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| − | < | + | <span style="font-size:large;"><br/>'''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship: <br/><br/>''''''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:<br/> <br/><br/>'''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function: <br/><br/>'''Facilitating university-industry collaboration:'''<br/><span style="font-size:medium;">The University of Richmond currently has 2 sustained options that prepare students for long term ventures. The Business Pitch Compeition and the McWick Case Competition provide students with the opportunity to either develop sensible, sound business plan or evaluate a business case. Both opportunities provide students a short term learning experience that aids in skill development. Both projects project monetary prizes, but to our knowledge these prizes are not enough to sustain or kick-start a fullly fleshed out venture. The University of Richmond currently lacks and infastructure that provides seed, venture or capital funding for individaul students ventures outside of academic research. Although a varitey of funds are available for academic research, these funds are typically awarded on the basis of stringent requirements being met and mostly do not appeal to students who posess the interest in developing a long-term business or venture. The University of Richmond does not maintain a technology transfer office of any sort as it does not seem fesaible for the University to operate with limited patents, copyrights, inventions, etc that are a result of University design. </span><br/> </span> |
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| − | <span style="font-size:large;">'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts:'''</span> | + | <span style="font-size:large;">'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts:'''</span> <br/><span style="font-size:medium;">The University of Richmond approaches regional and local innovation and entrepreneurship in very limited ways. Upon review, the University of Richmond offers connections with a variety of regional innovation opportunities and networks such as the Greater Richmond Chamber, The Venture Forum, and Feast RVA. These networks and organizations provide some resources to University of Richmond students, but looking at current student outcomes, it seems that these services and networks are not highly utilized or even highlighted or pointed out to students who might possesses an interest in exploring or developing a startup culture after the completion of the undergraduate studies.</span> |
| − | The University of Richmond approaches regional and local innovation and entrepreneurship in very limited ways. Upon review, the University of Richmond offers connections with a variety of regional innovation opportunities and networks such as the Greater Richmond Chamber, The Venture Forum, and Feast RVA. These networks and organizations provide some resources to University of Richmond students, but looking at current student outcomes, it seems that these services and networks are not highly utilized or even highlighted or pointed out to students who might possesses an interest in exploring or developing a startup culture after the completion of the undergraduate studies. | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 26 September 2019
'Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship:
'Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:
Actively supporting the university technology transfer function:
Facilitating university-industry collaboration:
The University of Richmond currently has 2 sustained options that prepare students for long term ventures. The Business Pitch Compeition and the McWick Case Competition provide students with the opportunity to either develop sensible, sound business plan or evaluate a business case. Both opportunities provide students a short term learning experience that aids in skill development. Both projects project monetary prizes, but to our knowledge these prizes are not enough to sustain or kick-start a fullly fleshed out venture. The University of Richmond currently lacks and infastructure that provides seed, venture or capital funding for individaul students ventures outside of academic research. Although a varitey of funds are available for academic research, these funds are typically awarded on the basis of stringent requirements being met and mostly do not appeal to students who posess the interest in developing a long-term business or venture. The University of Richmond does not maintain a technology transfer office of any sort as it does not seem fesaible for the University to operate with limited patents, copyrights, inventions, etc that are a result of University design.
Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts:
The University of Richmond approaches regional and local innovation and entrepreneurship in very limited ways. Upon review, the University of Richmond offers connections with a variety of regional innovation opportunities and networks such as the Greater Richmond Chamber, The Venture Forum, and Feast RVA. These networks and organizations provide some resources to University of Richmond students, but looking at current student outcomes, it seems that these services and networks are not highly utilized or even highlighted or pointed out to students who might possesses an interest in exploring or developing a startup culture after the completion of the undergraduate studies.
