USFSP
Entrepreneurship Program
Home of the USASBE 2013 Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program, CEO 2012-2014 Startup Simulation Challenge Champions, TBTF 2013 Technology Leader of the Year, ASBE 2013 Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year, and SBA 2013 State of Florida Business Advocate of the Year
2013 Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Best Idea Incubator
Creative Loafing 2011 Best of the Bay
Featured Program
USF:UNSTOPPABLE Campaign
Proclamation: November as Entrepreneurship Month
City of St. Petersburg, 2010 – 2012 (in honor of the Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Alliance at USFSP)
Top Entrepreneur, IP, Innovation and Micro Enterprise People
The Entrepreneur’s Advisor
Notable Program Achievements
- Second Entrepreneurship Major at a public institution in the state of Florida
- First Creative-In-Residence in a College of Business in the United States
- First course on scaling a company at a university in the United States
Scholarships
- Gus and Frances Stavros Scholarship for Entrepreneurs
- Spring 2012: Jeffrey Baird and Jessica Barnett
- SEIA Staff Scholarship Fund
Notable Student Achievements
- 2014 USFSP Student Organization of the Year
- 2014 USFSP University Student Center Hall of Fame (Mark Lombardi-Nelson)
- 2014 CEO Startup Simulation Challenge Champions (Andrew Defraties, Christa Hegedus, Elizabeth Powers, Kevin Mircovich, Lazar Anderson)
- 2014 SEEC Pitch Competition First Place Recipient (Paola Chamorro Ward)
- 2013 Florida Next Impact Forum (St. Petersburg) Two of the Four Top Slots (Celie Dagesse and Josh Wykell)
- 2013 ASBE Student Pitch Competition First & Second Place Recipients, with two honorable mentions (Lane Sullivan, Kevin Mircovich, Sophia Rene Constantine & Christa Hegedus)
- 2013 CEO Startup Simulation Challenge Champions (Brown Charite, Chris Carpentier, Kevin Mircovich, Lazar Anderson & Mark Lombardi-Nelson)
- 2013 Startup Weekend Tampa Bay First & Third Place
- 2013 USFSP Unsung Hero Student (Lazar Anderson)
- 2013 SEEC Pitch Competition First and Third Place Recipients (Evan Koteles & Nick Price)
- 2012 CEO Startup Simulation Challenge Champions (Michael Anadiotis, Brown Charite, Chris Carpentier, Lazar Anderson & Mark Lombardi-Nelson)
- 2012 USFSP Outstanding Organization of the Year (Entrepreneur Club at USFSP)
- 2012 USFSP Junior Student Leader of the Year (Jessica Barnett)
- 2012 Startup Weekend Tampa Third Place (twice)
- 2012 SEEC Pitch Competition Third Place Recipient (Evan Koteles)
- 2011 Gazelle Lab Demo Day Student Pitch Competition $2000 Recipient (Reuben Pressman)
- 2011 Startup Weekend Tampa Second Place
Notable Alumni Achievements
- 2013 Tampa Bay Technology Forum Rising Technology Star of the Year (Reuben Pressman)
- 2012 Business Intelligence 25 Rising Stars In New York Tech (Jessica Barnett)
Student, Faculty & Alumni Companies
- Alorum (Daniel James Scott)
- Check I’m Here (Reuben Pressman)
- CitySleekers (Nick Price)
- Gazelle Lab (Bill Jackson, John Morrow & Daniel James Scott)
- RaveHealth (Bill Tracy)
- Swings Tampa Bay (Reuben Pressman)
USFSP CEO Entrepreneurship Student Club Presidents
- Kevin Mircovich, 2013/2014
- Chris Carpentier, 2012/2013
- Jessica Barnett, 2012, also founder of Foursquare Day and currently project manager for Medivo
- Nassim E. Shamsideen, 2011/2012, currently a sales associate at Mintek Mobile Data Solutions
Other Notable Students & Alumni
- Jeffrey Baird (former TA at The Flatiron School, former participant in Gazelle Lab)
- Mark Lombardi-Nelson (2011-2012 VP of USFSP Student Government, 2012-2013 University Trustee & President of USFSP Student Government)
- Reuben Pressman (founder of Awesome St. Petersburg, Swings Tampa Bay and Check I’m Here, former intern for Gazelle Lab)
Faculty Honors
- 2013 Tampa Bay Technology Forum Technology Leader of the Year (Daniel James Scott)
- 2013 Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year (Daniel James Scott)
- 2013 Small Business Influencer Awards Top 100 Champion (Daniel James Scott)
- 2013 Small Business Influencer Awards Community Choice Winner (Daniel James Scott)
- 2013 SBA State of Florida Small Business Advocate of the Year (Daniel James Scott)
- 2013 SBA South Florida District Small Business Advocate of the Year (Daniel James Scott)
- 2012 Tampa Bay Business Journal Top 3 Favorite Local Business Speakers (Daniel James Scott)
- 2012 Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Up & Comers (Daniel James Scott)
- 2011 Florida Trend Magazine Economic Impact Player (Daniel James Scott)
- 2011 Tampa Bay Times 10 Who make Tampa Bay Area’s Economic Outlook Brighter (Daniel James Scott)
- 2011 Gulf Coast Business Review 40 Under 40 (Daniel James Scott)
Notable Events
- TECH Talk community sponsor
- Simple Community with Richard Luker
- For the Love of St. Petersburg with Peter Kageyama
- Creative Loafing & Creative Tampa Bay’s 10/100/1000 Event with SEIA Students as Visiting Judges
- Gazelle Lab Launch Event with Brent Britton, Bill Jackson, John Morrow, Marvin Scaff & Daniel James Scott
- Gabelle Lab Demo Day