News by Topic: Entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at RIT. Thanks to resources and programs from the Saunders College of Business and the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, students are encouraged to take their out-of-the-box ideas and develop them into a fully realized products and business ventures.

  • November 21, 2017

    Child playing on a mat

    Venture Creations companies compete for $1M prize

    Two companies at RIT's Venture Creations business incubator, including the developer of the eye-tracking software pictured here, have been selected to compete for the $1 million grand prize in the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program.

  • November 21, 2017

    Tiree Walker presenting work for four other people at the RIT Access Technology IdeaLab.

    IdeaLab teams brainstorm access technology solutions

    Seven teams of students and faculty coaches representing a variety of disciplines spent a weekend in November brainstorming solutions to problems impacting individuals with differing abilities during the RIT Access Technology IdeaLab.

  • November 9, 2017

    A person in gloves working with batteries.

    Incubator receives $1.8M NYSERDA contract

    RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator has been awarded a new four-year contract valued at $1.8 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, earmarked for early-stage, clean-energy companies.

  • October 26, 2017

    Lindsay Reardon and Kailey Bradt smile for a photo, holding up the products they created.

    Student-run company heads to Hello Tomorrow global summit

    Two RIT students have taken their revolutionary hair care product all the way to Europe for the unique opportunity to engage and brainstorm with investors, innovators and industry experts. Their student-run company, OWA Haircare, has been named to the Top 500 deep-tech startups worldwide.

  • October 23, 2017

    Poster for "RIT's Entrepreneurs Conference"

    RIT hosts annual entrepreneurship conference Friday

    Entrepreneurship experts will share their words of wisdom with aspiring business owners during the 13th annual Entrepreneurship Conference at RIT. The event features information sessions, networking opportunities, student competition and a keynote address.

  • October 9, 2017

    Portrait of Philip Saunders

    Saunders College celebrates 10th anniversary

    The celebration on Oct. 11 will unveil a permanent wall display featuring many of business school namesake E. Philip Saunders’ lifelong contributions to the business world.

  • August 22, 2017

    Students pitching business idea at Investor Demo Night

    Students pitch business ideas to investors

    The Saunders Summer Startup Program held its Investor Demo Night, in which the 11 teams that spent the summer working on their business ideas got the chance to pitch their ventures to potential investors.

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