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Summer Collaboration Between Ignite Institute and TRIO Entrepreneurship Competition
The Ignite Institute for Business Innovation will celebrate its 11th year this academic year, reminding that its mission is to equip students with thought leadership, entrepreneurial excellence, and academic research opportunities. On August 1st, 2024, the Ignite Institute for Business Innovation celebrated its first summer collaboration with TRIO as they welcomed the Peacock Pitch Program. […]
Students Pitch Business Ideas at Annual Entrepreneurship Competition to Local Sharks
On April 25th the Ignite Institute hosted its annual Peacock Pitch Entrepreneurship Competition that brought together creative and business-savvy minds to jump-start their newly found businesses. The participants completed their boot camp and competed to share their amazing business ideas. Below are the Peacock Pitch Participants: Mental Health Summit: Jazmyne […]
Annual Town and Gown Business Capstone Experience
On April 19th, 2024, Saint Peter’s University had its annual Town and Gown Business Capstone Experience, developed by the Guarani School of Business at Saint Peter’s University and the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce! The Town and Gown brings together senior-level, honors students with the local Chamber of Commerce members to work on rigorous business […]
Peacock Pitch TRIO Summer Program 2023
On August 4th, 2023, Saint Peter’s University celebrated the accomplishments of both TRIO and EOF summer program students as they jump-started their experience as a peacock. During this event, the Ignite Institute for Business Innovation teamed up with TRIO to introduce the Peacock Pitch (previously known as Shark Tank). Within this program students Julia Blok, […]
Peacock Pitch Competition Finale 2023
The Ignite Institute for Business Innovation completed its 9th annual Peacock Pitch (previously known as Shark Tank) at Mission 50 in Hoboken on April 12, 2023, with great success. First- place winners Mikayla Carrillo and Yvette Cruz won a grand total of $2,500 as well as moving to the final round of the competition. On […]
Peacock Pitch Competition 2023
The Ignite Institute for Business Innovation completed its 9th annual Peacock Pitch (previously known as Shark Tank) at Mission 50 in Hoboken on April 12, 2023 with great success. “All participants did an extraordinary job and presented extremely well. I was extremely proud with their level of professionalism knowing that the majority are only freshman […]
Entrepreneur Speaker Series Event
The Ignite Institute at Saint Peter’s University hosted EdTech CEO Felix Ortiz III for the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series on November 1. Ortiz’s presentation, “The Journey of Tech Entrepreneurship from a couch in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Silicon Valley and the lessons learned along the way,” included Ortiz’s vision for his company, Viridis, his perseverance through many […]
Carlos Miguel Gutierrez Named New Director of the Ignite Institute
Jersey City, N.J. – August 21, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that Carlos Miguel Gutierrez, founder and CEO of the strategic advisory firm Highline Point Group, LLC., has been appointed to the position of director of the Ignite Institute at Saint Peter’s University, a Center of Excellence. The Ignite Institute was designed to […]
Urban Social Impact Incubator at Ignite Institute is Awarded Grant from The Provident Bank Foundation
Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that the Provident Bank Foundation has awarded a $100,000 Signature Grant for 2019 to The Urban Social Impact Incubator of the Ignite Institute, a Center of Excellence at Saint Peter’s. The incubator was designed to boost career advancement opportunities for students while bolstering Jersey City’s small business, nonprofit and social enterprise […]
Students Pitch Business Ideas at Annual Entrepreneurship Competition to Local Sharks
Hard work. Innovation. Charisma. These characteristics wer4e what it took for Saint Peter’s University students to pitch their business ideas to “sharks” at the 5th annual Shark Tank Entrepreneurship Competition earlier this month. The event was sponsored by the Ignite Institute at Saint Peter’s University, &CO Coworking and The Center for Leadership, Engagement and Wellness. […]