The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business, will host the 2nd annual Fly for Researchers Pitch Competition for UTC faculty and graduate student innovators at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.
Two students developing cleaning services app aren’t messin’ around
Now in the early planning stages, the College Cleaners app is designed to connect college students who’d like help with household cleaning with students who’d like some extra cash.
Urban Vision Initiative moves past boot camp and closer to goal of empowering successful entrepreneurs
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.
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.
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.