Stories Tagged ‘Entrepreneurship’ 
UA Enactus Team Wins U.S. Regional Competition
The University of Alabama Enactus team was named a regional champion at the Enactus United States Regional Competition held in Atlanta, one of the organization's 10 regional competitions being held across the United States in March and April.
UA to Host Entrepreneurship Week
The University of Alabama will host a variety of entrepreneurial-related sessions April 10-12, culminating with an annual day-long event.
UA Entrepreneurs Compete in Business Competition
Three entrepreneurially-minded teams with University of Alabama members are among the 12 participating in a statewide business competition.
Small Businesses Interested in Renewable Energy Invited to UA
Representatives of a competition for small businesses focused on renewable energy will visit The University of Alabama Wednesday, Feb. 20 to discuss its program that offers potential seed funding, mentoring and “business boot camp” opportunities.
Surgeon, UA Professor Team in New Approach to Pain Treatment
A chronic pain condition and numerous gastrointestinal disorders may all be caused by a virus.
UA Names New Director of Effort to Bring Campus Discoveries to Market Place
The University of Alabama named Dr. Richard P. Swatloski director of its Office for Technology Transfer.
UA MBA Candidate Uses Shrimp-Shell Compound in Efforts to Develop New Bandage
Dr. Whitney Hough is scheduled to earn her MBA from The University of Alabama this week, but she’s not looking forward to joining the business world. She’s already there.
Alabama’s First Lady to Attend UA-Hosted Candle-Signing Monday
Alabama’s First Lady, Diane Bentley, will be at The University of Alabama's University Club Monday to help kick off a project that promises to provide additional relief for victims of the April tornado while also boosting a Black Belt entrepreneur.
UA’s Entrepreneurship Week 2012 Offers Range of Programs
Entrepreneurship Week 2012 in Alabama will be observed Feb. 20-24, and the entrepreneurial forces at The University of Alabama have put together a comprehensive program.
UA SIFE Team Named First Runner-Up in National Competition
The University of Alabama Students In Free Enterprise team was named the first runner-up in competition at the SIFE USA National Exposition in Minneapolis, one of the largest collegiate competitions in the country.
UA-Based Start-Up Wins $50,000 in Today’s Business Plan Competition Finale
A University of Alabama-based company is among three winners announced today in the finale of a state-wide business competition.
Feb. 24 Ceremony Will Honor 2011 UA Entrepreneurship Winners
Winners of the 2011 University of Alabama entrepreneurship awards will be honored at a Feb. 24 ceremony and reception in the North Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Nominations Sought for UA Entrepreneurship Awards
Nominations are now being accepted in five categories of entrepreneurship, with the winners being announced during the week of Feb. 21-25 as part of The University of Alabama campus-wide week of entrepreneurship.
Planners Expect Another Big Entrepreneurship Week at UA
Entrepreneurial forces at The University of Alabama are busy planning 2011's campus-wide week of entrepreneurship.
Atlanta Author Talks with UA Campers about Entrepreneurship
Gail Margolies Reid, author of a new book, “The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Cost Startups,” was one of the featured speakers Monday at the entrepreneurship camp which drew high school students from Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Pickens, Clay, Sumter, Perry, Wilcox, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo and Greene counties.
UA-Based Start-Up Wins $25K to Further Develop Green Pest Control Method
Growers and consumers of apples stand to be among the beneficiaries of a University of Alabama start-up company’s $25,000 winnings in a state-wide business competition.
Two UA Teams among Finalists in April 16 Business Competition
Two teams affiliated with The University of Alabama are among nine finalists in a state-wide competition designed to help launch start-up companies.
Busting Bug Love: UA-Based Company Uses Green Technology to Counter Crop Pest
Birth control for moths – that's one way of describing the focus of a start-up company, based at The University of Alabama, hoping to take a bite out of the approximate $100 billion hole that insects inflict each year via crop losses worldwide.
Emission & Power Solutions Announces Collaboration with UA
Emission & Power Solutions, Plc (Frankfurt Exchange Ticker Symbol: EPI), a clean tech company that licenses, acquires, develops, deploys, and transfers technologies dedicated to improving fuel economy while also reducing environmentally harmful exhaust emissions, announced today that it has licensed the patent pending Vapor Emissions System developed by Dr. Marcus Ashford at The University of Alabama.
UA Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
The University of Alabama has scheduled activities for the observance of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 22-28, celebrating the heritage of entrepreneurship in America and underscoring opportunities for new entrepreneurs.
UA Teams with Dentist to Build a Better Child Safety Seat
A dentist is teaming with two University of Alabama entities in attempts to provide an easy, alternative way to quickly remove a child from a safety seat in an emergency situation.
UA’s Manderson Graduate School’s Accounting, Marketing Programs Included in Top 15 in National Survey
The University of Alabama's Manderson Graduate School's programs in accounting and marketing are included in the Top 15 nationally in a survey published by Entrepreneur Magazine in the April 2008 issue. The study was conducted by The Princeton Review.
UA MBA Students Only U.S. Team to Place in International Case Competition
The University of Alabama Masters of Business Administration Case Team placed third in the annual George Washington University International M.B.A. Case Competition held in Washington, D.C. , the only American team to place in the event.
UA Network Helps Marion Residents Catch Entrepreneurial Fever
There may be a recession going on in Alabama and the nation, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at downtown Marion, county seat of Perry County in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.
Seven Alabamians Recognized by UA for Entrepreneurial Efforts; Educators, Practitioners Receive Awards
Seven Alabamians have been recognized by the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at The University of Alabama for their efforts in teaching, promoting and displaying effective entrepreneurship around the state.