--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship (32) description: Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (32) --- [![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) ### [Teens Tackle Woes of Waste Management](https://horn.udel.edu/teens-tackle-woes-of-waste-management) Eight high schools joined together to participate in the inaugural [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-tackle-woes-of-waste-management) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • December 06, 2021 Topics: [pre college](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [educators](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/educators), [environment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/environment) ### [Hen Hatch 2021 Has Come to a Close - Winners Announced!](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2021-has-come-to-a-close-winners-announced) “An entrepreneur does not seek to solve the problem right. An entrepreneur seeks to solve the right problem; a problem that leads to a method to make money. An entrepreneur’s job is not to build a product. An entrepreneur’s job is to build a method to make money. Too often folks miss these insights. If we grasped these insights, less time and money would be wasted. If we grasped these insights more value and good would be created.” – Vince DiFelice [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2021-has-come-to-a-close-winners-announced) by [Lindsey Janes](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lindsey-janes) • December 04, 2021 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [From Wilmington, DE, to Morocco, These Alumni Are Making Waves](https://horn.udel.edu/from-wilmington-de-to-morocco-these-alumni-are-making-waves) After graduation, university startups can go in many directions. Some founders continue to work solely on their startup, while others come up with new ideas or combine their drive with other startups. One thing that is consistent among university entrepreneurs is their passion to continue to grow and succeed.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/from-wilmington-de-to-morocco-these-alumni-are-making-waves) by [Marisa Harczuk](https://horn.udel.edu/author/marisa-harczuk) • December 02, 2021 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs) ### [VentureOn Provides Community for Early Startups](https://horn.udel.edu/ventureon-provides-community-for-early-startups) *The Venture Development Center provides a central location for student entrepreneurial activity.*   Horn Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce a successful fall lineup of VentureOn teams. Twenty teams from across campus ranging from undergraduate to graduate students compose the newest cohort. [VentureOn](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/ventureon/), offered each semester, is for students who already have a startup or social venture and are working on building revenue, meeting customers, and other needed resources. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/ventureon-provides-community-for-early-startups) by [Vanessa Spence](https://horn.udel.edu/author/vanessa-spence) • November 19, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon) ### [Building Curiosity, Fostering Hands-on Learning](https://horn.udel.edu/building-curiosity-fostering-hands-on-learning) The MakerGym sits at the intersection of creativity, design, fabrication and impact. This fall’s batch of Make It Happen Challenge award winners show the breadth of projects that can come to life with some thinking and tinkering.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/building-curiosity-fostering-hands-on-learning) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • November 16, 2021 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation) ### [Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition Launched](https://horn.udel.edu/global-youth-entrepreneurship-competition-launched-1)   From electricity generating tires and eco-friendly construction material to wellness apps and bacteria reducing inventions, more than 20,000 teens are addressing the world’s toughest problems through the [Diamond Challenge](https://diamondchallenge.org/), an entrepreneurship competition for high school students. Registration for the 2022 [competition](https://diamondchallenge.org/competition/) is open to high school students through January 7, 2022. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/global-youth-entrepreneurship-competition-launched-1) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • November 11, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [pre college](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities) ### [Hen Hatch 2021: Finalists Announced, Anticipation Builds for Final Round](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2021-finalists-announced-anticipation-builds-for-final-round) After a record number of team submissions, the finalists for Hen Hatch 2021, University of Delaware’s much-anticipated premier startup competition, have been announced. The submissions this year have been from a wide range of industries, colleges, and interests.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2021-finalists-announced-anticipation-builds-for-final-round) by [Lindsey Janes](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lindsey-janes) • November 10, 2021 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [MakerGym Partnered with Red Clay Consolidated School District](https://horn.udel.edu/makergym-summer-dual-enrollment-program-with-red-clay-consolidated-school-district) Photos by Evan Krape It all starts with a desire to make. With no experience required, students from the Red Clay Consolidated School District were given the opportunity to be involved in a one-week program to delve into their entrepreneurial nature. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/makergym-summer-dual-enrollment-program-with-red-clay-consolidated-school-district) by [Marisa Harczuk](https://horn.udel.edu/author/marisa-harczuk) • November 04, 2021 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [pre college](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) ### [Hen Hatch 2021 Semifinalist Announcement](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2021-semifinalist-announcement) Hen Hatch, Horn Entrepreneurship’s premier startup funding competition, will hold its semifinal round on Nov. 4, 2021 to determine which six most promising concepts will advance to the finals to be held on Dec. 2, 2021. The 21 semifinalist teams have already progressed through one round of judging. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2021-semifinalist-announcement) by [Lindsey Janes](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lindsey-janes) • November 02, 2021 ### [Startup Your Summer Plans](https://horn.udel.edu/startup-your-summer-plans) Although the first winter frost hasn’t blanketed the ground, it is time to plan for summer 2022. For many student entrepreneurs, the summer presents an opportunity to work on your startup unencumbered by class work. But the summer presents a problem: work on your startup, get a job that pays or try to manage both. And what if you need the summer to earn course credits or an internship? 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