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USF St. Petersburg to host 4th Startup Weekend Tampa Bay

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Startup Weekend Tampa Bay logo

Startup Weekend Tampa Bay will connect local entrepreneurs, developers, designers and startup enthusiasts with mentors and resources at USF St. Petersburg June 7-9. It is the fourth Startup Weekend Tampa Bay event and the first to be held at USF St. Petersburg, hosted by the USFSP Entrepreneurship Club. Throughout the course of this 54-hour event, attendees will share ideas, form … Continue reading

USF St. Petersburg Entrepreneurship Club students dominate pitch competition

Evan Koteles

Evan Koteles

USF St. Petersburg Entrepreneurship Club students dominated a southeastern pitch competition in Tampa last week, with four of the seven finalists and a first and third place showing. More than 200 entrepreneurship students from throughout the Southeast attended the Southeast Entrepreneurship Conference Student Pitch Competition at the University of Tampa Feb. 1-2. The universities represented included the University of Florida, … Continue reading

College of Business to host Social Enterprise Summit, featuring Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington

Kevin Harrington

Kevin Harrington

Non-profit groups will be thrown into the “Pitch Tank” with Kevin Harrington Oct. 29 during the two-day Southeastern Summit of the Social Enterprise Alliance, sponsored by the USF St. Petersburg College of Business. Harrington, chairman and founder of TVGoods Inc. and former panelist on the ABC-TV show Shark Tank, will lead a pitch tank before a live audience for non-profit … Continue reading

Gazelle Lab Demo Day Showcased Work of Start-Ups and Students

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (November 18, 2011) – With the work of USF St. Petersburg entrepreneurship students assisting them along the way, the 14 entrepreneurs selected for the inaugural Gazelle Lab capped their mentor-driven program on Thursday, Nov. 17 by presenting funding pitches to investors from around the country. View a news story on Gazelle Lab broadcast on WTSP Channel 10. … Continue reading

Gazelle Lab Offers Training, Funding for Local Business Start-ups

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (June 13, 2011) – Organizers of the Gazelle Lab, a virtual business accelerator program within the College of Business at USF St. Petersburg, will discuss the program’s training and mentoring opportunities for local entrepreneurs at an information session on Tuesday, June 21 at 8 a.m. Local start-ups have until July 11 to apply for one of 10 … Continue reading