GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Fire Neural Network rose to the top of the business ideas presented at the inaugural UF AI Days Pitch Competition. Fire Neural Network uses AI to quickly and accurately locate lightning-initiated wildfires, reducing detection times from 24
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Entrepreneurship students visit with the stars of Austin’s entrepreneurial scene
In recent years, more and more companies have made the eastward move from the tech hubs of California to Texas. The state’s capital city, Austin, has become a popular new home for established businesses, startups and venture capital firms. Twenty-seven
Virtual UF Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit brings together women co-founders, collaborators and changemakers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit will connect the Gainesville community with local, national and international women entrepreneurs on Friday, March 25. The virtual event will feature teacher training non-profit P4H Global leaders Dr. Bertrhude Albert
UF startup Imprint Genius named industry’s fastest growing promotional products company
With year-over-year growth of 762.3%, Imprint Genius takes the number one position for “Fastest Growing Distributors” in 2020, as published in Print+Promo Marketing Magazine last month. A shining achievement for the start-up and its young founder, an inspirational story of a college
AI trading startup on the rise thanks to direction from Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center
The 2020 stock market ended on high note, despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and brought in millions of new retail traders, causing the trading volume to go through the roof. Companies like Robinhood and other zero-commission
Meet Drew Stuerman, Halo Potato Donuts’ Chief Donut Officer and Warrington alumnus
Drew Stuerman (BABA ’19) shares how his experience at the Warrington College of Business and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center helped him start his business, a favorite amongst Gainesville locals.
Entrepreneurship faculty member honored with Champions for Change Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kristin Joys, Director of the Social Impact & Sustainability Initiative and Social Entrepreneurship Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, is among the awardees of the 2021 Champions for Change. Joys was recognized for her work founding
BrainForce wins $25,000 in 2021 Big Idea Competition
BrainForce won first place at the 2021 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Led by graduate engineering student Mohit Patil, graduate engineering student Parth Shah and Warrington student Chloe Stanton, BrainForce empowers the disabled by providing hands-free operation of phones
Warrington College of Business mourns the loss of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center founding director Arnold Heggestad
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It is with the greatest sadness we share the loss of University of Florida Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center Founding Director and Professor Emeritus Arnold “Arnie” Heggestad. He was 77 years old. “We were all brought together as
Networking on purpose: How B corps are creating connections and building their community in the Southeast U.S.
“While B Corps are now a global network of more than 3,500 companies, they are still a relatively new concept in some regions of the United States and the world where people are less familiar with businesses operating as a