The Center

The Murphy Center is a collaborative environment facilitating new business ventures and strengthening the prospects of early-stage companies in the North Texas region. We're developing a number of programs and partnerships across DFW and the region with entrepreneurs, venture funds and service providers to accelerate the success of the ecosystem.

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We support all university students, enabling them to communicate, collaborate and build thriving startups easily through a single platform. The Murphy Center adds value to the student experience and can help connect their ideas, creativity and talents to industry opportunities.

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Innovate UNT (iUNT) Entrepreneurship Competition

The Innovate UNT Pitch Competition (iUNT) is a campus-wide, student business competition open to all undergraduate and graduate students from the University of North Texas. The competition focuses on development of a compelling student business and offers $35,000 of cash and in-kind prizes.

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Dallas Innovates

Dallas Innovates is an online news platform covering what's new + next in Dallas - Fort Worth innovation.

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NTX INNO

Since September 2019, NTX Inno has been covering, connecting and catalyzing the region’s ecosystem.

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Angel Investor Academy

The purpose of the AIA is to help new angels discover the basics of becoming a successful investor.

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BBA in Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship faculty at UNT consists of highly qualified, full-time educators whose premier reputations are based on innovative teaching, outstanding research, and quality service to the profession and community.

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NSF I-Corps™ Hub: Southwest

The NSF I-Corps™ Hub: Southwest fosters entrepreneurial thinking in academic research to create a thriving innovation ecosystem throughout the region. Southwest I-Corps offers programs to engage your team in the customer discovery process, establish product-market fit, validate your business model, and improve your odds for commercial success.

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