Stories & Updates

Jamie Fisher, Communications Class of 2018, finished her senior year at the University of Delaware with a desire to enter an entrepreneurial working community. By applying patience and making authentic connections, Jamie got off to a dream start with Trapica, an artificial intelligence targeting optimization and marketing automation for marketers, in Philadelphia, PA. 

The Innovative Delaware Educator Awards celebrate the contributions of high school educators towards creating an environment for students to grow their entrepreneurial skills. Horn Entrepreneurship values the work of educational professionals, and looks to support them in creating innovative opportunities for Delaware students. Each of the awards provides a mini grant of up to $500 to be used towards an innovative project at their school. The program will officially launch on January 28 during a kickoff event at the Venture Development Center.

The arc of Laurie Prysock’s career spans the seemingly disparate realms of politics and entrepreneurship. Growing up in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, she studied political science at the University of Delaware and interned in the presidential campaign as a student. After graduating, she soon went on to Washington D.C. to work in fundraising.

Jean Filo, the former president of Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) at University of Delaware, has found freedom in entrepreneurship while pursuing a graduate degree in medicine. Filo, who emigrated to the United States from Syria with his family, says the life he left behind in Syria has inspired him to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset and leverage his personality traits to create opportunity.

With the new year right around the corner, Horn Entrepreneurship would like to thank you for another fantastic year of innovation, growth and success. Your passion and hard work have made our dream of helping you achieve yours a reality. Let’s take a look at the top five blog posts of 2019 to celebrate all of your success!

The University of Delaware’s premier startup venture funding competition is now in its fifth year. Hen Hatch is accepting submissions for its 2020 edition of the annual event through February 16, 2020. Horn Entrepreneurship invites all students, faculty, staff, and alumni to apply.

The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) named University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship a finalist for the Excellence in Specialty Entrepreneurship Education Award for Horn’s Youth Initiative.

Horn Entrepreneurship is excited to announce all of the accomplishments and successes of our community of creative thinkers, trailblazers and world-changers this quarter.