Veatrice Conley and eight other would-be entrepreneurs recently completed their first milestone, graduating from the six-week Urban Vision Initiative boot camp consisting of six four-hour sessions on Saturday mornings to stabilize their new businesses or tweak business plans.
SinceBirth Apparel takes top honors in Hatch It! competition
Three judges from local businesses awarded Devin Lay, a business management major from Memphis, the $1,500 first prize for his SinceBirth Apparel.
UTC alum and business startup expert headlines inaugural entrepreneurship event
Tom Waters, an intellectual property and business startup executive—who also happens to be an alumnus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga—headlines the program for the University’s first-ever Research Commercialization Day: Inspiring the Innovation Mindset.
UTC business student discusses what’s next for What’sNxt
The What’sNxt app uses information from personality tests, personal interest quizzes, skills assessments and similar sources to offer career choice options. Based on a person’s individual data, What’sNxt suggests potential careers and if a college degree, licensure or other credentials might be required.
From artist to entrepreneur, Devin Lay grows fashion business on UTC campus
Devin Lay, a UTC business management major, is the creator of the Since Birth line of apparel.
Vision quest: Innovative entrepreneurial initiative eyes takeoff
The philosophy behind the Urban Vision Initiative is that “anyone can be an entrepreneur and that entrepreneurship can be a pathway out of poverty.”
Hatch It! Lab finishes a successful first year
In its first year, the lab has been used by students in many courses, including botany, communications, cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.
On the Fly: Faculty make sales pitch for their research
Faculty will pitch their research ideas to judges from the business world.