Dingman Center News

April 11, 2013
Cupid’s Cup: Aim for Greatness

Imagine standing in front of group of people telling them about your awesome new idea. An idea for a business.

But it’s not just a business idea. It’s an innovative new product. It’s a much-needed service.

It’s your blood, sweat and tears. It’s all you’ve been working on for months on end.

It’s your future.

It’s your dream.

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April 9, 2013
Five Companies Take Home $2,000 Prize at Business and Innovation Showcase

For more than 50 companies at the Business & Innovation Showcase, Friday, April 5, 2013, was game time.

Sponsored by BB&T and hosted by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, the showcase housed entrepreneurs from the Smith School, the university and the region.

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April 8, 2013
Earth Starter Wins National Cupid’s Cup Business Competition

College Park, Md. – April 8, 2013 – The University of Maryland’s Earth Starter, maker of the Nourishmat modular garden kit, took home $52,500 as the top winner of the eighth annual Cupid’s Cup. The first year as a national business competition, the event was held April 5 at UMD’s College Park campus, hosted by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H.

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April 3, 2013
Cupid’s Cup Kicks off “30 Days of EnTERPreneurship”

The University of Maryland kicks off its 2013 “30 Days of EnTERPreneurship” this week on Friday, April 5 with the 8th annual Cupid’s Cup business competition, hosted by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 26, 2013
Entrepreneurs Compete for $70k in UMD's Cupid's Cup Business Competition

For business, entrepreneurship and higher education reporters, editors and producersContact: Greg Muraski, 301-405-5283, gmuraski@rhsmith.umd.edu 

Under Armour’s Kevin Plank Serves as Sponsor and Judge

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March 4, 2013
Innovation Fridays: Conversations on Entrepreneurship, Part 3

Crowd-funding your startup?

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February 25, 2013
Finalists Advance in University of Maryland National Cupid’s Cup Business Competition

College Park, Md. – February 22, 2013 – Six startups advanced to compete in the April 5, 2013 final round of Cupid’s Cup, the national business competition held by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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February 15, 2013
Innovation Fridays: Conversations on Entrepreneurship, Part 2

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February 14, 2013
Semifinalists Announced in University of Maryland National Cupid’s Cup Business Competition

College Park, Md.

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February 4, 2013
Innovation Fridays: Conversations on Entrepreneurship

What does it take to be an entrepreneur?

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