Student Opportunities to Explore Entrepreneurship & Economic Innovation

Ways to Get Involved

EpICMavs

UTA Mavericks and the DFW community engage with expert speakers each week throughout the academic year on topics designed to help you launch & grow your business.

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Deep Dive

Deep Dive is a hands-on mini-accelerator program offered to select teams each summer.

Take it further

Maverick Business Pitch Competition

The Maverick Business Pitch Competition encourages students to explore and express their business ideas. It is open to all UTA undergraduate and graduate students who can compete alone or in teams of up to four. Individuals/teams will submit a three-minute video describing their business idea. A panel of judges will review the video pitches and select those that will be invited to present a live six-minute pitch for a chance to win up to $15,000 in venture development funds. Video Submission Deadline – Friday, November 20th – Three-minute video presentation Semifinalists Announced –...

Make Your Pitch

Blackstone LaunchPad

Blackstone LaunchPad works with colleges and universities to create a framework for campus-wide entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skill-building, adding value to existing programs with access to critical resources, networks, and events.

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Entrepreneur Society

The Entrepreneur Society provides leadership experience, networking, and soft skill advancement not emphasized in the traditional classroom through the team building activities, speaker series, MavPitch and workshops.

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Innovation Day

Innovation Day celebrates and showcases the innovative, transformative research and undergraduate capstone projects being done by College of Engineering students.

Discover Innovation

Packaging Design Program

In the United States alone, the packaging industry generates more than one billion dollars of revenue each year. The Art & Art History Department at UTA offers an educational path that leads graduates directly into the economically viable packaging industry.

Innovate the Packaging Industry

Places to Make Your Vision

UTA Libraries FabLab

The UTA Libraries' FabLab is an 8,000-square-foot space containing 3D printers, laser cutters, screen printers, kilns, sewing machines, and much more for learners from any discipline or experience level.

Build Your Vision

Electrical Engineering Maker Space

UTA’s Maker Space is hosted by Electrical Engineering and offers two 3D printers, two PCB milling machines, a tool shop, and three workstations.

Makers Welcome

Explore courses that feature entrepreneurship

UTA offers graduate and undergraduate courses, degree and certificate programs that will foster your entrepreneurial spirit and equip you to manage your business.

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Resources for Student Entrepreneurs

Lockheed Martin Career Development Center

The Career Development Center is the centralized hub for career development insights, knowledge, services, employer partnerships and engagement opportunities all focused on providing premier career development experiences both on and off campus.

Launch Your Career

Veteran Business Outreach Center

UTA's VBOC provides collaborative, hands-on, interactive learning opportunities including classroom instruction and opportunities to work with experienced coaches and mentors, attend workshops, and develop connections.

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Memberships

Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

Through the CETD, UTA is a member of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC). GCEC links over 250 national and global university-based entrepreneurship centers and organizations. GCEC’s goals are to share best practices to advance, strengthen and celebrate the impact of university-based entrepreneurship centers and programs. Each year a global conference is held on the campus of a GCEC member school.

Register to attend a webinar

VentureWell

Students at VentureWell member institutions are eligible to compete for grants and training. For example, the E-Team Program provides funding of up to $25k, hands-on workshops, peer networking opportunities, and expert coaching for students working to commercialize their high-impact science and technology inventions.

Explore VentureWell's E-Team Program

Featured Student and Alumni Entrepreneurs

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Victoria Messerschmidt

Student startup helps rural communities access healthcare

Student Visionary

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Startups Recognized

Two Deep Dive startups invited to MassChallenge

Startup Success

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EOS Labs

Alumni launches EOS Labs to optimize energy efficiency.

Alumni Leader

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