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.
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August 4, 2015
Brooklyn tech companies turn to RIT talent
Brooklyn companies are hiring RIT graduates because they have both the academic skills and hands-on experience needed in the startup workplace. -
June 15, 2015
BlackBox Biometrics receives major contract
Engineering faculty member David Borkholder and his company received a $9.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help manufacture the Blast Gauge System. -
May 21, 2015
Entrepreneurship center sponsors Lemonade Day
RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is sponsoring Lemonade Day, a program that teaches children how to own and operate their own business, on June 6. -
May 6, 2015
Sound recognition system wins business competition
A team of NTID students developed Hz Innovations, a system to alert homeowners of important sounds in the home, and won the grand prize in “The Next Big Idea” competition. -
May 6, 2015
Business students, alumni join learning marathon
Saunders College of Business is helping to educate children at Clara Barton School No. 2 about business, economics and free enterprise on Friday. -
April 29, 2015
RIT hosts webinar on leadership skills
“Engineering Leadership Programs at RIT” on May 19 is for professionals looking to advance skills within high-tech industries. -
April 17, 2015
Companies with RIT ties win business competition
Splyce eSports won first place and Mendon Precision won second in the 2015 Rochester Venture Challenge. Both companies were founded by RIT alumni. -
April 16, 2015
Three teams win top prizes in Tiger Tank
The winning business ideas are a system to provide real-time feedback to weightlifters, a scarf that can act like a medical mask and a recycling service for sound equipment. -
April 14, 2015
Alumnus named 2015 Vanden Brul Award recipient
Serial entrepreneur John Smith ’73 (business administration) will be honored during a luncheon at Oak Hill Country Club on April 21. -
March 26, 2015
Interim director of RIT’s Venture Creations named
Richard Notargiacomo, a RIT faculty member for more than 10 years, has been named interim director of RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator. -
March 19, 2015
Start-ups with RIT ties compete in contest
Three start-up businesses with strong ties to RIT are among the eight semifinalists for the 2015 Rochester Venture Challenge. -
March 18, 2015
IdeaLab, RRHS partner to solve healthcare issues
The spring IdeaLab@RIT featured a two-day brainstorming marathon where four teams of RIT students and their coaches addressed issues faced by Rochester Regional Health System.