--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics description: Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware --- [![University of Delaware](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/HPE_Jan2017/logo.png?width=168&height=70&name=logo.png "University of Delaware")](http://udel.edu) #### Horn Entrepreneurship # [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu) ## Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics ### Recent Posts ### [My Summer Internship: Kieran Laul](https://horn.udel.edu/my-summer-internship-kieran-laul) During summer 2025, students from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics discovered new avenues for professional preparation and practical hands-on experience. Lerner College students pursued an array of internships, externships and other professional development opportunities. From MBA scholars to undergraduates entering their second year at UD, students across a spectrum of Lerner programs shared their experiences accomplishing an assortment of projects. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/my-summer-internship-kieran-laul) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • February 02, 2026 Topics: [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [internships](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/internships) ### [My Summer Internship: Eden Melamed](https://horn.udel.edu/my-summer-internship-eden-melamed) During summer 2025, students from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics discovered new avenues for professional preparation and practical hands-on experience. Lerner College students pursued an array of internships, externships and other professional development opportunities. From MBA scholars to undergraduates entering their second year at UD, students across a spectrum of Lerner programs shared their experiences accomplishing an assortment of projects. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/my-summer-internship-eden-melamed) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • January 26, 2026 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [careers](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [internships](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/internships) ### [Alumna’s ‘Shark Tank’ win mirrors Horn’s national rise](https://horn.udel.edu/alumnas-shark-tank-win-mirrors-horns-national-rise) ### UD alumna’s success comes as Horn Entrepreneurship climbs into the top 25 in the 2026 Princeton Review rankings When University of Delaware alumna Maya Nazareth secured a $300,000 investment on *Shark Tank* this year for her company Alchemize Fightwear, she became the latest example of a Blue Hen turning an idea into national impact. Her rapid growth in the combat-sports apparel market reflects the entrepreneurial mindset fostered at UD and arrives as [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/) earns new national recognition. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/alumnas-shark-tank-win-mirrors-horns-national-rise) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • November 21, 2025 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) ### [Lifelong Lerner: Nicholai Williamson](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-nicholai-williamson) A native of Kingston, Jamaica, before moving to New Jersey in 2019, Nicholai Williamson is graduating from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics as a [entrepreneurship](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/majors/entrepreneurship-bs/) major with a minor in [professional selling and sales management](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/minors/minor-in-professional-selling-and-sales-management/). [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-nicholai-williamson) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • August 04, 2025 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups) ### [Lifelong Lerner: Samantha McGhee](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-samantha-mcghee) A native of Garnet Valley, Pa., Samantha McGhee is graduating from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics as an [entrepreneurship](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/majors/entrepreneurship-bs/) and [fashion merchandising and management](https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/major-finder/fashion-merchandising/) double major. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-samantha-mcghee) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • July 15, 2025 Topics: [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) ### [Lifelong Lerner: Angelina Ramola](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-angelina-ramola) A native of Marlton, N.J., Angelina Ramola is graduating from the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics as an [entrepreneurship](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/majors/entrepreneurship-bs/) major. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-angelina-ramola) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • July 07, 2025 Topics: [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) ### [Rising in Entrepreneurship Rankings](https://horn.udel.edu/rising-in-entrepreneurship-rankings) #### UD’s Horn Entrepreneurship ranks 27th in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s 2025 list For the sixth year in a row, University of Delaware’s [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/) has solidified UD’s ranking among the top entrepreneurship universities in the nation. In the [*Princeton Review* and *Entrepreneur* magazine’s Top 50 list for 2025,](https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-50-entrepreneurship-ugrad&page=2) UD moved up to 27 from last year’s ranking of 31 and is [third overall in the Mid-Atlantic region](https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-mid-atlantic-entrepreneurship-ugrad). This article was originally published on [UDaily](https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/november/horn-entrepreneurship-princeton-review-entrepreneur-rankings/). [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/rising-in-entrepreneurship-rankings) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • November 13, 2024 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation) ### [My Summer Internship: McKinley Lynn](https://horn.udel.edu/my-summer-internship-mckinley-lynn) McKinley Lynn, class of 2026 [entrepreneurship](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/majors/entrepreneurship-bs/) and [marketing ](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/majors/marketing-bs/)double major with dual minors in [advertising](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/minors/advertising/) and [integrated design](https://lerner.udel.