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 [[File:13-D.jpg]]<br/><div><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">The student entrepreneurship competitions were made possible by a $5 million gift to UVI from</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">investment strategist and entrepr</span></span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">eneur Kir</span></span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">il Sokoloff, th</span></span><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">e&nbsp;founder of 13D Research on St. Thomas. T</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">he gift supports 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competitions,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">a Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship Endowed Chair and the Entrepreneurial Speaker Series at UVI. The first college-level 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competition concluded in May, 2012. The first presentation in the speaker series was made in March by acclaimed business woman and philanthropist Loida Nicolas. The&nbsp;</span></span><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">1</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">3-</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">D&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">Competition is sponsored by Innovative Companies, which has made a significant long-term commitment of $50,000 a year to support the entrepreneurship effort.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">&#x5B;&#x5B;Category:Universities&#x5D;&#x5D;</span></div><&lt;/div>&gt;<div></div>