UVA Entrepreneurship Update - MARCH 7 - 13
What follows is a summary of the events and deadlines across Entrepreneurship@UVA and the wider Charlottesville area. As always, should you have any questions about Entrepreneurship here at UVA, feel free to check out our website or email: startup@virginia.edu.
:: WAHOOWA ::
We hope you are enjoying Spring Break! Take care, and take care of each other.
:: HELP WANTED ::
Looking for connections to a co-founder or need help with a project? Email startup@virginia.edu.
:: WHAT'S HAPPENING ::
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Monday, March 07
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MARKETING MONDAY: SUCCESS THROUGH E-COMMERCE
From 12PM until 1PM
If you’re interested in pivoting more of your efforts to ONLINE SALES, join Central Virginia SBDC during lunch and learn. MORE INFO
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Tuesday, March 08
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SELLING TO THE COMMONWEALTH: SWaM CERTIFICATION
From 10AM until 11:30AM
Are you a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business who wants to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia? Join Central Virginia SBDC for this workshop! Small business owners who are looking to participate in Virginia’s specialized procurement and contracting opportunities are encouraged to become SWaM certified. MORE INFO
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Wednesday, March 09
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Thursday, March 10
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Friday, March 11
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Get out of the building and start something awesome!
:: ON THE HORIZON ::
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRIMER - MARCH 14
From 4:30PM until 5:45PM EST, online
Join us for this introduction to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents, alongside a deeper dive into what can (or likely cannot) be patented. MORE INFO
CHARLOTTESVILLE ENTREPRENUERS AND ESPRESSO - MARCH 15
From 8AM until 10AM, CODE Building at 225 West Water Street, Charlottesville
The schedule will include a pitch from an early stage company and lessons learned from an expert entrepreneur. This is a free event open to the entire entrepreneurship community. MORE INFO
WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE - MARCH 18
WiDS Charlottesville is an independent event organized by the UVA School of Data Science to coincide with the annual Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference held at Stanford University and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide. MORE INFO
E-CUP LAUNCH WORKSHOP - MARCH 21
From 1:30PM - 2:30PM EST, UVA Darden School in Classroom 120
Interested in applying to the UVA E-Cup Launch Competition? Attend this workshop with David Touve and learn the contents of a pitch and get help on your application. MORE INFO
THE PATENT PROCESS - MARCH 21
From 4:30PM until 5:45PM EST, online
So you wanna patent something, do ya! Join us for a discussion of the patent process: from searches for prior art to interactions with patent examiners, and more. MORE INFO
EMPOWERING THE FUTURE: HOW FINANCE AND TECH ARE OPENING DOORS - MARCH 24
From 2:00PM until 3:00PM EST, online
Join Black Alumni Weekend and the UVA Alumni Association’s Alumni Professional Networks for a conversation with four alumni founders who share a common mission of empowering others through education, shaping lives, communities, and the workforce. MORE INFO
LAUNCH COMPETITION - SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 25 @ 9AM EST
Launch! is the third and final stage of the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup, and its goal is to showcase and provide seed capital to the most compelling student ventures. In past years, upwards of $50,000 in total prize and in-kind resources have been awarded. MORE INFO
THE FUNDING LANDSCAPE - APRIL 04
From 4:30PM until 5:45PM EST, online
Understand the differences among angel investors, seed funds, venture capitalists. Not to mention, what different types of capital can these individuals and organizations provide. MORE INFO
VC TERM SHEETS - APRIL 11
From 4:30PM until 5:45PM EST, online
Participating preferred, liquidation preferences, Join us for this discussion of VC term sheets and what these terms mean. MORE INFO
:: OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ::
TECHSTARS ANYWHERE T4
Applications open JAN 18, 2022, Deadline APR 06
Techstars Anywhere is a virtual, 3-month accelerator program that provides funding, mentorship, and access to the Techstars network for life. MORE INFO
E-FEST COMPETITION 2022
Applications Open February 18; Applications Close March 13
Compete in three live competitions: the Pitch Slam, Innovation Challenge, and the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge. Finalists will also have the opportunity to be considered for our two Special Recognition Awards. MORE INFO
IGNITE RETREAT
Application deadline March 14
Want to create social change, but don’t know where to start? Over three days, the Ignite Retreat will help you with mentorship, workshops, and connections. MORE INFO
ERA SUMMER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
Application deadline April 25
ERA invests $100K in seed funding with the potential for follow-on funding and gives entrepreneurs access to NYC’s largest mentor network of industry leaders program alumni. MORE INFO
DEBUT 2022 CHALLENGE
Application deadline May 31
With $130,000 in prizes for 2022, the DEBUT Challenge is open to undergraduate student teams working on innovative solutions to unmet health and clinical problems. MORE INFO