“This Entrepreneurial Skills Training program provides them with the tools they need to set up and operate a productive research program while living a more balanced life,” says Dean Bill LaCourse. Continue reading UMBC pilots management boot camp for early-career science faculty
“I think this competition is an amazing opportunity to help young adults have the confidence and ambition to go beyond just spitballing ideas,” said Karla Negrete ’19, participant and winner in the 8th annual Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship Idea Competition. Continue reading Idea competition serves as springboard for young entrepreneurs
“The idea behind the competition,” says Greg Cangialosi ‘96, English, a long-time supporter of emerging business innovators, “is to enable the students who want to become entrepreneurs to have the opportunity to manifest their reality.” Continue reading Fourth annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition celebrates student entrepreneurs
UMBC’s entrepreneurship support programs supported Amethyst Technologies’ success, shares CEO Kimberly Brown, and Senator Cardin comments, “What you’re doing in Africa is critically needed.” Continue reading Senator Ben Cardin visits bwtech@UMBC to discuss support for small businesses in the tech sector
A group of mechanical engineering students won the top prize in the 2016 CBIC for designing PITCH, a lightweight protective device to reduce head trauma and skull fractures in baseball players. Continue reading Device to prevent head trauma in baseball wins 2016 Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition
“UMBC has allowed me to craft my own journey through the INDS program and that has prepared me more than I could have ever imagined,” says Proctor. Continue reading Markus Proctor, founder of EduPal, is ready for career as an entrepreneur
When Joseph Hyman was a UMBC student he was sitting in the library craving a fresh, hot cup of coffee, when an idea struck him: Wouldn’t it be great if a travel mug could brew its own coffee? Continue reading Engineering student’s late night caffeine craving inspires travel mug that brews its own coffee
The second annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) was held on Thursday, April 23. The CBIC allows graduate and undergraduate students from UMBC the chance to plan a start-up and is coordinated by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship through a gift from Greg Cangialosi ’96, English. The award offers teams cash awards, as well as a membership to Betamore, an incubator and educational facility in Federal Hill co-founded by Cangialosi. This year, seven teams were chosen out of 28 applicants to present their business ideas to a panel of three judges, including Ed Chalfin, co-chair of the Baltimore Angels, … Continue reading NeighborhoodNet Wins First Place at Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition
Craig Saper, professor and chair of Language, Literacy, and Culture (LLC), has been named the Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship. “Dr. Saper is a scholar of large achievement and great energy, whose talents and interests make him a superb choice for the Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship,” said John Jeffries, dean of the college of arts, humanities, and social sciences (CAHSS). The Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship was established by The Herbert Bearman Foundation to acknowledge and honor the contributions of Dr. Arlene Bearman to the UMBC community. This chair recognizes and supports outstanding teaching skills, an interest in entrepreneurship, … Continue reading Craig Saper, LLC, Named Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship
