Stories & Updates

University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship is now accepting high school student registrations for the Diamond Challenge youth entrepreneurship program for 2018. A link to the application is here. The Diamond Challenge has already accepted more than  400 students with 192 concepts from over 34 countries. The program was started by Horn Entrepreneurship in 2012 and is backed by the Paul and Linda McConnell Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative. Students learn how to turn their ideas into action by participating in the competition and engaging with students globally. The innovative competition offers $100,000 in rewards and is built for the innovative, creative, motivated student who wants to change the world.

The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship hosted a Phantom Pitch Party Wednesday evening in the Venture Development Center.

The University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship invites submissions from UD students, faculty, staff and alumni for Hen Hatch 2018, the university’s premier startup funding competition.

University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics and Horn Entrepreneurship announce recipients of the inaugural Blue Hen 17&43 awards, which recognize University of Delaware students and alumni who have owned, founded or led the promising new ventures and fastest growing companies. Forty-two Blue Hen businesses will receive the honor.

The University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship will host Phantom Pitch Party from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct 25. Only undergraduates may pitch but any UD student, faculty or staff, may spectate. The event is free but to pitch or attend you must register at bit.ly/phantompitch.

Horn Entrepreneurship announced the launch of the new Blue Hen Proof of Concept (BH-POC) Program during their five-year anniversary celebration on October 3 at the Venture Development Center.

The University of Delaware recently received a $60,000 supplemental grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to partner with Delaware State University (DSU) to aid their researchers in commercializing scientific discoveries.

The University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship has announced the winner of the 2017 Siegfried Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership, business leader and author Verne Harnish.

Harnish is founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO).