ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.,
July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading
entertainment and lifestyle retailer, HSN,
wholly owned subsidiary of Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ: QRTEA,
QRTEB) and The University of
Tampa's John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship
Center, Sykes College of Business, announced today the next
American Dreams Academy – an interactive, educational and hands-on
two-day experience for emerging entrepreneurs will be held in
Cincinnati, Ohio. In partnership
with Cintrifuse, the event will be held at Union Hall the region's
hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
"In Cincinnati, the state of Ohio, and across the heartland of the United States, small businesses play a
crucial role in building communities and local economies. We are
bringing HSN's third Academy to Cincinnati with programs designed to support
innovators and entrepreneurs with tools, training and networks to
help them take a great idea and bring it to life," said
Suzanne L. Quigley, Director of
Corporate Responsibility for Qurate Retail Group.
The scholarship-based Academy, sponsored by Quirky
and SLC Group Holdings, will take place in Cincinnati on August
15-16, with an optional third day for entrepreneurs to pitch
their products in front of HSN, The University of Tampa, and our sponsors.
The University of Tampa, in
partnership with HSN, has developed a dynamic, informative
curriculum that includes courses across categories:
- Thinking Like an Entrepreneur: Mindset, Vision and
Strategy
- Money Matters: Accounting and Financing Your Business
- Risk Mitigation: Legal and Tax Issues
- Product Issues: Securing a Patent, connecting with big brands
and Licensing Options
- Manufacturing and Distribution
- Quality Assurance
- Defining and Acquiring Customers
- Customer Discovery: Branding, Marketing, Research
- Perfecting Your Pitch
The Academy is a key component of HSN's American Dreams
initiative – a program designed to tap into the joy and excitement
of discovering new entrepreneurs, while collaborating with
strategic partners to find, educate and train inventors as they
bring their products to market. HSN, and parent company Qurate
Retail Group, champion entrepreneurs and work to create
professional experiences and relationships that enable them to
thrive.
All applicants must have a product or business concept in
development or established in order to participate. To apply visit:
http://americandreams.hsni.com/academy-landing/.
For more information about HSN's American Dreams visit
americandreams.hsni.com and join the conversation on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
and Instagram.
About HSN:
HSN, Inc., is a leading interactive
entertainment and lifestyle retailer, offering a curated assortment
of exclusive products and top brand names to its customers. HSN
incorporates entertainment, inspiration, personalities and industry
experts to provide an entirely unique shopping experience. At HSN,
customers find exceptional selections in Health & Beauty,
Jewelry, Home/Lifestyle, Fashion/Accessories, and Electronics. HSN
broadcasts reach approximately 90 million households (with live
programming 364 days per year) and its website — HSN.com features
more than 50,000 product videos. Mobile applications include HSN
apps for iPad, iPhone and Android. Visit corporate.hsn.com to learn
more.
HSN, Inc., founded 40 years ago as the first shopping network,
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ: QRTEA,
QRTEB), which includes QVC, HSN, zulily and the Cornerstone brands
(collectively, "Qurate Retail Group"), as well as other minority
investments. Qurate Retail Group believes in a third way to shop --
beyond transactional ecommerce or traditional brick-and-mortar
stores -- and is #1 in video commerce, #3 in ecommerce in
North America and #3 in mobile
commerce in the U.S. (according to Internet Retailer). For more
information, visit www.qurateretailgroup.com. For more information,
please visit corporate.hsn.com, or follow @HSN on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram.
About The University of
Tampa:
The University of Tampa is a private,
residential university located on 110 acres on the riverfront in
downtown Tampa. Known for academic
excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its
undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves about
9,000 students from 50 states and 140 countries. Approximately 65
percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of
UT students are from Florida.
About the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center:
The University of Tampa John P. Lowth
Entrepreneurship Center in the Sykes College of Business teaches
skills that are critical for today's entrepreneur. Learning to
identify opportunities, prepare executable business plans and hone
skills through a combination of classroom study and applied
learning, makes our program unique. Entrepreneurship education is
the fastest growing field of study in the
United States, with entrepreneurs projected to be the group
that creates vigorous and sustained economic development
worldwide.
About Quirky:
Founded in 2009 with a mission to "make invention accessible,"
Quirky brings new products to market by connecting a global
community of inventors to established manufacturers. At the nexus
of technology-enabled cultural trends like the maker movement,
community creativity and the demand for meaningful product
backstories, Quirky has challenged the status quo of invention to
become a major force in the product development landscape.
Quirky has launched more than 150 products across categories
including electronics, home and kitchen, and more than 1 million
active community members share in the product royalties.
About SLC Group Holdings:
SLC Group Holdings is a
privately held company based in Nashua,
New Hampshire with diverse holdings in real estate,
investments, marketing, and other business ventures. Twenty-five
years ago, SLC Group Holding's founder & CEO Sandy Cleary left her career as an aerospace
engineer to follow her passion and start a cruise travel agency in
her mother's basement. She grew that business into one of the
largest sellers of cruises in North
America with more than $135 million in annual cruise
volume. Her latest venture, SLC Group Holdings, seeks to partner
with passionate business owners and entrepreneurs that need an
investment to take their business or product idea to the next
level. Encapsulating Sandy's strong entrepreneurial spirit and
commitment to business excellence, SLC Group Holdings strives for
outstanding performance, economic growth and community impact
across all its business segments.
About Cintrifuse
Created by Cincinnati's business community, Cintrifuse is
an innovation catalyst, a public/private partnership that exists to
build a sustainable tech-based economy for the Greater Cincinnati region. Our purpose is to
advocate for entrepreneurs leading high-growth tech startups–
attracting, inspiring, and supporting them on their journey.
Through the construction and maintenance of an Active Network of
BigCos, universities, investors and startups, we are turning
Cincinnati into the premier
destination for startups and innovation in the Midwest.
About Union Hall
Union Hall is a 38,000 sq. ft.
building where disrupters come to roll up their sleeves and get to
work. We are located in Cincinnati's historic Over the Rhine neighborhood, a thriving
beer-soaked powerhouse of culinary delight and entrepreneurial
energy. Situated just across from parking and around the corner
from Washington Park, our space sits in the heart of the new,
wrapped in the beauty of the old. Union Hall is home to Cintrifuse,
the Brandery and CincyTech—organizations that have exploded the
regional landscape for successful startups.
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