Hult Prize Regionals 2019
Xueying “Shelley” Chen ’19 and her team, Boodana, competed at the 2019 Hult Prize regionals in Toronto at the beginning of March. Though they did not advance to the finals, they gained valuable feedback to make their venture ever better.
Increasing Awareness about Education Disparities in the Dominican Republic at UR
Hector Castillo Carvajal ’20 recently hosted an event – Education Disparities in Developing Countries: What Can You Do? – to highlight the ongoing education disparities in the Dominican Republic. Through this event, he aimed to encourage his fellow classmates to become agents of change.
Read more about Hector’s entrepreneurial background and goals.
Can Millennials Actually Change the World? A TEDx Talk
Daphne Pariser ’20 founded Humans for Education, an organization that partners with schools in developing nations to create sustainable, culturally-sensitive businesses so they can generate their own income to provide for students’ needs and help build strong communities. Daphne recently gave a TEDx talk in Rochester, where she discussed the opportunities millennials have to make a difference in their communities and beyond.
Highlights from Harvard Social Enterprise Conference – and How You Can Attend Next Year
A Brain and Cognitive Sciences major, Maria Connolly ’19 also has a passion for marketing and entrepreneurship. This March she attended Harvard University’s annual Social Enterprise Conference with Meliora LaunchPad, a student entrepreneurship club at UR.
5 Entrepreneurial Finance Tips
On Tuesday, February 26, the Ain Center hosted our second Mark Ain Business Model Workshop of 2019. Building on the fall Foundry Forum workshops, this series is designed to help entrepreneurs prepare for upcoming business plan competitions. This workshop – Money Matters: Funding Your Venture – covered a number of techniques and tricks for locating and securing funding for your project or enterprise. We’ve summarized five key points.
Read all five tips from the entrepreneurial finance workshop.
