THE FUTURE IS FEMALE-LED STARTUPS: MARCH NETWORKING NIGHT
Maya Mundell is developing an online platform with a step-by-step curriculum to help students maximize their scholarship and financial aid offers.
eLab announces new cohort of 24 startups
Cornell’s accelerator for student startups, eLab, recently accepted its 2019-20 cohort of 24 businesses, the most in its history. The for-credit program, which received a record number of applications, puts startups through a rigorous nine-month process of refining their ideas, while preparing them to launch companies. “The quality of the applicants for the eLab student startup program is unparalleled,” said Ken Rother, eLab’s managing director, “The eLab program is highly selective, focusing on students who have already dedicated significant amounts of time and effort pursuing an entrepreneurial concept.
Programs empower underrepresented student entrepreneurs
Women and underrepresented minority entrepreneurs are beginning to close the gap with their white male counterparts in startup rates overall, and they comprise a growing share of entrepreneurial activity in the United States.