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.

April 21, 2014

RIT hosts forum for female leaders April 28

Women in science, technology, engineering and business will meet for a roundtable discussion and networking event to help women gain regional connections and global impact.
April 15, 2014

RIT hosts Effective Access Technology Conference

The second annual conference brings together experts to share ideas and innovative solutions to improve access for people with disabilities. The conference is June 17 and 18.
April 10, 2014

RIT properties approved for START-UP NY program

RIT is the first private university to be selected to participate in the state’s START-UP NY business development initiative, officials announced April 10.
March 21, 2014

Venture Creations companies compete for $25,000

Three start-up companies in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator are among eight semifinalists to participate in the Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest.
March 12, 2014

Time Warner Cable leads sponsorship of Imagine RIT

Time Warner Cable, a longtime supporter of Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, is the premier sponsor for this year’s festival in May.
March 6, 2014

RIT launches free and open source software program

The FOSS program is the nation’s first interdisciplinary minor in free and open source software and free culture.
March 5, 2014

CANCELED: Engineering alumnus discusses journey

Mike Guarasci will discuss investment strategies he’s acquired and how his path in the investment field relates to his training as an engineer during a March 13 talk.
February 24, 2014

3D printing opens doors for those with prosthetics

RIT researcher Jon Schull and an online community of 3D printing hobbyists are helping to design, improve and create affordable prosthetics for those in need.
February 20, 2014

AT&T, RIT, partners launch Civic App Challenge

The AT&T Rochester Civic App Challenge is a two-month “virtual hackathon” in which developers can leverage open data to build smartphone apps that serve community needs.
February 4, 2014

Journal editor, author at RIT March 1

Shaista Khilji, professor of human and organizational learning at George Washington University, hosts a workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at RIT's Vignelli Center.
January 30, 2014

RIT student nominated as only American for award

Jen Lamere, a first-year software engineering student, has been nominated for the 2014 Net Award in the category of Emerging Talent of the Year.
January 29, 2014

RIT hosts photonics, semiconductor training

Eleven engineers and technicians from local and national companies participated in lectures and hands-on laboratory activities at RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

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