UB ranks high for entrepreneurial experiences
Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review recently named the University at Buffalo among the top 15% of the country’s schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies.
UB was ranked No. 44 nationwide in the annual ranking, up four spots from its debut last year. UB also ranked No. 7 in the Northeast. The ranking is based on a 2023 survey of nearly 300 schools with entrepreneurship offerings.
UB leaders attribute its spot on the list to its success in building a flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus, including the UB Startup and Innovation Collaboratory powered by Blackstone LaunchPad, UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships and its 2-year-old startup Cultivator program, and the UB Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
UB students can take advantage of many entrepreneurship courses, competitions, boot camps, workshops, design challenges, coaching, incubators and even early-stage funding and investment programs throughout the year. UB’s Cultivator helps early-stage startups in Western New York scale their businesses.
“We’re dedicated to shaping the future of our students by providing experiential learning opportunities that complement the curriculum and ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation,” says Hadar Borden, director of UB’s Startup and Innovation Collaboratory powered by Blackstone LaunchPad, also known as CoLab.
“Through these initiatives, we empower our students to cultivate their entrepreneurial skills, as well as a mindset that propels them to build both companies and successful careers,” Borden said.
UB CoLab activities include a weekly Innovate and Caffeinate event that invites innovators and makers to have coffee and brew ideas on Thursday evenings, and Get Seeded, a monthly “pitch” event for student entrepreneurs to get their ideas off the ground with $500 and $250 first and second prizes.
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