--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | Horn Entrepreneurship (13) description: Horn Entrepreneurship is a leader in entrepreneurship education whose mission is to create the conditions for the realization of personal potential, economic value and societal impact. (13) --- [![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) ## Horn Entrepreneurship ![](https://horn.udel.edu/hubfs/Logos/HE_logo_only.png) Horn Entrepreneurship is a leader in entrepreneurship education whose mission is to create the conditions for the realization of personal potential, economic value and societal impact. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ### [Shoot for the Stars at the Fall Pitch Party](https://horn.udel.edu/shoot-for-the-stars-at-the-fall-pitch-party) Horn Entrepreneurship and E-club will host the Fall Pitch Party on Wednesday, October 26, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Venture Development Center. The Fall Pitch Party is designed for those new to pitching an idea, with students sharing startup concepts to an audience of their peers and a panel of judges composed of recent entrepreneurial alumni. This year's event is particularly special, as we return to an in-person format for the first time in years. Advance registration is required for both spectators and presenters. [Register by October 19](https://www.tfaforms.com/5018580).  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/shoot-for-the-stars-at-the-fall-pitch-party) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 17, 2022 ### [Meet the 2022 Hen Hatch Semifinalists](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-the-2022-hen-hatch-semifinalists) Fourteen teams advanced to the semifinal round of Hen Hatch, UD’s premiere startup funding competition. Three semifinalists from each track (pre- and post-revenue) will advance to the 2022 Hen Hatch Final Round which will take place on Dec. 1 at the Audion. Rewards of startup cash and prizes will total $50,000 with additional in-kind gifts.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-the-2022-hen-hatch-semifinalists) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 13, 2022 Topics: [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [Teens Pitch Solutions for WSFS Bank](https://horn.udel.edu/teens-pitch-solutions-for-wsfs-bank) More than 150 students from ten high schools joined together to participate in the [EntreX Lab](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/pre-college-programs/dual-enrollment/) Delaware Connect design sprint, a timed competition in which students address a problem and pitch a solution to a panel of judges. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/teens-pitch-solutions-for-wsfs-bank) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 04, 2022 Topics: [pre college](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college) ### [Hen Hatch 2022: Your Idea, 3 Rounds, $50K](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2022-your-idea-3-rounds-50k) Calling all Blue Hen student entrepreneurs: apply to University of Delaware’s premier startup funding competition, [Hen Hatch](http://www.udel.edu/henhatch). This program is a once-a-year opportunity for UD students to put their best ideas forward and compete for a portion of a $50,000 prize pool. [The submission deadline is September 16](https://my.reviewr.com/site/Hen_Hatch_Funding_Competition_2022). [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2022-your-idea-3-rounds-50k) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • August 23, 2022 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [Meet Maggie Nelson](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-maggie-nelson) Horn Entrepreneurship reaches far beyond the confines of the University of Delaware and through an unexpected lens - the [Diamond Challenge](https://diamondchallenge.org/). This global youth entrepreneurship competition engages more than 1800 teens annually from more than 30 countries. Leading the Diamond Challenge is a new team member at Horn, Maggie Nelson. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-maggie-nelson) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • June 22, 2022 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [leadership](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/leadership) ### [Lifelong Lerner: Lavar Thomas](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-lavar-thomas) *This article first appeared on the blog for Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics on May 24, 2022.  Lavar Thomas's graduate studies include an M.S. in International Studies and his work on his social startup, Leaders of the Free World with the opportunities available through UD's Horn Entrepreneurship.* [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/lifelong-lerner-lavar-thomas) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • May 31, 2022 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch), [leadership](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/leadership) ### [Ingenuity Abounds at 2022 DIF Innovation Showcase](https://horn.udel.edu/ingenuity-abounds-at-2022-dif-innovation-showcase) Many great innovations, societal changes and inventions begin with the question, “what if…?” Fourteen [Delaware Innovation Fellows](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/academic-programs/undergrad-programs/delaware-innovation-fellows/) (DIF) hailing from 11 majors presented answers to their “what if” questions at the 2022 DIF Innovation Showcase. Their answers were the basis of their capstone innovation project and the culmination of work completed during their three-phase fellowship. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/ingenuity-abounds-at-2022-dif-innovation-showcase) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • May 20, 2022 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [DIF](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/dif), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation) ### [Entrepreneurship Award Winners Announced](https://horn.udel.edu/entrepreneurship-award-winners-announced) Horn Entrepreneurship recognized eight University of Delaware undergraduate students with awards and scholarships totaling more than $10,000. The awards honor innovative and entrepreneurial students throughout the university. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/entrepreneurship-award-winners-announced) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • May 12, 2022 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) ### [Stephanie Raible: Her Take on Social Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/stephanie-raible-social-entrepreneurship) Edited by: Brandon Leo [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/stephanie-raible-social-entrepreneurship) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • May 02, 2022 Topics: [entrepreneurship and the arts](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-the-arts), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs), [educators](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/educators) ### [2022 Diamond Challenge Summit: Back in Person with Greater Impact](https://horn.udel.edu/2022-diamond-challenge-summit-back-in-person-with-greater-impact)   [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2022-diamond-challenge-summit-back-in-person-with-greater-impact) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 27, 2022 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [pre college](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/1) […](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/8) [11](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/11) [12](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/12) 13 [14](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/14) [15](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/15) […](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/18) [22](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/22) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - 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