--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | enrichment (8) description: enrichment | Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (8) --- [![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) ### [Fall 2018 VentureOn Applications Open Sept. 11](https://horn.udel.edu/fall-2018-ventureon-applications-open-sept.-11) VentureOn, University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship in-semester startup support program, helps students hatch and grow businesses. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/fall-2018-ventureon-applications-open-sept.-11) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • September 11, 2018 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [NSF I-Corps Program Applications Open Fall 2018](https://horn.udel.edu/nsf-i-corps-program-applications-open-fall-2018) University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship invites applications to [UD’s National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Sites Program](http://www1.udel.edu/i-corps) (NSF I-Corps Sites). Applications for the 13th cohort are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, September 14. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/nsf-i-corps-program-applications-open-fall-2018) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • September 07, 2018 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [entrepreneurship and science](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science) ### [How to Launch Your Fall Successfully](https://horn.udel.edu/how-to-launch-your-fall-successfully) The inevitable start of the new semester has come, arriving on time as the summer days begin to cool. Navigating the start of the semester, whether you are a freshman on campus for the first time or a senior returning for your fourth (or fifth, or sixth) year, presents a unique set of challenges. Though it may be a chaotic adjustment period, implementing strong practices early will help you launch your fall successfully. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/how-to-launch-your-fall-successfully) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • August 29, 2018 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Summer’s Time to Grow for Startup Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/summers-time-to-grow-for-startup-founders) The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Summer Founders program has returned for 2018 with eight student startup teams. The teams represent seventeen students from four colleges. Through Aug. 22 the founders will be working to validate their business models and gain customers. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summers-time-to-grow-for-startup-founders) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • June 11, 2018 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [NSF I-Corps Program Applications Open](https://horn.udel.edu/nsf-i-corps-program-applications-open) University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship invites applications to [UD’s National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Sites Program](http://www1.udel.edu/i-corps) (NSF I-Corps Sites). Applications for the 12th cohort are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 18. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/nsf-i-corps-program-applications-open) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • May 09, 2018 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [entrepreneurship and science](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science) ### [Horn Entrepreneurship Releases Official Blog](https://horn.udel.edu/blog-release) University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship is pushing their blog out of the shadows and into the public eye! The blog is designed to keep students, faculty and the community at large up to date on events, opportunities, awards and a myriad of other milestones attached to the organization. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/blog-release) by [Nicholas Michael](https://horn.udel.edu/author/nicholas-michael) • January 23, 2018 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [5 Reasons Why Every Student, Alum and Staff Member Should Participate in Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/5-reasons-why) ![henhatchfunn.jpg](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/henhatchfunn.jpg?width=600&height=315&name=henhatchfunn.jpg)  Hen Hatch, University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship’s premier startup competition, returns in spring 2018 to provide students, alumni, faculty and staff an excellent opportunity to pursue and improve their business ideas. Outside of being a fantastic opportunity to pitch your ideas, Hen Hatch provides five amazing and phenomenal benefits that everyone can take advantage of, win, lose or draw! [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/5-reasons-why) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • January 16, 2018 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Freshman ENTI Major Joins VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/freshman-enti-major-joins-ventureon) Snoop, an ambitious new tech student team in [University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship](http://lerner.udel.edu/centers/experiential-learning-centers/horn-program-in-entrepreneurship/) VentureOn program, is led by freshman [Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation](http://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/major-finder/entrepreneurship-and-technology-innovation/) major Andrew Cercena. The Delaware native graduated from Tower Hill and has used his own experience transitioning from high school to college to inspire entrepreneurial creativity. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/freshman-enti-major-joins-ventureon) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • November 28, 2017 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Savvy Sisters Media at VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/savvy-sisters-media-at-ventureon) [University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship](http://lerner.udel.edu/centers/experiential-learning-centers/horn-program-in-entrepreneurship/) VentureOn program has officially accepted [Savvy Sisters Media](http://www.savvysistersmedia.com/) into its Fall 2017 semester cohort. Savvy Sisters Media is a digital agency that specializes in social media marketing and is spearheaded by senior Integrated Communications major [Jamie Levy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamielevy28/). [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/savvy-sisters-media-at-ventureon) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • November 28, 2017 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Diamond Challenge Judges Needed](https://horn.udel.edu/diamond-challenge-judges-needed) The [Diamond Challenge](http://diamondchallenge.org) is seeking judges for its 2018 competition. Created in 2012 by the [University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship](http://lerner.udel.edu/centers/experiential-learning-centers/horn-program-in-entrepreneurship/), and sponsored by [Capital One](http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2016/december/capital-one-diamond-challenge-sponsor/), the Diamond Challenge is an entrepreneurship competition for high school students that allows teens to learn about entrepreneurship while putting their ideas into action. 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