators come back, give back: Bruce Brandes
Every fall, the University of Florida welcomes back its alumni for Homecoming, a celebration of alma mater pride across all generations of Gators. While most alumni return for the single Homecoming weekend, some alumni travel back to campus throughout the
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