Stories & Updates

Be[MAN]Kind, a socially conscious streetwear startup, is working to provide a form of expression through clothing in response to the current political climate. The apparel startup is one of several participating teams in University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship VentureOn and is spearheaded by Adam Polansky, a senior Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation major, and Keith Obiero.

University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship is now accepting high school student registrations for the Diamond Challenge youth entrepreneurship program for 2018. A link to the application is here. The Diamond Challenge has already accepted more than  400 students with 192 concepts from over 34 countries. The program was started by Horn Entrepreneurship in 2012 and is backed by the Paul and Linda McConnell Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative. Students learn how to turn their ideas into action by participating in the competition and engaging with students globally. The innovative competition offers $100,000 in rewards and is built for the innovative, creative, motivated student who wants to change the world.

University of Delaware faculty are invited to the UD IDEA Network Third Thursday Faculty Social from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Venture Development Center (VDC).

Capital One has announced its sponsorship of University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship’s Diamond Challenge for the second year.

Entrepreneur magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jason Feifer, will serve as one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Diamond Challenge Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (The Summit) on April 12 in the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall.

Amanda Bradford will serve as one of this year’s keynote speakers during the Diamond Challenge Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (The Summit) on April 13, 2018 in the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall.

The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship hosted a Phantom Pitch Party Wednesday evening in the Venture Development Center.

The University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship invites submissions from UD students, faculty, staff and alumni for Hen Hatch 2018, the university’s premier startup funding competition.

University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics and Horn Entrepreneurship announce recipients of the inaugural Blue Hen 17&43 awards, which recognize University of Delaware students and alumni who have owned, founded or led the promising new ventures and fastest growing companies. Forty-two Blue Hen businesses will receive the honor.

The University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship will host Phantom Pitch Party from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct 25. Only undergraduates may pitch but any UD student, faculty or staff, may spectate. The event is free but to pitch or attend you must register at bit.ly/phantompitch.