Stories & Updates

Brandon Holly, College of Health Sciences, Class of 2021, began his college career as a Nursing major, but quickly found himself trying to get more from his college experience. A simple conversation impacted Brandon’s college journey significantly and brought him clarity and confidence in how to help people through his medical career goals.

VentureOn, the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship in-semester startup support program, helps students learn and master the entrepreneurial process.

Hen Hatch, the premier startup funding competition of the University of Delaware, is open to the entire UD community, including faculty, staff and alumni. The only thing applications require is an idea, and all applicants, accepted or not, receive feedback and tips along the way to help them grow and improve.

Hen Hatch, University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship’s premier startup funding competition, returns in spring 2019 to provide students, alumni, faculty and staff an excellent funding opportunity as well as the chance to get in-depth feedback from seasoned entrepreneurs and investors. Outside of being a fantastic platform to pitch your ideas, Hen Hatch provides the amazing chance to explore ideas and passions more fully, something that everyone in the UD community can take advantage of, win, lose or draw!

The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship hosted the Under the Sea Pitch Party Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the Venture Development Center.

Don’t sit down at work! Get your exercise, even if it’s just a brisk walk! Speed read books first thing when you wake up! Sound familiar? I can’t go a few hours without having my inbox deluged with tons of ways to improve my productivity and happiness.

Change is hard! Like, so hard we never talk about it and just avoid it, pushing the inevitable hardship off. And don’t even mention your startup needing a change - the idea you’ve put your heart and soul into can feel too weighty and special to want to mess with. But sometimes, change is the best way to move forward, especially for your venture. 

Garry Johnson III is a graduate of the Horn Entrepreneurship Master’s in Entrepreneurship & Design program, as well as a past Hen Hatch participant and finalist. If you would like to read the full article, please visit Garry’s article on Medium.

VentureOn, University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship in-semester startup support program, helps students hatch and grow businesses.

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.