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COM alum Fiona Whittington promoted inclusion at BU, now sparks change for women in tech

Mara Mellits November 7, 2023
2024 Women of Impact Honoree and COM alum Fiona Whittington was not an average advertising student during her time at BU.
Boston University student Sarah Greisdorf, first from top left, is the founder and CEO of Holdette, a start-up that manufactures women’s clothing with pockets. COURTESY SARAH GREISDORF

TERRIERS IN BIZ: BU senior’s “Holdette” plans to launch women’s suit line

Lily Kepner March 18, 2020
BU senior Sarah Greisdorf revamps her startup "The Collective" under a new name, "Holdette," and prepares for first production of her fashionable, affordable and sustainable line of women's workwear with pockets.
Eric Hansen, a film and television major in Boston University’s College of Communications and the founder of SpecGraphixEDU, partially credits the success of his organization to funds and mentorship received from the BUild Lab. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Terriers In Biz: Eric Hansen is student by day, educator by night

Lily Kepner February 6, 2020
Eric Hansen triples as the founder, instructor and owner of the organization SpecGraphixEDU, a company that offers weekly classes for kindergarten through fifth grade students focusing on video production, graphic design, coding and engineering.
Founders Aja Atwood and Andres Chamorro of Trella Technologies, this year’s winner of Innovate@BU’s annual Cannabis Start-Up Competition. COURTESY OF AJA ATWOOD

Indoor farming technology wins 2019 Cannabis Startup Competition

Emanne Khan November 11, 2019
The company behind a new horizontal indoor farming technology developed by a graduate of the College of Engineering won innovate@BU’s third annual Cannabis Startup Competition Thursday.
Alexandra Shadrow showing a piece of clothing to another person. Shadrow is the CEO of Relovv, a sustainable fashion community for younger consumers. COURTESY OF ALEXANDRA SHADROW

Terriers InBiz: COM alum builds sustainable fashion platform Relovv

Zoe Han April 3, 2019
Boston University alumnus Alexandra Shadrow launched Relovv in August 2018, an app that she said she hoped would make the fashion industry — the second-most wasteful industry in the world after oil — more sustainable.
Boston University’s BUild Lab during its preparation for its annual Idea Conference on March 2. Current students will come to speak about their experiences creating businesses with hopes of inspiring their peers. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students, staff prepare for BUild Lab’s Idea Conference

Jennifer Suryadjaja February 21, 2019
In a one-day conference focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship, the Boston University BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center is hosting its second annual Idea Conference on March 2.

BUild Lab teaches college entrepreneurs at pitch deck workshop

Lauren Richards January 23, 2019
Students, alumni and community members sat attentive with laptops open in the BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center Wednesday morning as presenters offered insight for building pitch decks.
The BUild Lab, home to Innovate@BU. Innovate@BU is set to launch a new program, “The Innovate Pathway,” to aid in the process of innovation by current Boston University students. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Innovate@BU launches program to help students develop startups

Daily Free Press Staff October 4, 2018
Innovate@BU introduced a new program Monday called the Innovation Pathway, which allows aspiring Boston University student entrepreneurs and innovators to develop ideas, present them to professionals for feedback, and turn them into startups.

BUild Lab set to open Feb. 5, support students’ innovative ideas

Mike Reddy February 1, 2018

Filling the void left behind by the closure of the RadioShack at 730 Commonwealth Ave. is the new Boston University BUild Lab, a center for student innovation and entrepreneurship. Despite the new, unfamiliar...

Boston ranked second-best city for STEM professionals

Jenni Todd January 18, 2018

Pitted against America’s 100 largest metro areas, Boston emerged as 2018’s second-best metro area for STEM professionals, according to a new study. Conducted by WalletHub, the study scored cities...

Green Lion Partners and the BUzz lab host the first cannabis startup challenge Tuesday night at the Questrom School of Business. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students and alumni join forces in cannabis innovation challenge

Jordan Kimmel November 15, 2017

Finalists presented their cannabis business concepts to about 100 people and a panel of judges at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business for the first ever Cannabis Start-up Challenge Tuesday...

BUzz Lab hosts a “Pitch and Pizza” competition at the Boston University Questrom School of Business on Friday. PHOTO  BY ALEX  MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Pitch and Pizza’ gives student entrepreneurs exposure, feedback

Hannah Edelman November 7, 2017

Fashionable exercise wear for women who bike to work and don’t have time to change clothes. A crowdfunding service geared specifically toward students. Vending machines built for products from food...

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