One of the Ain Center’s student Program Assistants, Fernanda Sesto ’23, has begun to interview student entrepreneurs to learn about their experiences and hear their perspectives. In this feature, Fernanda talks with recent UR alum Shelley Chen ’19, ’20 (e5) about her venture, Yolo Shadow and how she got into entrepreneurship.
Each month, the Ain Center hosts a guest speaker to talk about their entrepreneurial endeavors. The community organizers behind Roc the Business of Arts (an Arts in the Loop initiative) spoke on Friday, October 16. In addition to sharing their own entrepreneurial backgrounds, the three speakers provided insight on the series and their hopes for next steps.
Read more about the organizers and the Roc the Business of Art program here.
On Tuesday, October 6, the Ain Center launched a new virtual webinar series designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners operating during the uncertainty of a global health crisis. Buzz Lab Special Edition: Managing through Uncertainty is supported by a University Center grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Read more about the first Buzz Lab workshop (and how to register for the rest!) here.
Each month, the Ain Center hosts a guest speaker to talk about their entrepreneurial endeavors. On September 18, we hosted Michael Hasselberg and Jack Teitel from UR Health Lab, a collaboration among the UR Medical Center and the College of Arts, Sciences, & Engineering. During their talk, they went through how UR Health Lab quickly responded to the pandemic in March 2020, as well as some of their other upcoming projects.
Read more about UR Health Lab, their COVID response, and their innovations here.
This July, University of Rochester students were challenged to solve pandemic-related problems in just 10 days. Arranged by a variety of departments throughout UR, Matthew Cook of the River Campus Libraries highlights how participants worked with community partners and shared their final plans to address pandemic-impacted operations.
Newly launched, Nexus i90 is an on-ramp to the digital highway, connecting a host of small business resources across the Finger Lakes Region. Dr. Lomax Campbell has been instrumental in the creation of the platform, and here he shares his thoughts on how it will work.
Read Dr. Campbell’s full post on what users can expect from Nexus i90 here.
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