Auburn Entrepreneurship

07/10/2024

We are hiring!

Do you have a passion for marketing, graphic design and social media? Do you want to leverage your skills and boost your resume? Apply today to join the New Venture Accelerator Marketing Team!

For more information visit: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/46204 or email Jill Heffernan with any questions: [email protected]

06/26/2024

04/22/2024

Room2Room Movers to Expand Beyond Auburn!

It takes more than just a good idea to start a community-based business, let alone build that venture into a flourishing enterprise poised and strategically well-positioned for exponential growth beyond its home base.

That’s exactly what Brooks Fuller, Auburn Alum (’22 Finance), Founder of Room2Room Movers, and his team have accomplished since starting in March 2020 when the Auburn campus was shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the four years since, Room2Room has grown to become a value-added provider of student move-in, move-out and other campus living services that help students get off to a great start to the coming semester.

With a diligent and well-documented customer acquisition and services delivery process firmly in place here in Auburn, the company is now setting its sights on strategic expansion throughout the south and beyond. Fuller has been in initial discussions with administration leadership at a handful of SEC schools in surrounding states to bring their unique, value-added services to these flagship college towns.

Read all about their success to date and plans for growth by clicking the link in our bio or visiting nva.auburn.edu/news

04/05/2024

From twenty-one startups to six finalists, the 2024 Tiger Cage pitch competition celebrated its 10th Anniversary with $80,000 in seed funding!

Thank you to Mark Forchette (‘81 Marketing), for being the original driving force behind starting this competition ten years ago. Mark’s valuable advice to young entrepreneurs is quite simple, “Define what you believe in, and live by it. Create your playbook and live by it tenaciously. And when you get the chance, take big audacious swings. If you fail, so what. There is no failure you can’t recover from.”

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Tiger Cage:

1st Place: AbGlo
2nd Place: Mammoth Super Sod
3rd Place: Early Bird
4th Place: ROME
Social Impact Award: Focus Friends
Exemplary Undergraduate Award: PALS

A special thank you to our distinguished panel of judges who supported and gave valuable feedback to the entrepreneurs!

Innovation starts here!

03/25/2024

We are just four days away from the 2024 Tiger Cage Finals where six exceptional teams will pitch their innovative business ideas, as they compete for an $80,000 prize pool! We are so proud of these teams and the growth they have exemplified through each round of Tiger Cage.

Please join us on March 29, 2024 in the BEST Room of Horton Hardgrave Hall to support these entrepreneurs! All are welcome!

02/29/2024

Looking for help understanding more about basic accounting for your business? Mark your calendars! On Thursday, March 14th, the NVA will be hosting a FREE workshop specially tailored to our Hispanic community. Everyone is welcome! Complementary food and beverages will be provided as well. Come and join us to gain valuable insights to save time as you grow your business!

RSVP here! nva.auburn.edu/events

Busca ayuda para comprender más sobre la contabilidad básica de su empresa? ¡Marquen sus calendarios! El jueves 14 de marzo, la NVA organizará un taller GRATUITO especialmente diseñado para nuestra comunidad hispana. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! También se proporcionarán alimentos y bebidas complementarios. ¡Ven y únete a nosotros para obtener información valiosa que te permitirá ahorrar tiempo a medida que haces crecer tu negocio!

¡Confirma tu asistencia aquí! nva.auburn.edu/events

02/27/2024

What an amazing Semi-Final round of the 10th Anniversary Tiger Cage Pitch Competition! Six outstanding teams are progressing to the Final round, each competing for a share of the $80,000 prize pool!

The 12 competing teams of entrepreneurs showcased remarkable pitches and innovative business ideas. Congratulations to the advancing teams:
ROME, Early Bird, Focus Friends, AbGlo, Pals Palettes, and Mammoth Super Sod!

A special thank you to our exceptional panel of judges who shared their expertise and posed insightful questions, providing invaluable guidance to our competitors.

Join us on March 29th in the BEST Room of Horton Hardgrave Hall for the Final round of the 2024 Tiger Cage!

02/12/2024

We are less than two weeks away from the 10th Anniversary Tiger Cage Pitch Competition Semi-Finals!

We are so excited to watch the 12 outstanding teams who advanced from the initial round. This amazing group of entrepreneurs will present their exceptional pitches and innovative business ideas while competing for the $80,000 prize pool.

Join us in the Best Room in Horton Hardgrave Hall on February 23rd. Innovation starts here!

01/29/2024

What an exciting Quarter Final round of the 10th Annual Tiger Cage Pitch Competition! The talent and innovation displayed by the 22 different teams was unmatched. Watching these young entrepreneurs fiercely compete with their unique pitches is nothing short of inspiring.

Special shoutout to our panel of judges who weighed in with their expertise and questions to guide our competitors in their business journey.

Join us for the Semi-Finals of Tiger Cage on February 23rd in the Best Room in Horton Hardgrave Hall!