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Sandbox Entrepreneur Featured in the Boston Herald
Read about how one of our entrepreneurs is revolutionizing the apparel industry!
The Sun Covers Sandbox Summit 2013
The Lowell Sun did a great write up about our June 11th conference. Read more!
Featured Entrepreneur
The Sandbox has been featured in prominent media outlets including:

For all media inquiries, contact:
Emil Kuruvilla – Marketing & Communications Manager
Phone: 978.934.4957
E-mail: Emil@MVSandbox.org
Featured Sandbox Story

- Sandbox Helps Entrepreneurs Reinvent Themselves (Boston Globe, April 4, 2013)
Press Coverage
Catalyst Program
- Over 100 Student & Youth Entrepreneurs Showcase Innovative Ideas (Lokvani, April 25, 2013)
- Sandbox’s Catalyst Showcase is Wednesday (The Valley Dispatch, April 23, 2013)
- UML entrepreneurs win pitch contest with crutches that support technology (Lowell Sun, December 1, 2012)
- Local student entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas (Boston Globe, November 28, 2012)
- Over 200 Student and Youth Entrepreneurs Experience Entrepreneurship (Lokvani, November 8, 2012)
- Sandbox Session (Lowell Sun, November 3, 2012)
- Catalyst students talk about “Mind Mouse” (WSMN 1590, February 20, 2012)
- Northern Essex Community College Student Catalyst talks about “i-Fix” (WSMN 1590, February 13, 2012)
- Teens get into the business sandbox (Eagle Tribune, September 23, 2011)
- There’s No Child Play in this Sandbox (Lowell Sun, July 8, 2011)
- Out of the Box, and into the Sandbox (Merrimack Valley Business Magazine, June 2011)
General
- Merrimack Valley Sandbox motivates local entrepreneurs (Lowell Sun, July 12, 2013)
- Entrepreneurs, business leaders converge during first-ever Sandbox Summit (India New England, June 12, 2013)
- Merrimack Valley Sandbox to Hold First Ever Sandbox Summit (GoLocalWorcester.com, June 6, 2013)
- Time in the Sandbox (Merrimack Valley Magazine, April 25, 2013)
- Sandbox Helps Entrepreneurs Reinvent Themselves (Boston Globe, April 4, 2013)
- Jugaad: Indian Ingenuity (WGBH Boston, July 12, 2012)
- Organizations Dealing with Issues of Education in Lawrence (Siglo 21, September 1, 2011)
- Deshpande backs new ‘sandbox’ initiative (IndoUS Business Journal, February 8, 2011)
- Desh Deshpande on Starting Merrimack Valley Innovation Center—and Making a Global Impact from Massachusetts to India (xconomy.com, January 6, 2011)
- UMass will host creative “sandbox” (Boston Globe, December 23, 2010)
- Merrimack Valley Sandbox Launched (WBZ 1030, December 20, 2010)
- Donation of $5M will start Merrimack Valley Sandbox (Eagle Tribune, December 10, 2010)
- Deshpande Foundation puts $5M into Merrimack Valley Sandbox (Mass High Tech, December 9, 2010)
Sandbox Entrepreneur Program
- Sandbox Entrepreneurial Pitch Tonight (Lowell Sun, May 9, 2013)
- Sandbox’s Summer Accelerator Starts in June (Lowell Sun, May 1, 2013)
- Lineup set for Sandbox pitch Contest (Lowell Sun, March 21, 2013)
- Top Entrepreneurs Win $25K Prize Pool at Sandbox Accelerator Awards Celebration (Lokvani, March 12, 2013)
- Lawrence entrepreneur takes part of $25K Prize Pool at Sandbox Accelerator Awards Celebration (Rumbo, March 8, 2013)
- Several Lowell connections among Accelerator winners (Lowell Sun, March 7, 2013)
- Sandbox Accelerator Finale features $25K prize pool (Rumbo, March 1, 2013)
- Accelerator Awards Celebration (Rumbo, February 22, 2013)
- Entrepreneur sets wheels in motion (The Lowell Sun, January 22, 2013)
- Backed by Deshpande Foundation, Merrimack Valley Sandbox runs Winter Accelerator Program (India New England, January 8, 2013)
- A veteran’s best friend as dark memories rise (Boston Globe, December 30, 2012)
- Lexington startup seeks to empower women entrepreneurs (Lexington Minuteman, October 25, 2012)
- Chelmsford woman wins ‘Sandbox’ pitch (Chelmsford Independent, October 22, 2012)
- Chelmsford mom jumps from the sandbox into to the trenches to help veterans, dogs (Lowell Sun, October 19, 2012)
- They are Rebel Women (Lexington Patch, October 18, 2012)
- Would-Be Entrepreneurs Get Chance To Shine, Win Money At Umass-Lowell (WBZ New England, October 17, 2012)
- Northborough resident vies for $10,000 (The MetroWest Daily News, October 17, 2012)
- Local entrepreneurs have their eyes on a bigger prize (Eagle Tribune, October 14, 2012)
- Who will Rule the Merrimack Valley Sandbox? (Lowell Sun, October 12, 2012)
- Entrepreneurs prepare for showdown in Merrimack Valley (Mass High Tech, October 11, 2012)
- Taking Literacy to the Streets: Storyteller pitches idea at business competition (The Andover Townsman, September 27, 2012)
- Entrepreneurs Pitch Their Innovative Education, Environment, And Human Services Ideas (Lokvani, September 26, 2012)
- Lawrence Entrepreneurs Shine at Sandbox Pitch Contest (Rumbo, September 22, 2012)
- Deshpande Foundation puts entrepreneurs in the sandbox (India New England, September 18, 2012)
- Lowell pitch contest to get cameras rolling for pilot program (Lowell Sun, September 17, 2012)
- Deadline set for Merrimack Valley Sandbox September Pitch Contest (Boston Globe, August 19, 2012)
- Lawrence woman wins $1,000 at business pitch contest (Eagle Tribune, July 10, 2012)
- Middleton mom pitches ‘Tear and Wipe’ invention to judges at pitch contest (Wicked Local Middleton, July 2, 2012)
- Entrepreneurs showcase their arts and consumer products ideas at Sandbox Pitch Contest (Rumbo, July 1, 2012)
- Entrepreneurs play in this Sandbox (Lowell Sun, June 25, 2012)
- First Place Arts/Consumer Products Pitch Contest Winner Talks about Experience (WSMN 1590, June 25, 2012)
- Arts/Consumer Products Pitch Contest Host Joins Friends of Kevin (WSMN 1590, June 18, 2012)
- Tech pitch contest winner talks about his pitch contest experience (WSMN 1590, June 12, 2012)
- Lowell launches contest for entrepreneurs to pitch ideas (Nashua Telegraph, May 16, 2012)
- Pitch your idea at Sandbox’s Latest Program (Lowell Sun, April 27, 2012)
Sandbox Leadership Institute
- Trio plans ‘makerspace’ for Lowell (Lowell Sun, March 17, 2013)
- Sandbox Leadership Institute – Class of 2013 (Rumbo, October 1, 2012)
- Emily Rosenbaum talks about her SLI Leadership Commitment (WSMN 1590, July 24, 2012)
- Carrie Fitzgerland talks about her experiences with SLI (WSMN 1590, July 10, 2012)
- Deepen your insights into social justice & strengthen your ability to lead (Rumbo, July 1, 2012)
- Sandbox graduates first Leadership Institute Class (Rumbo, July 1, 2012)

