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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January 28, 2014
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RIT MAGIC Center speakers explore digital media
The MAGIC Center will bring two noted speakers in the world of digital media to Rochester Institute of Technology in mid-February. -
December 12, 2013
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RIT projects win $1.25M in state funding
The funding, included in the award to the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council, will benefit the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Venture Creations. -
November 22, 2013
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FluxData graduates from RIT’s Venture Creations
FluxData, which manufactures multispectral cameras for aerospace, defense, industry, medical and scientific markets, is moving out of the business incubator into a new space. -
November 20, 2013
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Professor passes fundraising goal for video game
Joe Pietruch, a lecturer in the School of Interactive Games and Media, raised more than $11,000 on Kickstarter to fund the Chain Gang Chase video game. -
November 19, 2013
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RIT48 contest searches for the next big app idea
RIT48 returns Nov. 22–24 with 40 students competing for $3,000. They will create a business plan, produce a prototype and launch a Web or mobile startup in 48 hours. -
November 18, 2013
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M&T donates $50,000 to entrepreneurship center
M&T Bank is making a two-year commitment and donating $50,000 to the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship’s Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program for city students. -
November 14, 2013
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Nosebleed remedy tops Tiger Tank competition
Gino Santaguida was awarded first prize and $2,000 in the Simone Center’s Tiger Tank competition for his product idea to stop nosebleeds. -
November 11, 2013
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Teams pitch business ideas in Tiger Tank
Five student teams will present their business ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win a cash prize. Tiger Tank takes place Nov. 13 in Student Innovation Hall. -
November 7, 2013
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RIT, RGHS partner to create health care solutions
Teams of students from the IdeaLab@RIT will be working this weekend to brainstorm solutions to solve medical-related problems faced by Rochester General Health System. -
October 22, 2013
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Entrepreneurship Center names program director
Ebony Miller will be responsible for research, development, delivery and assessment of programming at the Saunders College of Business Center for Urban Entrepreneurship. -
October 16, 2013
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State Senate committee to visit MAGIC Center
The Senate Select Committee on Science, Technology, Incubation and Entrepreneurship will host a roundtable discussion on video game development in New York at RIT today. -
October 16, 2013
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Students develop sustainable beverage sleeves
Michael Rodriguez and Harshil Sukhadia developed JavaSkinz, a durable coffee cup sleeve made of phase-change material that keeps beverages at the optimal temperature longer.
