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Build-A-Bear founder to speak to students
University of Missouri System students are invited to a virtual event titled “Building a Company with Heart: A Conversation with Maxine Clark, Founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop” 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. To attend, students should register online.
Read More »RollOut wins second place
August Bindbeutel, a senior in engineering management at Missouri S&T, won over $2,500 in the University of Missouri Idea Quest (IQ) competition for his company, RollOut.
Read More »Idea Quest finals feature Rolla startup
August Bindbeutel, an S&T student and co-owner of RollOut LLC, competed in finals of the Idea Quest competition for startup businesses on Nov. 17.
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Bionic Bowel team picks up $10,000
Two biological sciences students received $10,000 on May 3 to develop their entrepreneurial pitch during the second annual Regnier Venture Creation Challenge held at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Bloch School of Business.
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Three S&T teams head to EQ competition
Three teams of Missouri S&T students will pitch their ideas in a “shark tank” style competition at the University of Missouri System’s Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) program. The teams will compete against each other, and the top three finalists from the other UM System campuses during the EQ final rounds that will take place in conjunction with the system’s Entrepreneurial Educator Summit on Friday, April 5, in Columbia.
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Students with business ideas can compete for prize money
Missouri S&T students with entrepreneurial visions can advance their ideas and win prize money by participating in the Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) Student Accelerator, a new University of Missouri System program. The program offers award money from $5,000 to $30,000 based on how far students go in the competition. Students can learn more during a workshop titled “Business Model Canvas” 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, in Room G-2 of the Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) Building.
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UM System accelerator program to foster, fund student business ideas
Student entrepreneurs in the University of Missouri System could earn up to $30,000 in prize money thanks to a new initiative known as the Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator. S&T students can learn more during a general information session 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Room G-2 of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IDE), next to Makerspace. Applications for the first program are open through Friday, Oct. 19.
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