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FIT Students Win Prestigious Awards for Entrepreneurial Ideas

June 22, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT students took home top honors in the the International Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Student Pitch […]

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Graduate Students Awarded $25,000 Bob Fisch Entrepreneurial Excellence Award

May 26, 2026 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies

On May 13, one team and one student from the School of Graduate Studies received $25,000 Bob Fisch Awards for […]

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2025 PETE Prize for Entrepreneurs Grand Prize Winner Develops Pre-Tied Turbans for Sikh Men

May 19, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Innovation, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

The winner of FIT’s fourth annual PETE Prize for Entrepreneurs was announced Wednesday, May 13, at FIT. The 2025 winner, […]

‘This Is Strategy’ with Seth Godin

October 7, 2024 Laura Hatmaker

The Entrepreneurship Department presents a fireside chat–style conversation with entrepreneur Seth Godin for the FIT community. This event will focus […]

FIT Foundation Board member Bob Fisch awards a $25,000 prize to a Fashion Design or Global Fashion Management capstone project, followed by a reception. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Graduate Students Each Awarded $25,000 Bob Fisch Entrepreneurial Excellence Award

June 24, 2024 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies, Top Stories

On May 22, two students from the School of Graduate Studies each received a $25,000 Bob Fisch Award for Entrepreneurial […]

Zone of Genius Entrepreneurs Conference and Awards

April 10, 2024 Laura Hatmaker

The Zone of Genius Entrepreneurs Conference and Awards is a celebration and recognition of entrepreneurs thriving in their zone of […]

Black in Business: The Journey of Entrepreneurs—Black History Month Alumni x Student Mixer

January 24, 2024 Laura Hatmaker

Celebrate Black History Month by joining President Joyce F. Brown and our guest panelists for an evening of networking and […]

What Makes Creatives Successful? Seth Godin Says, ‘A Practice’

November 6, 2023 Alex Joseph College & Campus, Events, School of Business & Technology, Top Stories

On October 30, “An Evening with Seth Godin” brought the entrepreneur and best-selling author before an FIT audience. Students, faculty, […]

An Evening with Seth Godin

August 31, 2023 Laura Hatmaker

The Entrepreneurship Department, Marketing Communications Department, and the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology present a fireside […]

FIT’s First Student NFT Contest

June 7, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Innovation, School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

Fabriq Labs, a startup that empowers creatives to use Web3 technologies to improve society, sponsored an NFT contest through FIT’s […]