Global Entrepreneurship Week 11/16 - 11/20

Global Entrepreneurship Week is a recent addition to MPowered’s comprehensive lineup of new initiatives that encourage the entrepreneurial mindset. The five day series of events will primarily consist of entrepreneurially minded speakers and Diag Day, in which student organizations present how they promote entrepreneurship along with chances for students to win prizes. Check out the weeks events on the calendar

TechArb establishes permanent student business incubator

The U-M Center for Entrepreneurship, part of the College of Engineering, has collaborated with various partners at the University to establish TechArb, the new business accelerator designed specifically for student-led companies and some other startups affiliated. The university is finalizing details of an agreement to house the incubator in a 2,600-square-foot office at McKinley Inc.'s McKinley Towne Centre in downtown Ann Arbor. Full article here

Mobile Monday

Come out this Monday on November 9th to hear Karl Rosaen talk about the new 1.5 and 2.0 features of the new Motorola DROID. Anyone interested in mobile development, new technology, and slick new gadgets are welcome! Please visit the website for more information: www.a2newtech.org

1000 Pitches Competition in the Detroit Free Press

Can these students' inventions save Michigan?
We've all got them -- those ideas that we know, just know, would make a fortune if we could get them to a store shelf. Now, some University of Michigan students are hoping to tap into that genius. MPowered Entrepreneurship is challenging students to make their pitches -- whether for ideas they've mulled for years or an unexpected flash of brilliance. Read more

Ignite Ann Arbor 11/6 at 7pm Blau Auditorium

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers.

It takes just one spark to Ignite a movement, change, or a way of thinking. Hosted by the Entrepreneurship Venture Club, Ignite Ann Arbor is a fast-paced series of talks sure to kindle new thoughts and inspire creative action. Check it out.

Social Venture Creation Course - Winter 2010

Announcing a New Social Venture Creation Course at the University of Michigan open to all undergraduate and graduate students.

Class Time: Tu/Th 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Term: Winter 2010
Credits: 3
Course Number: ENG 490.009

Download the flyer.

Executive Consulting Opportunities with Charles Fry and Sonali Vijayavargiya - Nov 9th & 12th

Charles Fry and Sonali Vijayavargiya, two friends of the Zell Lurie Institute, will be coming to RSB to meet with students to discuss business ideas or entrepreneurial concerns and offer guidance and suggestions for the next course of action. Both Charles and Sonali have extensive experience working with entrepreneurial companies.

If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please respond to aperigo@umich.edu with your resume and a short description of your business or a description of the entrepreneurial concerns that you want to discuss. Please indicate the date for which you are seeking an appointment (Charles Fry on Monday, 11/9 or Sonali Vijayavargiya on Thursday, 11/12) and the appointment times that would work for your schedule on each of those days.