UVA Entrepreneurship Update, OCT 23 - OCT 30 2022
What follows is a summary of the events and deadlines for the upcoming week across Entrepreneurship@UVA, the wider Charlottesville area, and even beyond.
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 ::
Special Thanks to the Jefferson Trust for providing the award support for each and every track in the Concept Stage of the Entrepreneurship Cup! And, kudos to the large number of student teams who submitted applications!
Finalists will be announced on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
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:: HELP WANTED ::
Looking for connections to a co-founder or need help with a project? Email startup@virginia.edu.
:: ON THE HORIZON ::
TECH ENTREPRENEURS IN ACTION - OCT 27
From 5:00PM until 7:00PM EST, Rice Hall 130
Join a panel of four highly successful UVA Engineering alumni to discuss entrepreneurship and the world of venture capital. MORE INFO AND RSVP HERE
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU - OCT 31
From 4:00PM until 5:00PM EST, pre-Halloween
No innovation exists in a vacuum. Instead, big ideas exist in the context of their alternatives, and competitive dynamics. And so, let’s discuss a tool for understanding the market context within which innovation operates. RSVP HERE
IMPACT INVESTING IN APPALACHIA
Application Deadline November 01, 2022
During JAN term, meet the entrepreneurs and impact investors working together to make our rural communities thriving places to live, work, and start companies. $5,000 in Fellowship support available. MORE INFO
MODELS & ROCKSTARS - NOV 07
From 4:00PM until 5:00PM EST, in the metaverse
To be sustainable, innovations and innovators both need to find a way to pay the bills. Let’s dive into the moving parts of sustainable enterprises through a framework called the business model canvas. RSVP HERE
ECUP CONCEPT COMPETITION FINALS
Get ready for the Finals! NOV 10 and 11, across Grounds.
:: OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ::
BAYLOR NEW VENTURE COMPETITION
Application deadline November 01, 2022
The Baylor New Venture competition showcases college student-created, managed and led ventures from across the globe. Top award of $50k in grant and in-kind. MORE INFO
BIG IDEA BOUNCE
January 15, 2023
WashU Olin’s 2nd annual BIG IdeaBounce® powered by Poets&Quants is a pitch contest open to all current undergraduate and graduate school students OR any prospect interested in pursuing a graduate business school degree. MORE INFO