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Tom Ulbrich, an assistant dean in the UB School of Management and executive director of its Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, has been appointed executive director of the new Blackstone LaunchPad at UB.

Applications are open for the seventh annual Bright Buffalo Niagara Entrepreneur Expo, which will be held on June 15 at the Hotel @ The Lafayette, 391 Washington St., Buffalo.

UB President Satish K. Tripathi and several members of the UB community today pledged to help build a culture of inclusiveness and equity in the City of Buffalo.

Whether you have a business in need of funding or are an investor looking for your next deal, crowdfunding regulations are changing.

Leading computer scientist Venu Govindaraju has been named vice president for research and economic development at the Â鶹´«Ã½o.

Undergraduate and graduate students with entrepreneurial ideas may apply for the Â鶹´«Ã½o’s Entrepreneurship Lab (eLab), a business boot-camp-style course that gives students the skills to develop and manage a successful new venture.

The winning team will receive $7,500 and the runner-up will receive $2,500.

UB’s Bright Buffalo Niagara, Western New York’s premier entrepreneur event since 2009, is accepting applications from companies that want to present at the annual fall Entrepreneur Expo on Oct. 28.

The innovative entrepreneurial program pays eight student-led technology startups to further their respective businesses.

Nine business leaders are ready to drive their companies forward after completing the Advanced Core program in the UB School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.