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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