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Entrepreneurship Club Speaker Series - CLA Entrepreneurs |
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Wednesday April 10 and Thursday, April 11, 2013 Noon - 1:00 p.m.
CSOM 1-149, West Bank
The UMN Entrepreneurship Club proudly presents its Weekly Speaker Series featuring CLA Entrepreneurs Peter Fox and Ricardo Ortizcazarin.
Wednesday, April 10
Peter Fox
'73 Sociology
Cargo Holdings International, Inc.
From cargo airplanes to a real estate company, and a software programs to a Florida golf community, Peter Fox has launched several businesses and learned from his successes and failures. His advice to future entrepreneurs, "Just take a job and get going."
http://www.cla.umn.edu/
entrepreneurs/PeterFox.html
Thursday, April 11
Ricardo Ortizcazarin
'86 Individualized Studies
Cazarin Interactive
Anticipating that all companies would someday need websites, Ricardo Ortizcazarin launched his own company in 1997, and today Cazarin Interactive [www.cazarin.com
] has expanded into a multimedia marketing company offering strategic and tactical solutions to its clients.
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entrepreneurs/
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Off-Roader Symposium |
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Off-Roader Symposium
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3/8/2013 12:00 PM - 3/8/2013 6:30 PM
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Carlson School Atrium/3M Auditorium
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The "Off-Roader" Symposium is a half-day event for students
to connect with and learn from Twin Cities business professionals with
experience and expertise in the following areas:
· Entrepreneurship
· Start-up Companies
· Nonprofits
· Foundations
· Small Businesses
· Corporate Social Responsibility Work
· Social Ventures
· Venture Capital Firms
This is your chance to engage with business professionals from a variety of
industries as they share expertise and best practices for a career search in
one of these target areas. The schedule includes a kick-off lunch, breakout
sessions, and keynote panel, and a networking event with key players in this
industry and alumni who are looking to engage with top talent.
Date: Friday, March 8th
Lunch & Welcome: 12:00 - 12:45 pm
Breakout Sessions: 1:00 – 2:00 pm, 2:15 - 3:15 pm, and 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Keynote Panel & Networking Reception: 4:30 – 6:30 pm
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Breakout Session
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1:00-2:00pm
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· Tech Start-up:
Innovations and Lesson Learned
· Non-Profit/Foundation Panel
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2:15-3:15pm
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· How to Become an Entrepreneur: Practical Advice
to Starting your own Business
· Finding your Way to a Career in Corporate
Social Responsibility
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3:30-4:30pm
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· Meaningful work Post-MBA: Social Venture Tips
· What’s Next?
Running or working for a Small Business
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BizPitch Contest |
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BizPitch Contest
Your Chance to Win $1,000!
November 28th
Noon - 1:00 pm
The University of Minnesota Entrepreneurship Club and Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship are
proud to present the 9th BizPitch Competition. This competition is the featured event of the
semester and presents undergraduate students with an opportunity to pitch their business idea to a
panel of judges and students for a chance to win $1,300 in cash prizes.
The competition is a high energy, super-charged lunch hour event that will have students
laughing, cheering and jumping from their seats! It is a fun way to showcase your creativity,
presentation skills, business knowledge and engage the audience in your idea by making a clever
90-second presentation to a panel of entrepreneurs and investors. Plus, the audience will get into
the action by voting for the Overall People's Choice Champion who will take home $100.
The goal of the competition is to encourage students to develop potential ideas to pursue your
entrepreneurial passions. Past student participants have gone on to launch successful businesses
and receive additional funding through the Holmes Center.
Complete online application by November 13th to win! |
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Start Me Up! Legal Panel & Advisory Session |
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Start Me Up! Legal Panel & Advisory Session
October 25th
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Carlson 2-219
If you’re considering or have recently started a business, this is your opportunity to hear practical advice from experienced attorneys on the fundamentals for getting started:
When do I need to form my business?
What type of entity should I choose?
What partnership agreements are needed?
What ongoing records are required?
How to protect intellectual property?
How do I issue options/equity?
How do I raise external capital?
Other legal risks do I need to address?
4:30 – 4:40 Welcome & Overview
4:40 – 5:00 Legal basics - forming a company and managing legal issues
Doug Ramler, Attorney – GrayPlantMooty
5:00 – 5:15 Overview - Securing and managing intellectual property
Michael Cohen, IP Attorney – GrayPlantMooty
5:15 – 5:45 General Q&A Session
Doug Ramler, Attorney – GrayPlantMooty, Michael Cohen, IP Attorney – GrayPlantMooty, Royee Vlodaver, Attorney – University Student Legal Services, John Stavig, Director – Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship
5:45 – 6:00 Specific questions answered by Doug, Michael,Royee and John |
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CleanTech Open Expo and Awards |
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CleanTech
Open Expo and Awards
October
18th
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North First Street, Minneapolis
Entre Club members have been offered an exclusive student invitation to the CleanTech Open’s annual business expo and award ceremony.
The day will showcase top cleantech entrepreneurs and their startup businesses from ten states -- Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The general admission segment of the event will kick off with a two-hour expo with over 50 exhibiting organizations. Brief company pitches on stage will follow the innovation expo. The evening will conclude with an awards program. The top four start-ups will be announced and move to compete in Silicon Valley for a $250,000 prize package.
All attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Network and build relationships with the dynamic network from the region -- cleantech entrepreneurs, alumni companies, business leaders, mentors, expert judges, investors, sponsors, and strategic partners.
- Explore our innovation trade expo showcasing the technologies and products of North Central alumni companies, accelerator companies, partners, and sponsors
- Observe live company pitches of the cleantech entrepreneurs participating in this year's North Central Cleantech Open accelerator.
Interested students can head over to http://www.cleantechopen.com/app.cgi/events/484/view for more information.
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