Tech Side Hustle (TSH) is a program designed for student entrepreneurs interested in creating a tech-based startup. It provides coaching, funding, workshops, networking opportunities, and hands-on experience in validating market segments, positioning solutions, and outlining requirements for minimum viable products. The Fall 2024 cohort applications will open in August and close mid-September.
The E-Team Program, part of the VentureWell Accelerator, empowers student innovators and entrepreneurs by providing up to $25,000 in grants, entrepreneurship training, mentorship, recognition, and networking opportunities. Each year, they award over $800,000 to early-stage teams developing scalable innovations that address social, health, or environmental challenges. Applications are currently open.
UARF's I-Corps program offers a dynamic 7-week virtual platform for researchers and entrepreneurs to validate innovative ideas through customer discovery, market strategy refinement, and networking. Applications for the Summer 2024 cohort are open until May 19th. Additionally, UARF seeks passionate mentors to guide and support participating teams by providing feedback and encouragement during scheduled virtual sessions.
LaunchNET Kent State invites EEC members and students to its Small Business Showcase on April 18th, featuring entrepreneurs showcasing their businesses. Case Western Reserve University offers an Entrepreneurship Speaker Series and Skills Lab in April, covering topics like design thinking, philanthropy, candid chats with entrepreneurs, and provocative selling techniques. Registration is required.
The Entrepreneurship Education Consortium presents an insightful AI Learning Lunch event, "AI in the Classroom," exploring the convergence of artificial intelligence and education through expert discussions on how AI is reshaping the entrepreneurship classroom experience on May 17th, 2024 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EST) via Zoom.
Dear EEC Friends & Supporters,
Amidst rousing applause on April 11, our ideaLabs entrepreneurs took full advantage of Eaton Corporation’s elegant Beachwood headquarters to deliver their well-rehearsed pitches. Fifteen years ago, ideaLabs offered its first regional pitch competition for Northeast Ohio university students. Over the years, the competition has grown in scope and sophistication, offering the opportunity for students to compete for prize money, deliver their pitches before experienced judges, and receive constructive feedback. The Tech Side Hustle Fall '23 graduation and Spring '24 kickoff at CWRU's Sears thinkBox celebrated graduating students and welcomed the new cohort. The entrepreneurial event inspired students embarking on an exciting journey in the comprehensive part-time accelerator that provides workshops, expert guidance, and funding opportunities.
UARF's I-Corps program offers entrepreneurs a 7-week virtual platform to validate ideas through customer discovery, refine strategies, and build connections; applications for the summer 2024 cohort exploring markets and conducting 21+ interviews are open now through May 19th.
EEC Ohio celebrates 17 years building an ecosystem where thirteen universities collaborate to deliver combined entrepreneurship programs challenging norms and bringing students together to explore ventures, ideas, and soft skills like teamwork, empathy, and problem solving. EEC Ohio is working with a team from Cleveland Bridge Builders, a leadership development program, on an alumni engagement strategy. The team of seven rising professionals will explore ways for EEC to build an alumni network of participants from EEC programs since 2007. This will help grow an untapped resource to build EEC's capacity for the future.
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