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THRIVE doles out $25,000 to support four student entrepreneurs
Four student entrepreneurs. Four bold ideas. See how the Hafer THRIVE program awarded $25,000 to help USF student founders turn personal experiences into startups with the potential to make a real-world impact.
July 20, 2026Entrepreneurship, Events, Honors and Awards
For the first time, the St. Petersburg campus hosted the USF Youth Experiences Rocky’s Residents program, providing local high school students the chance to experience college life firsthand over the summer.
July 16, 2026Entrepreneurship
USF entrepreneurship faculty coaches students to sweet success
A USF entrepreneurship faculty member is earning regional recognition by giving students a chance to solve real business challenges instead of hypothetical ones. The hands-on approach is producing award-winning results for both students and Tampa Bay companies.
July 16, 2026Entrepreneurship, Honors and Awards
In times of crisis: New USF research reveals whether being a political outsider helps or hurts
Whether an institutional outsider sinks or swims in a crisis isn't about who they are, but about the conditions they face. New research examines how political outsiders responded to the 2020 pandemic and 2008 financial crisis.
July 2, 2026Business News, Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation
Student spotlight: Maximilian Fido builds community through DoubleYou
A side project born in the USF Powerlifting Club has taken Maximilian Fido from designing shirts to sponsoring competitions and pitching business ideas. The journey started with a problem he never expected to solve.
June 23, 2026Entrepreneurship, Spotlights
A groundbreaking research initiative in Tampa Bay will help determine if artificial intelligence, often considered a great equalizer, is mitigating racial and economic gaps or widening entrepreneurial divides.
June 16, 2026Entrepreneurship, Research and Innovation
Student spotlight: Melina Korovessi turns bottle caps into business opportunities
Most people throw away bottle caps without a second thought. One USF student saw something more — and built a growing venture around it.
June 15, 2026Business News, Entrepreneurship, Events, Spotlights
The St. Pete Innovation District is a hub of research, entrepreneurship, education, and collaboration.
May 29, 2026Business News, Entrepreneurship
USF faculty researchers turn discoveries into ventures through THRIVE
USF faculty members are turning years of research into real-world ventures through the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship’s THRIVE program. Meet the innovators behind two startups who are tackling challenges affecting millions of people.
May 29, 2026Business News, Entrepreneurship, Events, Research and Innovation
A °µÍøTV student-athlete has created a new device that turns any water bottle into a smart water bottle as a way to curb dehydration.
May 26, 2026Entrepreneurship
A donation of $1.75 million to the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship will create the Hafer THRIVE Entrepreneurship Program, which plans to assist young entrepreneurs to fulfil their monetary goals.
April 30, 2026Business News, Entrepreneurship
Who builds talent, and is "buying" it?
Firms flush with resources tend to develop talent internally while younger firms, facing unpredictable workloads, will hire from the outside to fill their talent gap, according to a new °µÍøTV study.