Adopt a Startup
Join a local community of entrepreneurs and community leaders!
Adopt a Startup
Adopt a Startup has collaborated with the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the College of Science to offer its program to clients, incubator members, and engineering/agricultural teams. This initiative empowers students and entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue humane, sustainable entrepreneurship. Participants receive training and support to develop solutions for local businesses, with a strong focus on sustainability. The program fosters entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative research, transdisciplinary teamwork, communication, leadership, decision-making, self-management, and professionalism, enhancing the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.
Dr. Sylvia Robles
Adopt a Startup is led by UTRGV assistant professor Dr. Sylvia Robles, entrepreneur, educator, researcher, and advocate for humane, sustainable entrepreneurship and community engagement. Through the Adopt a Startup program at UTRGV, Dr. Robles empowers her students and RGV entrepreneurs to develop sustainable businesses. She has extensive experience working with engineering students as an instructor and mentor for I-Corps teams. All her courses, whether traditional, ITV, or online (asynchronous or synchronous), include a Service Learning component, ensuring that her students actively engage with the business community and develop essential soft skills. Dr. Robles was honored with the 2022 UTRGV Faculty Sustainability Excellence Award for her contributions to sustainability education.
