Horn Entrepreneurship Center, University of Delaware
Horn Entrepreneurship Center, University of Delaware, based in Newark, Delaware, has 1 opportunity for children on WiWit, checked before listing.
Newark, Delaware
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DIAMOND Challenge
by Horn Entrepreneurship Center, University of Delaware
The DIAMOND Challenge by Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware, empowers high school students to pitch innovative ideas and launch impactful ventures, competing for a share of a $100,000 prize pool.
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About
Horn Entrepreneurship serves as the creative engine for entrepreneurship education and advancement at the University of Delaware. It empowers aspiring innovators to pursue new ideas for a better world, helping students gain knowledge, skills, firsthand experiences, and connections needed to realize their potential and successfully adapt to rapid change. The center is committed to supporting student success and cultivating a lifelong community of collaboration, connections, and impact. Horn Entrepreneurship offers a dynamic, evidence-based curriculum that emphasizes learning by doing in real-world contexts. This approach prepares students to adapt, thrive, and lead in entrepreneurial roles within established companies, social ventures, and startups. The programs are open to all University of Delaware students, regardless of their major. The center provides a platform for students eager to make a difference, enabling them to gain experience by launching their own businesses with support from faculty, staff, and business experts. Students also receive mentoring, development assistance, industry connections, and access to funding opportunities. Since its founding, Horn-supported startups have obtained over $100 million in funding.
Affiliations
Programs Offered
- Entrepreneurship Major
- Entrepreneurial Studies Minor
- Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Graduate Certificate in Leadership in Social Innovation
- MBA Major in Entrepreneurial Studies
- MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies
- MS in Entrepreneurship & Design
- Diamond Challenge for Youth in Entrepreneurship
- Hen Hatch (startup funding competition)
- Summer Founders (pre-accelerator)
- VentureOn
- Free Lunch Friday
- Delaware Innovation Fellows
- Siegfried Fellows Program
- Ratcliffe Eco Entrepreneurship Fellows (REEF@UD)
- High School Course Offerings
Achievements
- Ranked among the best entrepreneurship programs in the US by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine
- Horn-supported startups have obtained over $100 million in funding since 2012
- Hosted the Limitless World Summit for high school innovators from 18 U.S. states and 19 countries
- Diamond Challenge recognized as a Global Top 5 youth educational program
- Celebrated 10th anniversary in 2022
- Received GCEC Excellence in Specialty Entrepreneurship Education Finalist for Youth award
- Received GCEC Award for Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship Across Disciplines
- Awarded U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) Growth Accelerator Fund Award
- USASBE 2021 Model Emerging Program Award finalist
Leadership
- Dan Freeman, Founding Director (Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware)
- Vince DiFelice, Faculty Director, Venture Support (Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware)
- Troy Wilford, Director, Commercialization Programs (Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware)
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- University
- Founded
- 2012
- Opportunities
- 1 on WiWit
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