Career Options: Entrepreneurship

ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: TriStar Health Partners Market Research Analyst 3322 West End Ave Suite 1100 Nashville, TN 37203   TriStar Health Partners is a venture capital (VC) firm focused on early stage investments in healthcare and life sciences. Since founding TriStar in… Read More

We welcome alumnus David Reese, PhD, CEO and President of Provista Diagnostics for our March PhD Career Connections. PhD Career Connections: From Bench to Wall Street to Business Wednesday, March 1 10:45-11:45am Light Hall 214 Registration is requested. David Reese, PhD, was appointed President… Read More

New announcement about TechVenture Challenge: Dear Vanderbilt Community, We are excited to announce a call for participants in this year's TechVenture Challenge.  The TechVenture Challenge is a 6-week business plan competition (February through March 2017) designed to accelerate the commercialization of Vanderbilt technologies that culminates in a pitch to industry… Read More

Wond'ry Pre-Flight Accepting Applications: Ever thought entrepreneurship will play a role in your life? Have an idea for a new product, technology, or new way of doing something? The Wond’ry in partnership with Vanderbilt’s CTTC and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center will offer a new session of PreFlight sponsored by Waller… Read More

Start-up fever seems to be everywhere these days. Shark Tank has been on TV for eight seasons and entrepreneur centers are popping up all over the country. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are filled with stories about these types of companies. Have you ever considered working for… Read More

The Launch TN Specialist Program kicked off in May 2014, providing students the opportunity to engage in Tennessee's entrepreneurial community. Students work with Entrepreneurship Centers, specialized cohort programs and individual teams to make their own unique mark in Tennessee's entrepreneurial landscape. The 13-week program gives students real-life exposure to what it's like… Read More

As part of its “Startup Vanderbilt” initiative, the Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization and the Vanderbilt Innovation Center, in collaboration with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, is pleased to offer the Entrepreneur Center’s Pre-Flight Program for aspiring entrepreneurs. The program will be held at the Vanderbilt Innovation Center. Pre-Flight will be an… Read More

Join us in welcoming back alumnus Chris Rogers, PhD. Dr. Rogers is the Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Exemplar Genetics, a company focused on the development and study of improved models of human disease. Dr. Rogers received his PhD from Vanderbilt University and completed post-doctoral training at… Read More

Are you an Innovator? Entrepreneur? Researcher? Small Technology Firm? Could you or your company use up to $1.5 million in research funding? If Yes, SAVE THE DATE SOUTH EAST TOUR Nashville, TN | April 20th, 2016 Powered by Launch Tennessee Discounts available… Read More

ESTEEM is an 11-month entrepreneurship master’s program designed to instill the specific skills required to launch a business. ESTEEM puts students in the middle of real-time startup development, and a network of investors and alumni are available to help launch ventures inspired by students' capstone projects. Previously open only to those with undergraduate STEM… Read More