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McGuire Program grad shares experience with students
Posted on December 4, 2012 in Alumni, UndergraduateJacklynn Hall from OnwardPacks spoke to the 406 Principles of Entrepreneurship class about her experience in the McGuire Program last year and the company she went on to launch. “Of all the things I did in college – and I studied abroad twice – the McGuire Program prepared me the best for the real world,” [...]
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Follow Pitch Arizona from home
Posted on October 25, 2012 in McGuire CenterIf you aren’t able to make it to IdeaFunding 2012′s Pitch Arizona event today, you can follow along from the comfort of your own computer screen. Round 1 pitches are taking place in four rooms. You can watch live webcasts from all four rooms. Canyon A Room - watch the action live at: http://ustre.am/PGp6 Investor Panelists for [...]
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Tech Launch Arizona announces its first solicitation for the Proof of Concept Program
Posted on October 17, 2012 in McGuire CenterTech Launch Arizona (TLA) is pleased to announce its first Proof of Concept program solicitation, open to all University of Arizona researchers. A series of presentations will give an overview of the new Proof of Concept program, its scope, and how to apply. The 2012 Proof of Concept (POC) program is aimed at accelerating [...]
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McGuire Center wins Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advance the Discipline of Entrepreneurship
Posted on October 8, 2012 in McGuire CenterThe McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship won a prestigious award for Outstanding Contributions to Advance the Discipline of Entrepreneurship at the 2012 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference. The GCEC conference, hosted by Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington, DC, Oct. 4-6, brought together hundreds of the world’s leading entrepreneurship center directors. The GCEC [...]
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We are called one of the capitals and incubators of Innovation Nation
Posted on September 27, 2012 in Alumni, McGuire CenterTucson and the University of Arizona are called one of the capitals and incubators of Innovation Nation in a Huffington Post article today. Read the full article: Innovation Nation
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Open Innovation Competition: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor Community Builder
Posted on September 25, 2012 in EI Minor, McGuire Center, UndergraduateThe McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship is holding a student competition for ideas to build a community around the new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor. The EI Minor is a customizable 18-unit program available to all non-Eller, UA undergraduates. For more information about the EI Minor, please visit Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor. Since students from all across the university [...]
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Pitch McGuire off to a great start
Posted on September 14, 2012 in Alumni, Graduate, McGuire Center, McGuire Program, Undergraduate“I got here early. I wanted to be the very first person to do Pitch McGuire,” said Cooper Kowalski, a sophomore pre-business student who is taking Principles of Entrepreneurship this semester. “This is an opportunity I didn’t want to pass up.” Pitch McGuire is a new offering of the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship. It’s [...]
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McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship named a finalist for Governor’s Innovator of the Year award
Posted on September 5, 2012 in McGuire CenterThe McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship has been named a finalist for the Innovator of the Year — Academia Award in the 2012 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation. The Arizona Technology Council presents the annual awards in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority to honor Arizona businesses, individuals and organizations that both demonstrate and advance innovation. [...]
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Pitch McGuire: Come with ideas. Leave with expert advice.
Posted on August 28, 2012 in Alumni, Graduate, McGuire Program, UndergraduateHello, Thinkers. Tell us what you’ve got. This fall, Pitch McGuire gives people in Southern Arizona an opportunity unlike any other: Bring your venture idea to our panel of experts, make a three-minute pitch and get their thoughts on strengths, pitfalls and logical next steps. When: Fridays beginning Sept. 14 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 [...]
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TiE Arizona Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture September 25, 2012
Posted on August 27, 2012 in Alumni, Graduate, McGuire ProgramFormer CEO and chairman of Intel, Dr. Craig Barrett, to deliver inaugural TiE Entrepreneur Global Thought Leader Lecture at Phoenix Art Museum Sept. 25, 2012. As CEO and Chairman of the Board of Intel, one of the most innovative, gamechanging global companies, Dr. Barrett has spent much of his career working inside the entrepreneurial ecosystem. As the first-ever [...]
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