Home to Texas 2022
In collaboration with the School of Undergraduate Studies and Texas Career Engagement, we are sending our fourth cohort of students back to their home towns to intern, conduct research, and grow in community leadership.
Toward a Well-being Economy: How IC2 is working to advance equity in social, economic & health systems
Leveraging research and creating programs that promote a well-being economy with shared economic prosperity, resiliency, sustainability and a growth model that is equitable from the outset.
Director’s Welcome Statement
Dr. S Craig Watkins is leading the institute into the future by crafting a new strategic direction, one that we call, “Towards a Well-Being Economy.”
Bureau of Business Research
BBR provides communities & policymakers with evidence-based socio-economic research for a stronger and more resilient Texas.
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Transforming the Pitch Competition – Students Solving Community Challenges
Traditional “Pitch” Competitions – the Company as the Unit of Innovation: Since the inception of the “pitch” competition, starting in 1984 as the Moot Corp competition (hosted by the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin), students have been encouraged...
Leaders at Home and Beyond
As we complete our first year working with the Home to Texas (H2TX) program, we find ourselves reflecting on what leadership looks like. We chatted with several program alumni at a recent H2TX reunion, and it’s clear that leadership has manifested itself in various...
Amarillo, Texas: Small Town with a Large Population
Benjamin Stormer, Mechanical Engineering at Cockrell School of EngineeringAmarillo, America’s Small Business Development Center at West Texas A&M University Home to Texas Program 2021 - Student Blog Hi! My name is Ben Stormer. I’m a first-year Mechanical...
IC² Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University Through Research
Oct 19, 2020: UT Austin’s Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity recently called for proposals for seed funding for faculty- or staff-led projects that promote increased diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the university. Actions that promote community...
Truist Charitable Fund Awards IC² for Small Business Training Program
Recognizing the need to address the plight of small businesses struggling to survive the current economic crisis, the IC² Institute applied to the Truist Charitable Fund for support. The Fund announced this summer that it would provide grants to organizations...
KXAN story on IC²: What smaller Texas communities can learn from startups about COVID-19 economic recovery
PANDEMIC PASS OR FAIL by: Alyssa Goard Posted: Oct 12, 2020 / 05:14 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 12, 2020 / 11:01 AM CDT Orange signs downtown in the city of Boerne alert visitors to open businesses, in hopes of encouraging people to buy local (KXAN...