Student-Owned Businesses Receive $30,000 in Seed Funds
Four UT student-owned businesses were awarded $30,000 in seed funds through the spring 2021 Boyd Venture Challenge to elevate their ideas.
Alumni Invention to Help Surgery Patients Receives FDA Clearance
A product perfected through UT pitch competitions receives premarket FDA clearance.
Graves Business Plan Competition Announces Dates and Deadlines
Students with a business idea or early-stage startup are invited to apply to the Graves Business Plan Competition through October 5.
Boyd Venture Challenge Awards Funding to Four UT Student Startups
Four businesses owned by students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were awarded a total of $30,000 in seed funds in the spring 2020 Boyd Venture Challenge.
Graves Business Plan Competition Awards Funding to UT Student Start-Ups
Seven UT student start-up businesses were awarded cash prizes in the spring 2020 Graves Business Plan Competition.
UT’s Vol Court Speaker Series and Pitch Competition Kicks Off January 22
UT students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the local community, are encouraged to pitch their business ideas at Vol Court, a semiannual pitch competition and speaker series presented by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UT’s Haslam College of Business.
Alumna’s Floral Business Blooms at Teen Vogue Summit
Alumna Meg Hutchinson’s entrepreneurial journey began with a childhood dream to become a florist.
Student Entrepreneurs Receive Funding from Graves Business Plan Competition
Student entrepreneurs drawing from their own experiences—ranging from rodeo riding to living with disabilities—have been awarded cash prizes for their start-up businesses in the fall 2019 Graves Business Plan Competition.
UT Student Entrepreneurs Win US Chamber of Commerce Dream Big Awards
Growing up, UT student entrepreneurs Jeremy Piper, Dalton Maddox, Christopher Mikulec, and Michael Richards enjoyed hundreds of nights camping outdoors. Now, they’re making it their business to help others experience the same joy.
Food Ordering App Wins Fall 2019 Vol Court Pitch Competition
YouEat, a mobile application offering a social solution to online food ordering, won first place in the fall 2019 Vol Court Pitch Competition hosted by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UT’s Haslam College of Business.
UT Alumna Earns Another Accolade As She Moves Invention Toward Market
UT alumna and entrepreneur Lia Winter tore her hamstring playing soccer at 16. While the mishap sidelined her play, it focused her sights on a new goal: a career in biomedical engineering.
Graves Business Plan Competition Awards Funds to Six Student Start-Ups
Andy’s Beekeeping, Rolling Storage, SLOT, BackDoor, JC Sweets, and Ready4Rescue win prize money prizes in the Graves Business Plan Competition to advance their business ideas.