Business & Economy News

The largest gift in university history positions UCF to lead the future of technology-driven business education.

The Florida Small Business Development Center at UCF earned top recognition from the U.S. Small Business Administration for its efforts that support Central Florida’s entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Andrea (Rodrigues) Sage ’12 helps shape Orlando’s booming tourism industry as a marketing manager for Visit Orlando.

This year’s honorees include Ethereum co-founder, former VENUS Fashion Inc. CEO and the president of Nutriband Inc.

Joe Sleppy ’18 is enabling power hungry industrial facilities and AI data centers with Capacitech’s rapid-response, modular and space-conscious power resilience products.

The engineering alumni behind Orlando-based startup companies Soarce and Capacitech are capturing attention with their innovative technologies in the green energy and manufacturing industries.

Four Knights are making structures 8x stronger than steel with an environmentally friendly substance crafted from seaweed.

Pairing her elementary education degree with the entrepreneurship skills she acquired at UCF, Kelly Shea ’23 is a business owner passionate about inspiring young inventors.

The new annual awards program celebrates highly successful, Knight-owned or -led companies achieving exceptional growth and driving innovation.