The Summer Startup Launchpad, a program of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship, is a free, six-week intensive program that provides education and mentorship to help UH student founding teams evaluate an idea and launch a business.
The UH Business Plan Competition is an intense, experiential program that provides mentorship, training and resources to UH students and faculty who want to learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur and start a business venture.
Aspiring UH entrepreneurs can pitch their startup idea at the first ever Pitch Party on January 24 at UH Mānoa's Campus Center courtyard.
Arif Rahman and Kainalu Matthews of team Good Egg won for developing a noninvasive test for embryo health-check during in vitro fertilization of bovine cattle.
Winning entries have led to entrepreneurial initiatives such as a NASA nanosatellite launch and the startup of Akabotics.
Rowan is active in the entrepreneurial community in Hawaiʻi as an advisor, lecturer, mentor and investor.
UH Mānoa students Robert Saito and Derek Woodruff win first place with their company Herbavore.
The event connects Shidler College of Business students with mentors for an evening of learning, sharing and awards.
Hoffman will be speaking on the keys to success for entrepreneurs at the UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom.
Through the Kakehashi Project, Shidler College of Business students encouraged to develop a broader perspective and become active participants at the global level.
