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| + | <span style="font-size:15px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The [http://www.tomtomfest.com/ Tom Tom Founder’s Festival (TTFF)] is an annual event in Charlottesville that makes the entire city aware of innovative works in areas ranging from technology to food. TTFF connects people and new ideas to the future as various disciplines such as art, music, science, entrepreneurship, and design fuse together in this festival. This movement is representative of the innovation that takes place in Charlottesville and coincides with increasing activity of entrepreneurship and startups.</span> | ||
Revision as of 00:18, 14 March 2014
Contents
Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Virginia Venture Fund:
The Virginia Venture Fund is a student administered investment fund with the sole purpose to fund and mentor UVA student started business. They usually have $50,000 to $100,000 dollars to use for funding. Students who participate in the fund learn venture fund analysis techniques first hand, work with local venture funds to do due diligence and host Shark Tank events.
Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship
University Technology Transfer Function
University-Industry Collaboration
Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts
Tom Tom Founders Festival
The Tom Tom Founder’s Festival (TTFF) is an annual event in Charlottesville that makes the entire city aware of innovative works in areas ranging from technology to food. TTFF connects people and new ideas to the future as various disciplines such as art, music, science, entrepreneurship, and design fuse together in this festival. This movement is representative of the innovation that takes place in Charlottesville and coincides with increasing activity of entrepreneurship and startups.
