Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Welcome to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship community!

The Innovation & Entrepreneurship community will provide resources, information, and a virtual space for students and alumni interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.  As a follower of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship community, you will get timely alerts on internships, co-ops, jobs, blogs, and events posted on the page.  

Career and self-development are life-long processes that evolve as new experiences and information are obtained. Use this page to design your career and self-development strategically. Review the list of student and professional organizations and decide which opportunities best align with your career goals. Connect with a Husky Mentor to engage in career conversations that will expand your network and give you an on-the-job perspective. Explore your options by reviewing Job Market Insights and the UConn Undergraduate Outcomes.  

5 Things You Need to Be a Successful Entrepreneur In Any Industry

Published on March 30, 2022

Starting your own business can be scary. Here are 5 things you will need to make your startup successful.  

Ambition: 

Without a strong drive and ambition, an entrepreneur will find it difficult to create a successful business. Therefore, it is important to find …

By Ben Kemp
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The Refinery: Empowering Female Entrepreneurs

Published on March 11, 2022

When founding The Refinery, Janis Collens and Jennifer Gabler set out to provide companies with the resources needed to fuel entrepreneurship and innovation in the workplace, and they did this by focusing on the education of the fundamentals of business, mentoring, and building a community between mentors, peers, and partners.  Since founding …

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Four Queer Entrepreneurs Share their Advice for New LGBT+ Businesses

Published on December 26, 2021

Four Queer Entrepreneurs Share their Advice for New LGBT+ Businesses was originally published on collective.com.

In the early days of my life as a queer entrepreneur, I agonized about how out I should be in my business. I worried that …

By Andi Smiles
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The Real World Experience of the Stamford Startup Studio

Published on December 18, 2021

The Stamford Startup Studio is a unique, one-year, co-op style educational experience giving seven UConn undergraduates an opportunity to build entrepreneurial skills and gain hands-on experience while working and living together in Stamford.

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Apply Now to this Experiential Learning Opportunity: BUILD Hartford

Published on December 8, 2021

The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a university-sponsored organization that provides unique entrepreneurial experiences to engage students, faculty, and alumni in a way that sparks creativity and innovation in the solutions to some of the biggest problems we face today. The center …

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First Destination refers to undergraduate outcomes within the 6 months following graduation. The data is collected through a survey distributed to students at graduation, and again in the months following, to gain insight on their lives post-graduation.

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Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight: Noëlle Santos

Student Success Story: Aarthi Shankar

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BOLD Women’s Leadership Network

BOLD Women’s Leadership Network

BOLD focuses on facilitating opportunities for women’s career development and networking through scholarship funding, programming, and post-graduation fellowships.

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Résumé Samples by Career Community

Résumé Samples by Career Community

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Career Search Engines

Career Search Engines

In addition to engaging in networking, searching online can be a viable option to supplement internship and co-op efforts. In …
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Podcasts for Your Career Community

Podcasts for Your Career Community

Listening to podcasts can give you a window into the career and work habits of people in every kind of …

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InsurTech Venturing and Fellowship Program

InsurTech Venturing and Fellowship Program

Are you fascinated by the world of InsurTech? The InsurTech Fellows Program is a fellowship that provides a variety of …

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Greenhouse Studios

Greenhouse Studios

Greenhouse Studios forges diverse and democratic collaborations that build humanities scholarship in new formats to engage new audiences. The design-thinking …

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