Dingman-Lamone Center News

December 1, 2008
Smith Students Participate in Social Venture Consulting Program

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's Social Venture Consulting Program wrapped up a semester’s worth of consulting projects  as eight teams of Smith School students presented their consulting work to an audience of students and faculty on Dec. 3, 2008. Projects ranged from product development work, to outreach and social networking strategy.

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November 3, 2008
A Dozen Student Entrepreneurs Travel to China with Dingman Center

“This has totally changed my life,” exclaimed one student winner of the Young Entrepreneurs Award in the Robert H. Smith School of Business’ China Business Plan Competition in Beijing this past October.

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November 3, 2008
Ashoka Teams with University of Maryland as "Changemaker Campus" Smith School Leads Social Change Initiative

Ashoka, the world's largest network of social entrepreneurs, is launching a pilot program called "Changemaker Campuses" in which Ashoka applies its considerable talents and resources as a catalyst for positive social change to America's university campuses.

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November 3, 2008
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship Marketplace

It's that time of the year again -- time to start shopping for holiday gifts! Instead of heading to big department stores, support University of Maryland entrepreneurs by buying unique presents from our own student and alumni entrepreneurs. Come tomorrow to the University of Maryland Holiday Marketplace and you will:

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October 29, 2008
Chinese Entrepreneurs Win More than $50,000 in Cash and Prizes in International Business Plan Competition

Beijing, China & College Park, Md. – October 29, 2008 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the final winners of the fourth annual China Business Plan Competition. The announcement puts a cap on the year-long contest, which began with more than 200 entries that judges narrowed to 20 semi-finalists before selecting five finalist teams.

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October 6, 2008
MTECH and Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship Bring National Week of Entrepreneurship to the University of Maryland

Students across campus will soon have a chance to join millions of other young people all over the world in a quest for new ideas and new venture creation!

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October 2, 2008
Smith School Brings Global Week of Entrepreneurship to China

College Park, Md. – October 2, 2008 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced its “Global Week of Entrepreneurship” from the school’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship highlighting leading global entrepreneurship research and practices. A series of events – starting in Shanghai, on Oct. 23 and ending in Beijing on Nov.

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September 11, 2008
Expansion of Capital Access Network Addresses Critical Funding Gap for DC-Baltimore Region Startups

College Park, Md. – Sept. 11, 2008 – The Dingman Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced it has expanded its Capital Access Network (CAN), a pipeline for connecting startups with investors, to include inventors and entrepreneurs working with Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer.

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September 8, 2008
Finding Funding for Your Startup

The Dingman Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business recently expanded its Capital Access Network (CAN), a pipeline for connecting startups with investors, to include entrepreneurs working with the Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer Office.

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September 8, 2008
Dingman Center’s StartUp 2.0 – Fidelity Asia Ventures Tells China Entrepreneurs How to Capture a VCs Attention

For an aspiring entrepreneur ready to take a business to the next level capturing the attention of an investor is critical. For the investor, finding investment-worthy prospects is also a quarry that can be elusive.

How does a successful match get made?

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