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/minors/integrated-design/), spent his summer as a technology, data & analytics intern at Edge Capital Lending, LLC. This article was originally published on the [Lerner College news page](https://lerner.udel.edu/seeing-opportunity/). [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/my-summer-internship-mckinley-lynn) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • November 07, 2024 Topics: [careers](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [internships](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/internships) ### [Blue Hens of a Feather: From Friends to Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/blue-hens-of-a-feather-from-friends-to-founders) **Republished with permission from the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, who originally published the content h*ere: [https://lerner.udel.edu/seeing-opportunity/friends-to-founders/.](https://lerner.udel.edu/seeing-opportunity/friends-to-founders/)The “Blue Hens of a Feather” series highlights students and alumni of the University of Delaware’s* *Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics who “flock together” with fellow Blue Hens to launch successful business ventures. Read on for the story of two friends who started their company while at UD and have remained true to their Blue Hens origins as they’ve expanded.* [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/blue-hens-of-a-feather-from-friends-to-founders) by [Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alfred-lerner-college-of-business-economics) • October 22, 2019 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [careers](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) 1 ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [entrepreneurship (242)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship) - [community (225)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) - [students (158)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) - [alumni (117)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) - [awards (116)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards) - [startups (115)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups) - [events (102)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) - [innovation (96)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation) - [success stories (89)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories) - [resources (83)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) - [enrichment (82)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment) - [competition (65)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition) - [Summer Founders (51)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) - [social entrepreneurship (49)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship) - [pitching (47)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching) - [opportunities (45)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities) - [careers (43)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers) - [entrepreneurship and science (42)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science) - [pre college (40)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college) - [women entrepreneurs (38)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs) - [leadership (35)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/leadership) - [Hen Hatch (31)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) - [future of work (31)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work) - [Insider (28)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider) - [pitch party (28)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party) - [educators (26)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/educators) - [technology (25)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology) - [VentureOn (23)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon) - [startup advice (23)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice) - [equity (22)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity) - [pre-accelerator (22)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-accelerator) - [commercialization (20)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/commercialization) - [environment (20)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/environment) - [research (17)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research) - [demo day (16)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/demo-day) - [entrepreneurship and the arts (15)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-the-arts) - [Siegfried (13)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/siegfried) - [internships (13)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/internships) - [10 Year Anniversary (11)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/10-year-anniversary) - [DIF (10)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/dif) - [Horn Hen of the Month (8)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/horn-hen-of-the-month) - [government (7)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/government) - [pivoting (7)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pivoting) - [REEF@UD (6)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/reefud) - [The Horn Team (6)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/the-horn-team) - [HDFS (4)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hdfs) see all [![Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/Horn-Entrepreneurship_logo_320px.png?width=240&name=Horn-Entrepreneurship_logo_320px.png "Horn Entrepreneurship")](https://udel.edu/horn) ### EXPLORE - [About Us](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/about-horn/) - [Upcoming Events](https://events.udel.edu/venture_development_center_478) - [Venture Development Center](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/student-enrichment/vdc/) --- ### CONNECT [132 E Delaware Ave Ste 100](https://goo.gl/maps/EuUJZSSiG5u) Newark, DE 19711 [hornprogram@udel.edu](mailto:hornprogram@udel.edu) P: 302-831-4393 - [![Horn Entrepreneurship Facebook](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/facebook_icon.png?width=32&name=facebook_icon.png)](https://www.facebook.com/udhorn) - [![Horn Entrepreneurship Twitter](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/twitter_icon.png?width=32&name=twitter_icon.png)](https://x.com/udbookschool) - [![Horn Entrepreneurship Instagram](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/instagram_icon.png?width=32&name=instagram_icon.png)](https://www.instagram.com/udhorn) - ©2026 University of Delaware - [Comments](http://www.udel.edu/home/comments/) - [Legal Notices](http://www.udel.edu/home/legal-notices/)