Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Upcoming Events
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Jan
26
Get Seeded Pitch Night #36:00pm
Get Seeded Pitch Night #3
Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded provides seed funding, mentorship, networking, and next step resources to students that have ideas for a business, invention or innovation.
This event (and all other Get Seeded events) are open to the UConn community. Students are highly encouraged to attend, even if you don't have a business idea. Students in the audience vote on which teams are funded.
Do you have a business idea, invention, provide or service you have designed, apply to pitch at one of our pitch nights this year for the chance to be awarded up to $1,000. Applications are accepted throughout the academic year on a rolling basis.
For more information, to RSVP to attend a pitch night or to apply to pitch please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Feb
5
Accelerate UConn Application Deadline12:00am
Accelerate UConn Application Deadline
Friday, February 5th, 2021
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Other Virtual
Accelerate UConn is UConn’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site and its mission is to catalyze the transition of new scientific discoveries and capabilities from the lab to the marketplace. Participating teams will receive an introduction to the most critical elements of the I-Corps Curriculum and Lean Launchpad methodology. Over the course of 7 weeks, teams will learn how to determine the market opportunity for their product or technology.
Participants will learn how to:
Develop new ways to communicate the value of their product or technology, understand the structure of the market they are entering, develop strategies for generating demand for their product or technology, identify next steps needed to launch their venture, and identify customers most likely to bring first revenue.
Teams will receive:
7 weeks of training on the Business Model Canvas and Customer Discovery Process
Coaching from industry experts and access to next step resources, $3,000 to support customer discovery and development of minimum viable product and help to identify team members.
Applications for the Spring 2021 cohort will close on Friday, February 5 at 11:59 p.m.
For more information and to apply please visit: https://accelerate.uconn.edu -
Feb
8
Get Seeded Workshop #35:00pm
Get Seeded Workshop #3
Monday, February 8th, 2021
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded provides seed funding, mentorship, networking, and next step resources to students that have ideas for a business, invention or innovation.
The Get Seeded workshop series offers students insights into idea generation, pitching ideas, working through their business model, and entrepreneurial concepts. Join us for one of the 4 workshops offered this academic year.
This event (and all other Get Seeded events) are open to the UConn community. Students are highly encouraged to attend, even if you don't have a business idea.
Do you have a business idea, invention, provide or service you have designed, apply to pitch at one of our pitch nights this year for the chance to be awarded up to $1,000. Applications are accepted throughout the academic year on a rolling basis.
For more information and to RSVP to attend a workshop please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Feb
22
Get Seeded Pitch Night #46:00pm
Get Seeded Pitch Night #4
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded provides seed funding, mentorship, networking, and next step resources to students that have ideas for a business, invention or innovation.
This event (and all other Get Seeded events) are open to the UConn community. Students are highly encouraged to attend, even if you don't have a business idea. Students in the audience vote on which teams are funded.
Do you have a business idea, invention, provide or service you have designed, apply to pitch at one of our pitch nights this year for the chance to be awarded up to $1,000. Applications are accepted throughout the academic year on a rolling basis.
For more information, to RSVP to attend a pitch night or to apply to pitch please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/ -
Mar
2
Get Seeded Workshop #46:00pm
Get Seeded Workshop #4
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Other virtual
Get Seeded provides seed funding, mentorship, networking, and next step resources to students that have ideas for a business, invention or innovation.
The Get Seeded workshop series offers students insights into idea generation, pitching ideas, working through their business model, and entrepreneurial concepts. Join us for one of the 4 workshops offered this academic year.
This event (and all other Get Seeded events) are open to the UConn community. Students are highly encouraged to attend, even if you don't have a business idea.
Do you have a business idea, invention, provide or service you have designed, apply to pitch at one of our pitch nights this year for the chance to be awarded up to $1,000. Applications are accepted throughout the academic year on a rolling basis.
For more information and to RSVP to attend a workshop please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
