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Seven Arizona small businesses receive NASA funding

June 6, 2018

NASA has selected its 2018 crop of small businesses to receive funding supporting innovation research and technology transfer, with seven awards going to Arizona. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

Empowered PhXX collaborative releases results of women business owners’ survey

June 5, 2018

More than 100 business owners and leaders of business organizations attended the recent release event and celebration for A New Vision for Phoenix Entrepreneurship, the largest, most comprehensive survey targeting today’s

Embracing diversity and inclusivity in entrepreneurship education

May 31, 2018

Underrepresentation within science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is a barrier to cultivating a diverse pipeline of science and technology innovators. Phil Weilerstein, CEO of VentureWell, spoke with Ji

ASU, Phoenix seeking companies for incubator program to minimize waste

May 11, 2018

The deadline has been extended to May 11 for startups to apply for an incubator program that will help Phoenix, Arizona and the southwest region minimize waste. The goal is

Demo Days awards investment cash, services to promising projects by students, faculty, alumni and community members

May 1, 2018

ASU announces new network to connect startups with potential investors

April 27, 2018

President Michael Crow unveiled a new plan to connect entrepreneurs at ASU with investment funding through the Thunderbird School of Global Management. This system, which is expected to get off

From classrooms to customers

April 27, 2018

Students enrolled in Brent Sebold’s class, Entrepreneur & Value Creation, have spent the semester building a entrepreneurial mindset, as well as a venture of their own. From customer discovery to

The importance of encouraging entrepreneurship within a university

April 27, 2018

Entrepreneurship at universities starts with curiosity, connection and creating value. Introducing students to an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset within higher education institutions is one way to create the leaders of

ASU student entrepreneurs share advice on sacrifice, success in startups

April 13, 2018

It takes sacrifice, hard work and maybe a missed class or two, but students can launch and nurture a business while they’re still at Arizona State University. Four students who

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