Meet Four Alums Who Turned Campus Lessons into Companies
Whether through academic challenges, student leadership, or the strength of the alumni network, here’s four alums who have turned campus lessons into thriving businesses.
EnTERPreneur Network
EnTERPreneur Network
The EnTERPreneur Network is an industry-focused University of Maryland Alumni Association group with a broad mandate to foster a vibrant Terp alumni entrepreneurship ecosystem. Bringing together UMD’s significant investments in innovation and our talented network of alumni, the EnTERPreneur Network generates tremendous value for the Terp community. It serves as a dedicated platform to connect alumni with the resources, tools, and connections needed in meaningful ways to advance their entrepreneurial goals.
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Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Steven Krein '92
Since founding New York-based StartUp Health, Steven Krein, the CEO, and his team have assembled a worldwide network of founders, funders, innovators and industry leaders to...
Did you know?
The University of Maryland ranks #7 across all institutions and #4 among public universities for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, according to The Princeton Review/Entrepreneurship magazine.
Terps started 461 companies over the last five years, receiving $128.7 million in funding.
On campus, 5,959 students took at least one undergraduate entrepreneurship course during the last academic year, and 595 were enrolled in an entrepreneurship-focused minor, major or concentration.