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    • Ciright Dragon Startup Competition

      March 24, 2021

      Drexel’s Ciright Dragon Startup Competition was held this February and brought together many innovators from the Drexel community. With $20k in prize money that was split amongst five of the competitors and a ton of great ideas, it’s safe to say that the competition was a hit! 


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    • Raynier Institute & Foundation Establishes Fund to Support Minority Entrepreneurship at Drexel and the Science Center

      February 18, 2021

      The Raynier Institute & Foundation, a Seattle-based philanthropic organization with Philadelphia roots, has partnered with Drexel University and the University City Science Center to improve access to capital for minority entrepreneurs in the area. The institutions will collaboratively manage a seed fund created by a $500,000 grant from the Foundation, which was founded by an heir of Philadelphia transportation and real estate magnate Peter Widener, and supports programs of high merit for the betterment of humanity.

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    • B Smart Program Commits $25,000 to Support Small Businesses Owned by Women of Color

      February 01, 2021

      The program held at Drexel provided training and funding to local entrepreneurs, including the owners of a Black-owned childcare center and an Asian American and Pacific Islander-owned bakery.

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    • Drexel Deans Look Back at 2020 — Part One

      December 16, 2020

      After a tumultuous year of change and uncertainty, deans from the University’s colleges and schools reflected on what happened and what they’ve learned.

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    • Drexel’s Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship Moves the Needle in Entrepreneurship Education

      December 07, 2020

      <p style="margin: 0in;"><span>Seven years after disrupting the landscape by becoming the first entrepreneurship school in the nation to reside outside of a business school, the Charles D. Close School has moved to number 12 in the nation in the 2021 Princeton Review rankings, while simultaneously being recognized for its innovative and high-quality programs through first-time inclusion in Drexel&rsquo;s business education accreditation.</span><br />
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    • Pandemic FinTech Project Takes Top Prize at First Virtual Startup Fest

      November 06, 2020

      <p style="margin: 0in;"><span>WOLF Financial and their WOLF app was imagined before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but became all the more needed and was rushed into production back in March. A mere eight months later, student entrepreneurs behind the app took top prize in the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship&rsquo;s first virtual Startup Fest and Baiada Incubator Competition.</span><br />
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    • Startup Fest 2020 Recap

      November 06, 2020

      The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we experience the 2020 fall semester for all of us at Drexel University, but in the spirit of entrepreneurship, we innovated. From October 27 - 29, Drexel’s Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship hosted its largest entrepreneurial event of the year, Startup Fest. The event brought together students, alumni, staff, entrepreneurs, and mentors for a three-day virtual event packed full of exciting competitions, educational sessions, and fun entrepreneurship based games.

       

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    • Finding Solutions For Systemic Inequality And Helping The Next Generation Of Social Entrepreneurs

      September 18, 2020

      When asked to picture an entrepreneur, you’ll most likely conjure an image of a founder of one of the technology companies from Silicon Valley creating breakthrough products and paradigm shifts. But entrepreneurship covers more than just corporate and new venture creation. The lesser-known brother of the three entrepreneurship concentrations covers developing better communities and lives through what is called social entrepreneurship.


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    • Entrepreneurs and COVID-19 - Solving Problems of Today For A Better Tomorrow

      July 31, 2020

      A pandemic like COVID-19 has adverse effects on the economy and development of businesses. However, innovators and entrepreneurs who think outside the box can help develop the technologies and solutions that will have a lasting and positive impact in the post-pandemic climate. This pandemic has helped rapidly advance industries across the board and has sped up technological innovation across the world. In times of uncertainty, innovation helps us overcome many of the current challenges we face - and there is no one more capable in rising to the challenge than our future entrepreneurs. 

       

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    • Drexel Rallies Around Co-op Students Affected by the Pandemic

      July 27, 2020

      When spring/summer co-op students started to lose positions due to the hardships brought on by COVID-19, several University colleges, schools and departments heeded the call to create new positions and provide funding to support this Drexel rite of passage.

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