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This page <onlyinclude>The [[Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative]], also known as Entrepreneurship@Rice and REI, is from "a collaborative effort of students, professors, mentors and the Houston entrepreneur community to foster innovative entrepreneurial spirit and help launch successful ventures through education, guidance and connections"[[http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/]. The initiative, launched in 2015, is led by Yael Hochberg, Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, who is supported by Dr. Abby Larson, Director of Rice EntrepreneurshipInitiative [http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/Team.html][http://news.rice.edu/2015/08/24/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-launched/] page.</onlyinclude>

==Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship@(Lilie)==<onlyinclude>In March 2016, Rice is a collaborative effort of students, professors, mentors alumnus Frank Liu and his family gave $16.5 million to establish the Houston entrepreneur community to foster innovative entrepreneurial spirit and help launch successful ventures through education, guidance and connections.[http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/liu-idea-lab-for-innovation-entrepreneurship/ Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie)]. The initiative is led Headed by Yael Dr. Hochbergand Dr. Larson, Ralph SLilie gives students access to the expertise and experiences that will help them launch their own enterprises. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship Beginning next spring, courses offered through Lilie will encourage students to solve real-world problems while working with faculty and Abby Larson, Director of the Entrepreneurship Initiativeentrepreneurs.The [http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/Teamlilie-new-entrepreneurs-grant/ Lilie New Entrepreneurs Grant] will help incoming freshmen, starting with the Class of 2020, to fund their business ventures. Before matriculating, freshmen can apply for the $10,000 grant that funds the most creative and compelling business ideas.html]</onlyinclude>

==Calendar of Events== The website provides resources Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative maintains and updates a [http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/Events.html calendar] of campus and city wide events relating to entrepreneurship. ==Team== ===Leadership=== *[http://business.rice.edu/person/yael-hochberg Yael Hochberg], Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship*[http://www.abby-larson.com/ Abby Larson], Director of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and Lecturer in Entrepreneurship ===Rice Alliance=== *Brad Burke, Managing Director*Mary Lynn Fernau, Director of Marketing*Lea Aden Lueck, Director of the Rice Business Plan Competition *Quynhmai Nguyen, Director of Operations and Event Planning*Noy Shemer, Program Specialist*Kerri Smith, Associate Managing Director ===Advisors=== *[http://www.rcelconnect.org/facultyandstaff/ Kazimir Karwowski], Executive Director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership*[http://oedk.rice.edu/Sys/PublicProfile/10668168 Amy Kavalewitz], Associate Director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership*[http://bioengineering.rice.edu/faculty and students/Maria_Oden. A list of undergraduateaspx Maria Oden], Director, Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen *Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Director, graduateRice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies, MBADirector, Institute of Biosciences and EMBA courses relating Bioengineering  ==Events== The Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative organized its first event from October 22 to entrepreneurship are provided25, 2015, where students from Rice University and the University of Houston participated in the [[3 Day Startup]] held at [[TMCx]]. [[Rice Entrepreneurship Club]] collaborated with the REI.[http://entrepreneurshipnews.rice.edu/Academics.html#ugg2015/10/27/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-kicks-off/] [[Category: Public]]