Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Celebrates $1M Milestone
To date, the ACEI has awarded funding to nearly 250 UT student entrepreneurs from a wide range of majors and business industries.
To date, the ACEI has awarded funding to nearly 250 UT student entrepreneurs from a wide range of majors and business industries.
Alex Miller, William B. Stokely Chair in Management, has led students in awarding a total of $130,000 to 24 organizations since launching the ‘Learning through Giving’ course in 2016.
A mobile app to scan perishable foods, a dual-functioning automotive window tint, and a straw that detects drink tampering swept the podium at the fall 2022 Vol Court.
Three student businesses were awarded funding and office space through the Anderson Center’s Vol Court Pitch Competition.
Business students learn about nonprofits in Alex Miller’s “Learning through Giving” course.
Four UT student-owned businesses were awarded $30,000 in seed funds through the spring 2021 Boyd Venture Challenge to elevate their ideas.
A product perfected through UT pitch competitions receives premarket FDA clearance.
Students with a business idea or early-stage startup are invited to apply to the Graves Business Plan Competition through October 5.
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.
Seven UT student start-up businesses were awarded cash prizes in the spring 2020 Graves Business Plan Competition.
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 Meg Hutchinson’s entrepreneurial journey began with a childhood dream to become a florist.