--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship (34) description: Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (34) --- [![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) ### [Summer of Social Changemakers](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-of-social-changemakers) While the summer heat leads many to long lazy days, two University of Delaware students and one alumna spent the summer of 2021 working diligently to advance social justice and equality of opportunity through their startups. The three changemakers participated in the inaugural Advancing Equity Thru Entrepreneurship Summer Internship Program (ETE), a program designed to support mission-driven social innovators and entrepreneurs as they develop projects and ventures supporting underrepresented and under-resourced groups. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-of-social-changemakers) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 21, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) ### [How to Make it Happen, Your Idea into a Reality](https://horn.udel.edu/how-to-make-it-happen-your-idea-into-a-reality) Photo by Evan Krape [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/how-to-make-it-happen-your-idea-into-a-reality) by [Vanessa Spence](https://horn.udel.edu/author/vanessa-spence) • October 18, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [technology](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation), [research](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research) ### [Novel Technologies: From the Lab to the Marketplace](https://horn.udel.edu/novel-technologies-from-the-lab-to-the-marketplace)   Seventeen research teams will participate in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) Sites program to assess the commercial viability of their academic research, university intellectual property, or any STEM-related technology. The 20th cohort to enter the program at Horn Entrepreneurship started their five-week series of workshops and market research on October 5. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/novel-technologies-from-the-lab-to-the-marketplace) by [Vanessa Spence](https://horn.udel.edu/author/vanessa-spence) • October 14, 2021 Topics: [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation), [commercialization](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/commercialization) ### [Grow Your Ideas Through Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/grow-your-ideas-through-hen-hatch) Do you have a unique idea for a potential business and want to get feedback, exposure, and funding to further develop it? If so, Horn Entrepreneurship’s Hen Hatch competition could be a perfect opportunity for you! Through the Hen Hatch startup funding competition, UD students are able to share their business concepts with accomplished industry professionals, making connections, gathering feedback and gaining experience all the way through. On top of the value that the feedback and experience offer, the top teams selected by our panel of judges will receive a combined total of over $50,000 in funding and prizes. [Start your application today!](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/hen-hatch/) [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/grow-your-ideas-through-hen-hatch) by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • October 11, 2021 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [SBA Awards 50K Grant to UD Horn](https://horn.udel.edu/sba-awards-50k-grant-to-ud-horn) The [Blue Hen Proof of Concept program](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/blue-hen-poc/) (POC), Horn’s startup incubator, was awarded $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC).  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/sba-awards-50k-grant-to-ud-horn) by [Meg Marcozzi](https://horn.udel.edu/author/meg-marcozzi) • October 05, 2021 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity), [research](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research), [commercialization](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/commercialization) ### [2021 Fall Pitch Party Welcomes New Ideas & Developing Concepts](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-fall-pitch-party-welcomes-new-ideas-developing-concepts) Horn Entrepreneurship and E-Club will be hosting the [2021 Fall Pitch Party](https://www.tfaforms.com/4936198) virtually on **October 20 from 6-7:30 p.m.** The Pitch Party is an event hosted each semester in which undergraduate students pitch a startup idea in 90 seconds for a new business, innovation or invention in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-fall-pitch-party-welcomes-new-ideas-developing-concepts) by [Marisa Harczuk](https://horn.udel.edu/author/marisa-harczuk) • October 04, 2021 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [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), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [John Cusick, Lead Mentor, Bringing Innovative Ideas Forward](https://horn.udel.edu/john-cusick-lead-mentor-bringing-innovative-ideas-forward) *Meet John Cusick. Joining the Horn Team as a Lead Mentor, John plans to utilize his love for coaching young entrepreneurs and his Gore experience in bringing technology to the market.* [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/john-cusick-lead-mentor-bringing-innovative-ideas-forward) by [Vanessa Spence](https://horn.udel.edu/author/vanessa-spence) • September 28, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [technology](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation), [research](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research), [commercialization](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/commercialization) ### [37 Companies & Ventures Awarded the 2021 Blue Hen 17&43 Awards](https://horn.udel.edu/37-companies-ventures-awarded-the-blue-hen-1743-awards) University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and Horn Entrepreneurship are proud to announce the 37 2021 Blue Hen 17&43 Award winners. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/37-companies-ventures-awarded-the-blue-hen-1743-awards) by [Laurie Prysock](https://horn.udel.edu/author/laurie-prysock) • September 20, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation) ### [New Horn Students Fire Off Freshman Year with Ignite!](https://horn.udel.edu/new-horn-students-fire-off-freshman-year-with-ignite) First impressions are everything; we have heard the old adage from our parents, professors, and bosses. We have learned to dress smartly, make eye contact and offer a strong handshake. But how does an entrepreneurship education program make a first impression? How does Horn Entrepreneurship shake hands with its newest students? [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/new-horn-students-fire-off-freshman-year-with-ignite) by [Emerson Marine](https://horn.udel.edu/author/emerson-marine) • September 14, 2021 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [DIF](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/dif) ### [Important Dates for Fall Entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/important-dates-for-fall-entrepreneurs) As the fall semester begins to pick up speed, don’t forget to mark your calendars for all of the amazing entrepreneurial events and happenings coming up! 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