Entrepreneurship & Technology News 

The Marriott School had an amazing 2015. Here's a list of some of our top stories of the year featuring our outstanding students, faculty and alumni.

Begun by Marriott School students during their time at BYU, Owlet was awarded $250,000 in Verizon's annual competition.

Marriott School students has devised an innovative device to keep outdoor enthusiasts in touch while in nature: A tiny two-way radio that connects to your phone or headphones via Bluetooth.

Brigham Young University’s undergraduate and graduate programs ranked No. 2 and No. 7, respectively, in The Princeton Review’s recent annual survey for Entrepreneur magazine.

Brigham Young University students from across campus expanded and demonstrated their innovative talents during the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology’s fourth annual Entrepreneurship Week.

For a company with the word simple in its name, one Brigham Young University startup is addressing an issue—gaining U.S. citizenship—that is anything but easy.

The undergraduate programs of the Marriott School of Management continue to get high marks from U.S. News and World Report, including a No. 34 overall ranking. The Marriott School’s accounting program is ranked No. 3, its international business program ranks No. 19 and the entrepreneurship program comes in at No. 23.

Brigham Young University came in at No. 17 on Forbes' list of the Most Entrepreneurial Research Universities. The publication ranked the country’s most entrepreneurial schools based on the numbers of alumni and students who have identified themselves as founders and business owners on LinkedIn.

Kaitek Labs, a student-founded company based in Santiago, Chile, took home more than $30,000 in winnings at the International Business Model Competition held at Brigham Young University. This marks the first time an international team has won first place in the history of the event.

Brigham Young University student companies took six of the top seven slots at the Utah Student 25, an annual competition recognizing Utah’s top student-founded businesses.

Many Brigham Young University students graduating this weekend will be getting checks from family and friends to help them as they begin their new careers. Few, however, will be getting the more than $700,000 BYU MBA student Spencer Behrend received last Saturday.

Cash prizes totaling six figures were at stake for the top 20 BYU student-run companies participating in the Miller New Venture Challenge Final hosted by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Led by SimpleCitizen, a total of five Brigham Young University startups came out on top at the annual Utah Entrepreneur Challenge.

Energetic and optimistic described both the students and startups present at Utah Startup Marketplace hosted by the Rollins Center.

The title of 2015 Student Entrepreneur of the Year and over $16,000 was awarded last week by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Smart-home technology, a motion-activated toilet light, and a platform for supporting online content came out as some of the top ideas from the Business Model Competition sponsored by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Brigham Young University students won a total of $15,800 in cash prizes at the Mobile App Competition hosted by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Brigham Young University students demonstrated their innovation talents by participating in the Big Idea Pitch competition during the fourth annual Entrepreneurship Week, a week full of events that encourages students to take advantage of the entrepreneurial resources available through the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Brigham Young University’s undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs were ranked No. 4 and No. 7, respectively, by The Princeton Review’s annual survey for Entrepreneur magazine.

Two of BYU’s innovation gurus have a surprising message: most of the nation’s best business schools are failing to teach future managers how to create new businesses. In other words, MBAs aren’t leaving school with the right tools to innovate.