--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship (40) description: Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (40) --- [![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) ### [Hen Hatch 2020: Competition Updates, Semifinalists Announced](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2020-competition-updates-semifinalists-announced) [Hen Hatch](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/hen-hatch/), Horn Entrepreneurship’s premier startup funding competition, will hold its semifinal round on Nov. 5, 2020 to determine which six most promising business concepts will advance to the finals to be held on Dec. 3, 2020. The 20 semifinalist teams have already progressed through one round of judging. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2020-competition-updates-semifinalists-announced) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • October 29, 2020 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [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) ### [Meet Mike Fiorito: The Blankets of Hope Entrepreneur’s Calling for Kindness](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-mike-fiorito-the-blankets-of-hope-entrepreneurs-calling-for-kindness) On a hot summer day on the New York City subway, Mike Fiorito was struck with an impulse to change his life. He had moved to Brooklyn for work and was making the daily commute to and from his job with his brother, Nick Fiorito. But after a long year of going through the motions, the two brothers could no longer ignore the dissatisfaction they were feeling in life. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-mike-fiorito-the-blankets-of-hope-entrepreneurs-calling-for-kindness) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • October 27, 2020 ### [Meet the Horn Alumni Council: Supporting and Strengthening the Horn Community](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-the-horn-alumni-council-supporting-and-strengthening-the-horn-community) The newly-formed Horn Alumni Council brings to the Horn ecosystem a wide-range of professional experience, as well as an embodiment of Horn’s commitment to [Equity Thru Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/equity-thru-entrepreneurship) that proudly represents the program’s alumni through the years. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-the-horn-alumni-council-supporting-and-strengthening-the-horn-community) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 20, 2020 Topics: [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity) ### [Alum Spotlight: Avalon Greene](https://horn.udel.edu/alum-spotlight-avalon-greene) Avalon Greene is an account executive at NBC Universal Media, where she sells and executes marketing campaigns utilizing on-air, digital, social and on-the-ground tactics. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and [entrepreneurship & technology innovation](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/academic-programs/entr-major/) in 2018 from UD, where she co-owned [Udwell](https://u-dwell.com/), which connected off-campus housing owners with potential student renters, and co-founded [Revive](https://technical.ly/delaware/2017/04/03/revive-fashion-rachel-weinberg/), a wardrobe-swapping app. She also participated in the Lerner Executive Mentoring Program, Horn’s VentureOn, the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, UDance, the Equestrian Team and a study abroad program in Spain. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/alum-spotlight-avalon-greene) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 16, 2020 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs) ### [Pivoting with eClub: How to Make Lemonade (Out of Zoom Burnout)](https://horn.udel.edu/pivoting-with-eclub-how-to-make-lemonade-out-of-zoom-burnout) *Editor’s note: This is an article in a series that explores how the Horn Team practices entrepreneurship. Alvaro Buenano is the president of the* [*Entrepreneurship Club*](https://sites.udel.edu/eclub-vdc/)*, a Registered Student Organization (RSO) for aspiring student entrepreneurs, open to both majors and non-majors.* [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/pivoting-with-eclub-how-to-make-lemonade-out-of-zoom-burnout) by [Alvaro Buenano](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alvaro-buenano) • October 09, 2020 Topics: [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party), [pivoting](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pivoting) ### [Internships in the Era of COVID-19: Signature Internship Program Shines](https://horn.udel.edu/internships-in-the-era-of-covid-19-signature-internship-program-shines) *Editor’s note: This guest post by Nick Novoa is a compilation of Horn Entrepreneurship students’ firsthand experiences with their summer internships.* [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/internships-in-the-era-of-covid-19-signature-internship-program-shines) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 05, 2020 Topics: [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [internships](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/internships) ### [2020 Blue Hen 17&43 Award Winners Announced](https://horn.udel.edu/2020-blue-hen-1743-award-winners-announced) University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics and Horn Entrepreneurship are proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 Blue Hen 17&43 Awards, which recognize UD students and alumni who have founded or led promising new ventures and fast growing companies. Twenty-eight businesses will receive the honor this year. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2020-blue-hen-1743-award-winners-announced) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • September 22, 2020 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups) ### [Women’s Initiative Approaches Launch: Event Details and Workshops Announcement](https://horn.udel.edu/womens-initiative-approaches-launch-event-details-and-workshops-announcement) Horn Entrepreneurship’s [*WE Hatch, Empowering Women in Innovation and Entrepreneurship*](https://horn.udel.edu/leading-the-way-for-equity-in-entrepreneurship-meet-gail-ball-and-name), is preparing to launch its inaugural event: A virtual keynote that will feature the program’s associate director, Gail Ball, founder Charlie Horn, guest speaker Amber Glassman, and keynote speaker Erica Nemser. The event will take place on [Sept. 24, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-hatch-launch-event-tickets-119160298661), and audience members will have a chance to participate in a Q&A session. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/womens-initiative-approaches-launch-event-details-and-workshops-announcement) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • September 18, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs) ### [DIF Senior Showcase: Celebrating First Graduates and Kicking-Off Fall](https://horn.udel.edu/dif-senior-showcase-celebrates-first-cohort-of-graduating-innovators) This past spring’s [Delaware Innovation Fellows](https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/enrichment-opportunities/delaware-innovation-fellows/) Senior Showcase included 10 different innovation projects from students of the program’s first graduating class. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/dif-senior-showcase-celebrates-first-cohort-of-graduating-innovators) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • September 14, 2020 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [DIF](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/dif), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation), [research](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research) ### [Exploration and Purpose: Daniel Farmer’s Journey as a Horn Alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/danielfarmer) Since graduating from the University of Delaware in 2017, Daniel Farmer has gone out into the world in ways others only hope they could. But from cycling across the United States to moving to Taiwan, Farmer’s mission has always been to uplift and empower communities. 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