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Tech Runway Entrepreneur Wins Funding from ‘Sharks’ at FAU’s CrocTank
An entrepreneur from Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway was offered $250,000 during CrocTank, a first-of-its-kind live business pitch event recently hosted with the judges from ABC’s show “Shark Tank” at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, Boca Raton campus.
FAU Hosts ‘Sharks’ from ABC’s Hit Show for First-of-its-Kind Fireside Chat, Competition
The judges of ABC’s “Shark Tank” will be coming to Florida Atlantic University for its very own CrocTank, the first-of-its-kind live event on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, FAU Student Union, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
FAU REPORT: Consumers Face Elevated Prices Despite Waning Inflation
The years of high inflation appear to be over as inflation is now in line with the Federal Reserve’s target, though prices will likely remain permanently elevated, according to the Monthly Inflation Report produced by Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business.
Entrepreneurship
FAU Student Wins Statewide Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition
A Florida Atlantic University engineering student recently won first place for his artificial intelligence code at the Roundtable of Entrepreneurship Educators of Florida’s (REEF) 2025 Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition, Florida’s premier collegiate pitch competition.
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FAU BEPI Poll: Hispanic Economic Outlook Sinks Ahead of Tariffs, Rising Prices
As households face increasing prices for goods and talk of new tariffs, Hispanic optimism in the economy waned in the first quarter of 2025, according to a poll from the Business Economic and Polling Initiative at Florida Atlantic University.
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