What are entrepreneurial and creative endeavors?

Students learn to set their own course by having experiences in early stage start-ups, advancing ideas to solve real world problems, or create artistic, written or performance-based projects. 

DifferenceMakers By the Numbers

  • $5M
    raised by teams
  • 40
    companies formed by teams
  • 11
    Number of teams patents filed or issued

Meet the DifferenceMakers

UMass Lowell business major Jeurys Santiago stands with a group holding a banner with the name of his networking and marketing company, Minds With Purpose
Jeurys Santiago '22
Business

Jeurys Santiago credits his entrepreneurship classes and experiences with helping him launch his networking and marketing company, Minds With Purpose.

I started learning more about entrepreneurship and networking so I could create opportunities for small businesses and creatives to connect.
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One of the members StockToMe team holding a microphone and speaking in front of blue UMass Lowell backdrop.
StockToMe
DifferenceMakers

StockToMe is the first stock opinion community, where anybody can post an opinion about a stock.

StockToMe gives people confidence when managing and investing their money.
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Buddies Without Borders '15
DifferenceMakers

Buddies Without Borders aims to bridge the gap between domestic students and international students.

We want to better connect international and domestic students on campus.
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BioBubbler '14
DifferenceMakers

The BioBubbler is made from indigenous material and does not require chemicals or electricity to use. It is a slow sand filtration system that eliminates bacteria in water by absorption, predation, natural death and oxygen depletion.

DifferenceMaker is an extremely valuable resource that helped our idea become more of a reality.
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Bright Future Generation
DifferenceMakers

Supporting mental health services with an education program to help children affected by the genocide in Rwanda.

Team Bright Future Generation is supporting mental health services with an education program to help children affected by the genocide in Rwanda.
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