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Lindsay Tabas, Melissa Schipke, and Archna Sahay, active members of the Philadelphia entrepreneurship community, talk about women in entrepreneurship, preparing for the changing job market, and the importance of entrepreneurship.
Tune in to the panel discussion and hear multiple perspectives about thinking differently and discovering the best practices to build a successful startup.
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On April 6-8, EIX & the Richard M. Schulze School of Entrepreneurship will sponsor "e-Fest", a competition that will award over $250K to over 100 schools in grants and scholarships to student teams with the best business ideas.
Teams from each school must enter for a chance to win $2,500. Entrants must develop and submit a 7 min video and a 15-slide presentation detailing their business ideas by Feb 17, 2017. Complete entry info and view contest rules by clicking below.
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Congratulations to ChocAmo Cookie Cups on exceeding their Kickstarter goal! Read more about their journey and where they're heading.
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eBags.com CEO, Mike Edwards, shares his experience on how he faced failure and kept going in his recent LinkedIn post titled, "I got back up!".
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Evan Ehlers sparks a new movement to share with those less fortunate. Using his remaining meal swipes, he purchased 50 meals and gave them to the homeless.
Evan wants to inspire others to promote selfless acts. Please join the ProjectSELF movement by posting similar actions with the hashtag #ProjectSELF.
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The Complete Package
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Five essential tips you should remember when developing your brand's packaging.
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Entrepreneurship in Philadelphia
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They don't call Philly the "City of Firsts" for nothing. See what assets this city has to offer its entrepreneurs.
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Don't miss out on these exciting events!
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Startup Advisory Committee
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The Baiada Institute's Startup Advisory Committee is a group of experienced business professionals who meet each Wednesday with prospective and current student and alumni entrepreneurs to provide them advice and guidance on their ideas. Learn more and schedule a meeting here:
http://www.drexel.edu/baiada/mentorship/overview/
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Location
3230 Market Street, Pearlstein Bulding, 4th floor
Audience
Undergrad & Grad Students, Faculty , Staff, and Alumni
Special Features
Mentorship Oppportunities
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USASBE - United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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The Close School of Entrepreneurship is the host school for the January 2017 USASBE conference. The conference will occur from Jan 19-22, 2017 at the Loews Hotel Philadelphia. This conference is for entrepreneurship educators, center administrators and practitioners who want to learn more about entrepreneurship education, pedagogy, and research.
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Location
Loews Hotel Philadelphia
Special Features
Hands-On Workshops
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How to Leverage Online Resources to Get the Right Legal Advice
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No one should treat online information about the law as legal advice, but many business people make that mistake. This workshop will review the best online resources for law-related information, and help you put these resources to work for you.
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Location
Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, 3230 Market Street (Pearlstein Building), 4th floor
Audience
Everyone, Undergrad & Grad Students, Staff, Alumni
Special Features
Free Food!
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Mindfulness for the Entrepreneur
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Have you ever wondered how "mindfulness," the elusive buzzword, actually ties into running a successful business?
Join Anna Greenwald, owner of the Philadelphia based yoga and mindfulness company On the Goga, as she speaks on not only how mindfulness is used to affect positive change in businesses of every size, but how implementing mindfulness as an entrepreneur or business owner can alter the operation and trajectory of your company from the inside, out.
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Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, 3230 Market Street (Pearlstein Building), 4th floor
Audience
Everyone, Undergrad & Grad Students, Staff, Alumni
Special Features
Free Food!
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Rafael Ilishayev, Founder and CEO at goPuff
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Do you want to learn how to take your startup from the dorm to reality? Hear from Rafael Ilishayev, Founder and CEO at goPuff, who started at Drexel and is now running one of the fastest growing on-demand delivery services in the country.
Download goPuff for IOS and Android
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Location
Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, 3230 Market Street (Pearlstein Building), 4th floor
Audience
Everyone, Undergrad & Grad Students, Staff, Alumni
Special Features
Free Food!
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What Starters are Saying Online!
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Know where to go and when to go on campus from anywhere! Developed by Drexel Students
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Goodbye convenience store. Get convenience delivered in 30 minutes. Philly • NYC • Boston • DC • Denver • Austin • Phoenix • Seattle • Portland • Chicago
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TWEETED:
Day in the life:
Nik Stauskas is finding it difficult balancing being a professional basketball player and a... http://fb.me/4QhWLkV36
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Be versatile, be valuable! | Entrepreneur, advisor, bamboo hunter | Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Director of the Baiada Institute @TheCloseSchool
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