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 4, 2014

Student teams work to develop startups in 48 hours

Multidisciplinary teams—spanning expertise in programming, engineering, design and business—will create and design Web-based applications during RIT48 this weekend.
October 30, 2014

Professor’s Fidget chair lets kids be kids

Design alumna and adjunct professor Sandra Turner’s study of children’s behavior led her to create the Fidget, a chair that allows kids to wiggle without tipping over.
October 29, 2014

Five companies graduate from Venture Creations

Five companies in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator graduated in a joint celebration Tuesday that included a talk from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.
October 27, 2014

Student teams pitch business ideas

Five teams of student entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas and won a total of $4,750 in cash prizes at Tiger Tank, an RIT program modeled on ABC’s Shark Tank.
October 16, 2014

RIT hosts Entrepreneurs Conference Oct. 24

The 11th annual conference features keynote speaker Ted Dzuiba of eBay and the Tiger Tank business-idea competition.
October 9, 2014

RIT software development grads land desirable jobs

RIT is one of the top schools to study software development and land the job you want, according to new rankings from LinkedIn.
October 9, 2014

Ben and Jerry’s co-founder to speak Oct. 17

Jerry Greenfield will be headlining Saunders College of Business’s Gasser Lecture Series during the 2014 RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend.
September 24, 2014

Student hopes electric bike trip breaks record

Troy Rank logged in 4,400 miles in 30 days on his electric bicycle in an attempt to beat the Guinness World Record for “longest motorized bicycle journey.”
September 17, 2014

Service industry expert to speak tonight

Raul Pupo ’72, author of America’s Service Meltdown, will discuss the important role service plays within American business during a lecture at 6 p.m. today.
September 12, 2014

Datto celebrates opening of new Rochester offices

As one of the first companies to join the START-UP NY program in June, the company takes the fourth floor of the RIT-owned 40 Franklin St. in downtown Rochester.
September 11, 2014

CUE seeks companies for Capacity Building Program

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship offers a customized training program that is created specifically for entrepreneurs who have been in business for two years or more.
August 27, 2014

Top RIT News stories and videos from the summer

While many students, faculty and staff were away during the summer months, much was happening on campus. Here are some stories and videos you may have missed.

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