University of Maryland Technology Start-Up Boot Camp

Technology Start-Up Boot Camp Resources

MTECH Ventures

MTECH Ventures is the Clark School of Engineering's vehicle for entrepreneurship education for technology creators, and venture creation services and resources for entrepreneurs committed to bridging the gap between technical ideas and viable companies. MTECH Ventures’ activities include:

Venture Creation:

VentureAccelerator to form and grow companies based on university innovations
Venture incubator (TAP) to provide funding support, expertise, resources, and infrastructure to regional entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship Education:

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance fosters invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in higher education as a way of creating innovative, commercially viable, and socially beneficial businesses and employment opportunities in the United States. The NCIIA welcomes proposals for commercially viable projects that are technologically innovative and show promise to improve the environment and the human condition. Such projects should follow a sustainable entrepreneurial model. (web site)