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Sandbox Entrepreneurs to Showcase Companies
The fifth annual Student Sandbox Demo Day will showcase the innovation and dedication of Central New York student entrepreneurs on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Everson Museum in Syracuse. As part of the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (IDEA),…
University to Host 28 Veterans for 2013 EBV Program
Syracuse University and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is hosting a new class of post-9/11 veterans for the seventh annual Barnes Family Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program. The program, which is always offered at…
Desire, Resources for Self-Employment Grow with Age, Says Whitman Study
Starting a business is no longer a “young person’s game,” according to new research by Maria Minniti, a professor at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Minniti and her co-authors, professors Teemu Kautonen and Simon Down of Anglia Ruskin…
South Side Innovation Center Hosts Graduation Ceremony for Local Entrepreneurs
Sixteen graduates of the 2013 Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) were recognized in a graduation ceremony hosted by the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) May 17 in Syracuse. In addition to the graduation ceremony, the event featured a business plan competition….
‘Money Smart for Small Business’ Program to Be Funded by Pathfinder Bank
The WISE Women’s Business Center’s Money Smart for Small Business program series, created by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will be funded by Pathfinder Bank, the bank has announced. The…
WISE Symposium Draws 1,000 Women from the Business Community
If the Twitter stream from #WISE2013 is any indication, the WISE Symposium held on April 16 at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse was a huge success. Hosted by the Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Center (WISE) Women’s Business Center…
Student Startups Win More Than $200,000 at Emerging Talk
Student startups won a combined $218,000 in seed funding at the third annual Emerging Talk conference on April 12 and 13 in the Whitman School of Management. More than 300 students, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors and community members came out to…
Have No Idea Where to Go with Your Idea? Come to Emerging Talk!
It takes an entrepreneurial ecosystem to help college students turn an idea into a venture. And plenty of students are taking on the challenge of executing their ideas. Where do you find these students? How do these students meet others…
IDEA and eMinutes Partner to Help Student Entrepreneurs Incorporate
No other law firm in history has voluntarily waived $500,000 in legal fees and absorbed $100,000 in expenses simply to help 500 first-time entrepreneurs incorporate; but that’s exactly how Jeff Unger, Los Angeles-based attorney and founder of eMinutes, a corporate…
Student’s Venture One of Inc. Magazine’s ‘Coolest College Startups’
Celeste Currie might be a lot like many of the information management and technology students at Syracuse University. Then again, she might not. A junior at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), she’s enrolled in the same range of coursework…