Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs
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Recognizing the 2025 Entrepreneurship Award Winners
May 16, 2025 | Written by Horn EntrepreneurshipHorn Entrepreneurship celebrated the achievements of 11 outstanding University of Delaware undergraduate students by awarding them more than $10,000 in cash and Venture Development Center (VDC) credit. These honors recognize the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit thriving within the university's student body. -
Exciting Opportunities for Student Entrepreneurs This Spring 2025
February 03, 2025 | Written by Horn EntrepreneurshipSpring is the season of growth, and what better way to cultivate your entrepreneurial dreams than by taking advantage of the many opportunities available this semester? Whether you're new to entrepreneurship, have a startup idea, or are already scaling your venture, there's something for everyone. Here's a look at what’s in store for students this spring. -
Forbes 30 under 30: John Smothers
December 03, 2024 | ForbesSmothers is a partner at Scribble Ventures in San Francisco, co-leading investment activities and firm strategy for the firm with $140 million in assets. He has led investments in Poolside, Motherduck, Checkmate and Streamline, among others.
As a freshman through Horn I already feel so involved and aware of the opportunities that are surrounding me. It is so comforting knowing that I am involved in such an inspiring and creative program!
Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs
Disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, space exploration, gene editing, autonomous vehicles and many others are fundamentally reshaping the economic and employment landscape. The World Economic Forum sites as many as “65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist.” In such a rapidly evolving landscape, possession of an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset are critical to successful adaptation and highly valuable to employers. These undergraduate entrepreneurship programs support the development of entrepreneurial mindset and skillset in UD students.
My involvement in Horn Entrepreneurship through the Delaware Innovation Fellows program, entrepreneurship courses and venture-support programs has been amazing. They taught me how to network and connect with my community, how to create long-lasting and impactful change, and how to create opportunities for myself and others. I’ve been able to work for and with great companies. I would recommend it to everyone.