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Florida SBDC mobile assistance center at USF helps small businesses impacted by Milton

The Small Business Development Council Florida has been hosting a mobile assistance center (MAC) at the USF Research Park, October 14-16, to assist small businesses impacted by Hurricane Milton.

October 16, 2024Entrepreneurship

ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ sees sharp rise in innovations and technology

The ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ saw a sharp rise in the number of inventions and technologies submitted to the USF Tech Transfer Office—a springboard to turning ideas into global solutions and licensed products. Ranking 15th among American public research universities generating new patents, the number of new inventions, technologies and works of authorship formally disclosed by USF researchers is up nearly 25 percent since 2019. The secret behind the rise: the implementation of new tools, the help of interns and consistent, high-level performance from USF inventors.

October 10, 2023Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

With the help of the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ and a $1 million federal grant, Tampa Bay Wave launched its first accelerator program in early 2013. Ten years later, Tampa Bay Wave is celebrating its anniversary.

February 28, 2023Entrepreneurship, Research

Hundreds of innovations are powered by the Florida High Tech Corridor, an initiative anchored by Florida research universities: UF in Gainesville, UCF in Orlando and USF in Tampa.

February 21, 2023Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

Two students in the USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy launched a company that may have the newest innovation in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. Their work opened the way for acceptance to USF CONNECT's Student Innovation Incubator.

November 2, 2022Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

During the pitch event, which concluded the inaugural FinTech|X Accelerator program, each company gave a 4-minute pitch explaining a particular problem in the world of finance.

July 1, 2022Entrepreneurship

Pitching with passion? 'More enthusiastic' pitches could turn off investors, study finds

A new study from researchers at the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ offers entrepreneurs some savvy sales advice: when pitching to investors for funding, a high-octane product pitch with great enthusiasm is a double-edged sword.

June 28, 2022Entrepreneurship, Research

St. Petersburg’s fast-evolving Fintech sector continues to expand as Tampa Bay Wave and the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ have confirmed the inaugural cohort of startups for its Fintech|X Accelerator program, which is part of a partnership between Tampa Bay Wave, the USF Muma College of Business and the St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corporation.

April 12, 2022Entrepreneurship

Tampa Bay Wave, Inc. and the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ Muma College of Business announce the inaugural FinTech|X 2022 Accelerator program cohort consisting of 16 high-growth FinTech startups from across the United States and abroad, including companies from Israel, England, Saudi Arabia and Germany.

April 11, 2022Entrepreneurship

The non-profit Tampa Bay Wave is accepting applications for its new FinTech|X Accelerator, its fourth program intended to help entrepreneurs grow technology-based companies in Tampa Bay.

January 18, 2022Entrepreneurship

As a preeminent research university, the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬ has received over 100 U.S. patents annually since 2016; now, the school seeks to boost area startups and create jobs by enlisting local entrepreneurs to commercialize its intellectual property (St Pete Catalyst).

January 12, 2022Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Tech CEOs credit USF talent pipeline for decision to expand and relocate to Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is one of the nation’s fastest growing regions and much of that success is associated with the talent pipeline created by the ÉîÒ¹¿´Æ¬.

November 15, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation