Innovative spirit leads to studying entrepreneurship at Iowa
Blake Kerns' entrepreneurial spirit led him to study management and entrepreneurship and Iowa--and to start a small business in his hometown.
Eastern Iowa entrepreneurs featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Dalton Shaull, 23, and Eric Pahl, 24, co-founders of Iowa City-based HealthTech Solutions, were named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for their app TXP Chat.
Top 25 best undergrad programs for entrepreneurs in 2018
The Princeton Review, in partnership with Entrepreneur, ranks the top undergraduate programs at universities. The UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center ranks #17.
FanFood delivers concessions to your seat at a venue
FanFood—a new food-ordering app developed by a UI startup—is bringing app-based food ordering to live sports, concerts, and other events, allowing you to get food and drink without having to miss a play. But the company faces stiff competition from industry heavyweights. Learn more in this Chicago Tribune article.
University of Iowa pursuing innovation center
University of Iowa pursues innovation center. Deman grows for entrepreneurship and the college is "bursting at the seams."
UI spin-out business captures gold medal in Inventors Hall of Fame
University of Iowa spin-out company SwineTech recently won the undergraduate gold medal at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition in Alexandria, Virginia.
SwineTech raises $1.3 million Series A to stop sows crushing their piglets
In the U.S. alone the last year, 80 million piglets were crushed to death by their mothers. SwineTech is hoping to significantly reduce that number with new technology.