VentureOn

Horn Entrepreneurship

Take Your Concept to the Next Level

All UD students who are actively pursuing the launch and growth of a business are eligible to apply to become participants in VentureOn. Participants receive 24-hour access to the VDC, business advisory and other services as well as in-kind support. They also receive scheduling priority and invitations to special events as well as automatic enrollment into the flexible benefits program for copying & printing, media production, promotional, and supply needs.

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Vince DiFelice awarding Michael Meola with a certificate for Outstanding Student Leader of Venture Support

Vince DiFelice awarding Samantha McGhee with a certificate for Outstanding Member of the VentureOn Cohort 2023

Vince DiFelice awarding David Balogh with a certificate for Outstanding Member of the VentureOn Cohort 2023

Spring 2025 Schedule

VentureOn meets in the Venture Development Center on Wednesday nights from 7 - 8 p.m. The first VentureOn session will be on February 7, 2024 (all are welcome).

February 3, 2025	Applications open for VentureOn
February 24, 2025	Applications close for VentureOn
March 3, 2025	VentureOn participants selected

Just getting started in the world of startups?

Check out the VDC Community Sessions every Wednesday night 6 - 7 p.m. at the Venture Development Center at 132 E. Delaware Ave., Newark, DE 19711. VDC Community Sessions are for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, whether you have an idea you want to develop, you want to get inspired to create a new idea, or you want to join a community of people trying to navigate the world of entrepreneurship together. Community Sessions will help you develop personally and professionally through exercises like idea creation, goal planning and constant feedback. All UD students are welcome. No obligations. No commitments.

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Lerner MBA Student Saviour Anyagri Establishes Organization to Provide Schooling for Students in Native Ghana

September 06, 2024 | Written by Kevin Tritt

Anyagri and Shamsudeen decided to make their idea of combining soccer and education into a reality in 2022, although they quickly realized there were many facets of running a business they’d need help with.
In Between the Stitches: Samantha McGhee of Miss Boulevard

April 22, 2024 | Written by Yashlee Francois

Samantha McGhee is a junior double majoring in Entrepreneurship and Fashion Merchandising, and she is the founder of Miss Boulevard, a loungewear brand centered on self expression.
The Fight for Better Women's Fightwear

April 04, 2024 | Written by Andrew Sharp

Her company headquarters was her student apartment, and her mobile sales office was her car. Four years later, Maya Nazareth has built her passion into a growing enterprise called Alchemize Fightwear.