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Florida SBDC at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏadds satellite office in DeSoto County

The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (USF) announces its expansion across the 10-county Tampa Bay region with the addition of a new satellite office location.

January 13, 2025Entrepreneurship

Florida SBDC mobile assistance center at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏhelps small businesses impacted by Milton

The Small Business Development Council Florida has been hosting a mobile assistance center (MAC) at the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearch Park, October 14-16, to assist small businesses impacted by Hurricane Milton.

October 16, 2024Entrepreneurship

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏsees sharp rise in innovations and technology

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ saw a sharp rise in the number of inventions and technologies submitted to the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏTech 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏresearchers 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏinventors.

October 10, 2023Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Student Research

With the help of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏin Tampa.

February 21, 2023Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

Two students in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCONNECT'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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ have confirmed the inaugural cohort of startups for its Fintech|X Accelerator program, which is part of a partnership between Tampa Bay Wave, the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏMuma College of Business and the St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corporation.

April 12, 2022Entrepreneurship

Tampa Bay Wave, Inc. and the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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 ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ 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