The Garage at University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosted a canned food drive at the end of the 2024 Spring semester. Finals week is a very stressful time for many students, so The Garage wanted to provide an opportunity for students to kick back and give back. To learn Read more…
On Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 the Colorado Springs Venture Attractor hosted the first-ever Spark the Springs celebration! A celebration of entrepreneurship in Colorado Springs. Sponsored by our friends at All Pro Capital with beverages sponsored by Goat Patch Brewing. This celebration was planned with the intention of bringing the community Read more…
In mid-August, The Garage at UCCS hosted a delegation of economic and entrepreneurship development professionals from around the world – 11 leaders from 11 different countries. This delegation was a part of a State Department and Colorado Springs World Affairs Council program to provide cross-cultural collaboration between the U.S. and Read more…
The Colorado Springs Venture Attractor welcomed its 2022 Cohort 1 companies into their Boot-Up Camp last month. Four Colorado-based ventures have joined the cohort from among a worldwide pool of applicants: Wear Bands, Linkup Point, Forevergreen Tech, and Salt Athletic. As the ventures begin the Scale to $1M program, an Read more…
The Lion’s Den Pitch Night Presented by EPIIC Thursday, November 16th 5:00 pm—7:00 pm Berger Hall at UCCS Join the El Pomar Institute for Innovation & Commercialization (EPIIC) and Peak Startup on Wednesday, April 19th, featuring six businesses pitching ventures and a lively panel of business-savvy judges. The top business pitch will win the Read more…
The El Pomar Institute for Innovation and Commercialization (EPIIC) will again host the Annual UCCS Global Game Jam at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs January 20-22, 2017. Date: Jan 20-22 Place: UCCS Campus Cost: Free thanks to EPIIC, Register Now! What is the Global Game Jam? Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the premier annual Read more…
What if you were only given 5 minutes and 20 slides to make a point? Ignite Colorado Springs is a night of high-energy presentations. Speakers are community members who will teach, enlighten, or inspire – and they have exactly 5 minutes to do so. This is the third Ignite Colorado Read more…
Join us for The EPIIC Mashup: Entrepreneurial Funding Thursday, September 1st 5:00 – 7:00 PM UCCS Campus, Berger Hall The EPIIC Mashup hosts notable speakers discussing different segments of a common theme. Our next event spotlight is entrepreneurial funding. Presenters for this event include: Speaker: John M. Bruck An Angel’s View of Regional Read more…
EPIIC Nights Speakers Series with Brett Trusko Wednesday, August 26th UCCS, Berger Hall – 5:00pm Innovation: From Overexposed to Profession The term “Innovative” has been used to describe everything from phones to fruit, with little regard to the discipline needed to develop and sustain a successful innovation program. Accordingly, we find Read more…
The El Pomar Institute for Innovation and Commercialization (EPIIC) will host the UCCS Global Game Jam at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in January 2015. Date: Jan 23, 2014 – Jan 25, 2015 Place: UCCS Campus Cost: Free thanks to EPIIC Register Now! What is the Global Game Jam? Global Game Jam Read more…