Building Bridges through Tech-Based Startups: Cultivating Hope and Creating Future for Young Entrepreneurs

Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, United States
Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras, San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras

Building Bridges through Tech-Based Startups:
Cultivating Hope and Creating Future for Young Entrepreneurs

This program aims to combine global learning with economic development and innovation by building an international network of students, faculty, local entrepreneurs, and NGOs in the U.S. and Honduras. The program will combine in-person and virtual exchanges and will culminate in an online “pitch competition,” in which students must present their innovative ideas. Through this program, entrepreneurial-minded students in Honduras will be able dedicate their talents toward the betterment of their communities and create prosperity and hope, a cornerstone solution to the issue of migration from Honduras.