Entrepreneurship

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This is gonna be great. Now we’re gonna hear from Austin. Austin is a sophomore from Erda, Utah, and is studying information sciences and entrepreneurship. He’s a young entrepreneur and luckily for him, the University of Utah was ranked in the top 10 schools for entrepreneurship by US News and World Report. Okay, Austin, we all would love to hear what you’ve been up to.

– Thanks Alex. When I was searching for the right college to enroll in, I knew I didn’t want the standard college plan of school for eight months and work for four months. I knew I wanted to build something unique and something exciting during my time here at college. I chose the University of Utah because of the resources that they have available to student entrepreneurs like me. Back in high school, I had some previous experience deejaying and doing audio production. And I knew that I wanted to build a business around that passion. The Lassonde Entrepreneurship Department at the University of Utah made that idea possible. Lassonde is a nationally ranked entrepreneurship department and has been featured in plenty of academic and business journals. Lassonde features Lassonde Studios, which is a student dorm of about 400 student entrepreneurs, innovators and inventors. Here at Lassonde Studios, the motto is live, create, launch. And that’s exactly what they helped me to do. Lassonde offers networking events, funding, office space, and even branding and legal advice that helped me form and launch my company. And just like that, artist entertainment was born. Now a year later between a slew of on-campus events, private parties and weddings Lassonde continues to push my company to grow and expand day by day. The University of Utah is full of explorers, innovators and inventors. And we’re doing more than just addressing pain points and solving problems. We’re creating the future. The Lassonde 400 and by extension the entire university, wake up every day and decide to do something new, something exciting, something unique. This community works together to make The U the hottest spot in Utah. From cutting edge medical research, to Olympic level gymnast and beyond, The U is creating the stories that will last for generations. What’s next, Alex?

– Thank you, Austin. That is why they call this place, Imagine U. I’m really impressed by how much support the university gives to students starting their own businesses at no additional cost. You’ve already accomplished so much and we can’t wait to watch your business grow. Keep up the great work, take care, Austin.