Chicken Salad Chick CEO Scott Deviney (AB ’95) is teaching a master class on the business of franchising as a visiting lecturer in the UGA Entrepreneurship Program.
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This summer, the UGA Entrepreneurship Program doubled its faculty to handle the increase in available courses and breadth of topics covered.
A learning app that helps young soccer players learn the history, science and rules behind “the beautiful game” scored a win and $2,250 for a University of Georgia team at this year’s Design Sprint Contest.
Tenley Pelissier created Ten Event Rentals & Design during a UGA Entrepreneurship Ideas Accelerator program and took the business to new heights this summer during Summer Launch 2026.
PMBA student Dallis Joiner is bringing the spirit of adventure to his St. Albans Sporting Club — an outdoor adventure club in the heart of Atlanta.
As part of this spring’s Design Thinking Challenge UGA Entrepreneurship students and UGA Student Industry Fellows worked with sports management tech firm Fastbreak.AI to find ways connect their client brands with youth sports fans.
An AI-driven platform called Switch, created by UGA mechanical engineering major Gabriel Gutierrez, won first place at the University of Georgia Entrepreneurship Program’s Idea Accelerator Demo Day. The tool, which selects the best AI model for each prompt, earned the top prize for its practical approach to improving efficiency in prompt-based workflows.
Terry student Wyatt McAvoy took home the $10,000 FABricate prize for his performance beverage startup, Niche Supplements.
Teff — an ancient grain that forms the foundation of Ethiopian cuisine — has fueled human achievement for at least 4,000 years. Now, University of Michigan MBA student Saron Mechale wants to turn it into a go-to fuel for sports performance. Her sports snack creation, goTeff, took home the $15,000 top prize at the University of Georgia Collegiate Great Brands Competition.
Rotation, a fashion rental startup envisioned by accounting and finance student Skyler Ventura, aims to monetize that practice and exponentially expand the number of closets available.
The concept took home the $2,500 first prize at UGA Entrepreneurship’s first Spring 2026 Idea Accelerator Demo Day pitch contest.