{"id":59703,"date":"2025-11-03T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=59703"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:33:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/entrepreneurship\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"meet-your-entrepreneurship-team\">Meet Your Entrepreneurship Team<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-56237 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-td\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/melinda-shockley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/02\/Melinda-Shockley.jpg\" alt=\"Melinda Shockley headshot\" width=\"310\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Melinda Shockley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Executive Director, Faculty Entrepreneurship<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-59426 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-td\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/shoshana-das\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/Shoshana-Das-0506-EDIT.jpg\" alt=\"Shoshana Das\" width=\"286\" height=\"430\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Shoshana Das<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Entrepreneurship Programs and Networking<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<h2 id=\"what-we-do\">What We Do<\/h2>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:2}\">\n<li>Provide a wide range of services and support during the entrepreneurial journey for BU innovators, including faculty members , graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. We can help you assess the commercial potential of your idea, and will work with you to determine the best path forward for your venture.<\/li>\n<li>Connect you with external accelerator and incubator programs. We can help you find a program or location with a good fit for your technology\/product\/service offering and company stage.<\/li>\n<li>Work with external entrepreneurs, business advisors, service providers, and potential investors to access additional resources and support for planning and launching BU startups.<\/li>\n<li>Bring in experts from the surrounding ecosystem to give seminars and lead discussion on current trends in industry and topics relevant to entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n<li>Manage the Ignition Award Program that provides funding and advisory services to faculty-led teams that are converting&nbsp; an idea\/technology to a potential product\/service opportunity.<hr class=\"sectionbreak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"share-your-vision\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/hand-5057623_1920-636x259.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding up a magnifying glass to reveal the word &quot;vision&quot; over blue and white cards saying &quot;business&quot;\" width=\"636\" height=\"259\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59743 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/hand-5057623_1920-636x259.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/hand-5057623_1920-1024x418.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/hand-5057623_1920-768x313.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/hand-5057623_1920-1536x626.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/hand-5057623_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>Share Your Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have a technology and an idea for the company you want to start? Share your vision with us by submitting a brief overview of your technology and your current stage in the company formation process. We\u2019ll review your submission and arrange a meeting to explore how we can best support your journey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/entrepreneurship\/share-your-vision\/\">Help us understand where you are and how we can best help you.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"sectionbreak\" \/>\n<h2 id=\"idea-not-fully-formed-yet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/mark-fletcher-brown-nN5L5GXKFz8-unsplash-636x424.jpg\" alt=\"Black pencil on white paper next to eraser and a drawing of a light bulb with a question mark in it\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59744 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/mark-fletcher-brown-nN5L5GXKFz8-unsplash-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/mark-fletcher-brown-nN5L5GXKFz8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/mark-fletcher-brown-nN5L5GXKFz8-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/mark-fletcher-brown-nN5L5GXKFz8-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/mark-fletcher-brown-nN5L5GXKFz8-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>Idea Not Fully Formed Yet?<\/h2>\n<p>Have questions or need guidance? Submit your inquires here! Feel free to reach out by filling out this form or sending us an email directly. We\u2019ll get back to you promptly. You\u2019re also welcome to visit us during our <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/entrep-bu\">office hours<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/entrepreneurship\/idea-not-fully-formed-yet\/\">Submit your idea.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Your Entrepreneurship Team What We Do Provide a wide range of services and support during the entrepreneurial journey for BU innovators, including faculty members , graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. 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