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Levi Belnap, executive director of the Center for Applied Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Mays Business School. Photo by Chloe Kryzak/Texas A&M]
Texas A&M Launches New Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at the ‘Geographic Center’ of the Texas Triangle
by Quincy Preston | Feb 19, 2026
The new center readies students for venture creation and business acquisition in an AI-driven economy. Texas A&M’s Mays Business School has tapped startup founder and former Merlyn for Education CEO Levi Belnap as executive director, building on last year's appointment of “the nation’s first dean of AI."
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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by Maddie Preston |
Oct 24, 2025
At a kickoff event held at JPMorgan Chase ahead of the 2025 Inclusive Capital Summit, the announcement of Impact Ventures' new CDFI fund set the tone for a two-day gathering focused on the future of capital, inclusion, and community-driven growth.
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by Venture Dallas |
Oct 23, 2025
Top executives at Nasdaq and Susser Bank celebrated high-growth potential companies contributing to region’s rise in entrepreneurship and innovation
sponsored by Venture Dallas
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A scientist with an entrepreneurial edge, Dr. Shalini Prasad innovations include a rapid fentanyl detection system, a DIY food safety tester, and a wearable healthcare monitor—each designed to give users critical, real-time information. [Photo: UTD}
From Fentanyl to DIY Food Safety: Dr. Shalini Prasad’s Groundbreaking Trifecta of Detection Devices
by UT Dallas | Jan 29, 2025
Combining cutting-edge research and real-world applications, the UT Dallas professor transforms public health with innovations in detection technology, including “a check engine light” for the human body. In collaboration with EnLiSense, the company she cofounded, Dr. Prasad combines chemistry with software and hardware to bring the technology to life as market-ready devices.
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sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
by Lance Murray |
Oct 25, 2024
Tarsha Hearns, who was senior director of ecosystems at The DEC Network in Dallas, will direct the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization's educational programming and resources initiatives.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 9, 2024
Writing recently in Forbes as a member of the Forbes Business Council, Baker offered some insights into how to start a business, based on his own journey at Dallas-based ParkHub.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Oct 12, 2023
Entrepreneurs say being a franchisor or a franchisee is a good way to scale their businesses and build generational wealth.
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Speakers and tracks are still being unveiled for the Venture Dallas 2023 Summit. Confirmed speakers include (clockwise from upper left): AT&T's Vikram Taneja, Beautybio Founder Jamie O'Banion, Bestow's Melbourne O'Banion, Dialexa/IBM's Scott Harper, investor and Nextdoor founder Nirav Tolia, Rosy Wellness' Lyndsey Harper, Topgolf's Artie Starrs, and PGA's Arjun Chowdri. [Courtesy photos]
‘Innovation Meets Investment’: Venture Dallas Sets Sights on National Stage with New Branding, Expanded 2023 Summit
by Quincy Preston | Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 17, 2023
“Mary Kay Ash always said, ‘Picture every person with an invisible sign around their neck that says Make Me Feel Important,’” said Adkins-Green. “This will be my mantra as I take on this exciting new role.”
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by David Seeley |
Nov 17, 2022
Troy Aikman spoke in a fireside chat at the Venture Dallas conference last week with Ameeth Sankaran, CEO of Religion of Sports. Here's what he shared on his businesses past and present; how Roger Staubach inspired his post-NFL life; his advice on choosing your team; and the importance of wellness for both life and work.
"If you don't feel good, it's hard to do good," Aikman said. "I feel the best I've ever felt, and I'm probably doing the best good that I've ever done."
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 31, 2022
The GCEC has over 200 university members from across the U.S. and around the world. At its annual conference, the centers work together to share best practices, develop programs and initiatives, and collaborate and assist each other to advance, strengthen, and celebrate the role of universities in teaching tomorrow's entrepreneurs.
"We look forward to our peers from entrepreneurship centers all over the world joining us to learn, connect, grow, and better our efforts in the entrepreneurship space," says UTD's Dresden Goldberg.
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Grindology Subscription Box [Photo: Grindology]
This Dallas-Based Subscription Service Is Pairing Coffee and Tips From Entrepreneurs With a Nod to Willy Wonka
by Sandra Engelland | Nov 12, 2020
Newly launched coffee subscription box Grindology, which is marketed to budding entrepreneurs, is teaming up with Design Pickle to give away a year's worth of graphic design services to one lucky customer.
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by Riley Farrell |
Nov 5, 2020
Oluna wants to end the stigma and bring attention to menstrual health inequity by distributing feminine products to homeless shelters in Dallas.
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by Chantal Canales |
Sep 3, 2020
During this year's event, DSW20's State of Entrepreneurship award winners were announced.
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by Chantal Canales |
Sep 2, 2020
Trey Bowles and Delanie Majors from The DEC Network hosted Founder and CEO of Common Desk Nick Clark to discuss how his company is innovating to help entrepreneurs get back into shared office spaces.
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