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How schools and programs on KANU turn coursework into real student ventures — in their own words, with the numbers to back it up.

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Destinations Career Academy of Colorado logoDestinations Career Academy of Colorado

How CODCA Brought Project-Based Learning Into Its CTE Program

To bring real project-based learning into its CTE pathways, CODCA's CTE Director piloted KANU in a graded Business & Marketing class: 21 students launched real businesses and campaigns, and the model is now scaling across the program.

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Real businesses launched in a graded class

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Students in the pilot class

Florida Southern College logoFlorida Southern College

Scaling Incubation, Not Headcount: Inside FSC's 400+ Student Expansion

FSC transformed incubation from a selective 25-student cohort into a campuswide system supporting 400+ students in one year, without adding headcount.

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University of Rhode Island logoUniversity of Rhode Island

From Simulation to Stimulation in Introductory Entrepreneurship

URI's introductory entrepreneurship course shifted from hypothetical business plans to live, campus-based side hustles, resulting in 60–82% of students reporting intent to continue their ventures after the course.

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Quinnipiac University logoQuinnipiac University

How Quinnipiac University Strengthened First-Year Venture Launches

Creating more consistent, confident venture launches in SB101 through structured processes and real-time visibility.

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University of Texas San Antonio logoUniversity of Texas San Antonio

Launching Revenue-Generating Student Venture Teams: A Playbook for Innovation Centers

Start-Up Academy moved entrepreneurship education beyond inspiration into lived practice, enabling students to create and run a real coffee venture with 100% completion rate and $6,250 in seed funding.

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Florida Atlantic University logoFlorida Atlantic University

No Templates Needed: Tailoring KANU to a 275-Student Research & Entrepreneurship Competition

FAU's applied research and entrepreneurship competition piloted KANU to bring structure and gamification to 275 students, customizing the platform from the ground up to fit their unique format, not the other way around.

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