Boise State University will participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 16-22 with a series of free sessions for students and the business community.
Global Entrepreneurship Week will connect young people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. Students, educators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, non-profit leaders, government officials and more will participate in a range of activities.
Boise State’s Center for Entrepreneurship, Office of Technology Transfer and the Idaho Small Business Development Center have developed events for students, faculty and the public to learn more about entrepreneurship and how Boise State can engage in the economic development of the community.
The schedule is as follows:
Nov. 16 — Mentoring Madness, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Boise State Student Union Building, Simplot Ballroom. This national webcast offers aspiring entrepreneurs advice from a panel of experts that includes rapper Snoop Dogg; Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes; Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital; and Stephen P. Hanson, founder and president of B.R. Guest Restaurants.
Nov. 17 — Start Your Business During Class, 10:40-11:55 a.m. Boise State Student Union Building, Hatch CD. Three entrepreneurs share how they started their businesses while in school. They will address the challenges, trials and successes of starting and growing their own company. Featured panelists are: Jenna Strong-Haener, founder and partner, The White Space; Valice Alex Livingston, founder and CEO, R2EV; and Josh Woodard, founder and partner, Valitics.
Nov. 18 — Invention to Venture, 12:15-1:30 p.m. Boise State Student Union Building, Hatch AB. Panelists include Peter Midgely, patent attorney, who will discuss top 10 intellectual property considerations; Tony Hauser, serial entrepreneur with latest start-up, Booklamp, who will cover top 10 tips for entrepreneurs; and John Hanousek, active angel investor, who will address top 10 tips for start-ups.
Nov. 18 — Entrepreneurship from Soup to Nuts, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Watercooler, 1401 W. Idaho St. Community-focused panel discussion on entrepreneurship topics.
Nov. 20 — Elevator Pitch Competition and Business Plan Competition, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Boise State Student Union Building Lookout Room and Bishop Barnwell Room. In the elevator pitch Boise State students will have two minutes to present their ideas for a new product, service or business concept and compete for prizes. The business plan competition will allow teams of undergraduate and graduate students to compete for start-up cash.
For more information about Boise State’s entrepreneurship week activities, visit http://cobe.boisestate.edu/ent/gew/
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Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208) 426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu
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