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Ain Center for Entrepreneurship
Volume 6, Issue 14 | 4.17.2016
In this Issue

Charles and Janet Forbes Entrepreneurial Competition Deadline: 4/18

NSF I-Corps Cohort III Fall 2016 Deadline: 4/18

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Office Hours: 4/20

Spotlight:
NYBPC: 4 Rochester Teams Advance to Finals
Quotes from Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder of Priceline.com

Regional Opportunities:
Celebration of Entrepreneurship Luncheon and Rochester Venture Challenge Winners: 4/20

@ UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

Applications for Forbes Entrepreneurial Competition Due: 4/18

Full-time undergraduate Hajim School students are eligible to compete in the Charles and Janet Forbes Entrepreneurial Competition by submitting a plan for a technical business. Thousands in cash prizes will be awarded to top teams. Send business plans via email to heidi.mergenthaler@rochester.edu by 4 p.m. Monday, April 18.


NSF I-Corps Cohort III Applications Due: 4/18

Got a technical business idea? Students at any level of study, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to apply to Cohort III of the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Site program at the University of Rochester. The program provides entrepreneurial training (two required workshops and biweekly presentation meetings) and modest funding ($1,000 to $3,000 grant awards) to enable teams to transition their technical idea into the marketplace. Cohort III will take place during the 2016 fall semester. Application materials, including an Itemized Financial Plan on how the funds will be used, are due Monday, April 18, at noon via email to matthew.spielmann@rochester.edu. Learn more.

COMPETITIONS
& PROGRAMS

Monday, 4/18/16 | Application Deadline
NSF I-Corps Fall 2016: Cohort III Applications Due
Training and Grant Program
Awards: $1K - $3K
 
Monday, 4/18/16 | Submission Deadline
Charles and Janet Forbes Entrepreneurial Competition
Business plans due
Prizes: Cash prizes
Eligibility: UR undergraduate Hajim School students
 
Wednesday, 4/20/16 | Event
Celebration of Entrepreneurship Luncheon
Hyatt Regency in Rochester
Rochester Venture Challenge Winners Announced
 
Sunday, 5/1/16 | Deadline
IGNITE
Create the Hexagon Smart M.App that will solve real world issues in one of the following themes: Finance; Food; Safety; Infrastructure; Health; Conservation
Prizes: $175K
Eligibility: Competitors worldwide, age 18 or older
 
Friday, 5/6/16 | Application Deadline
Technology Development Fund
Awards: Up to $100K
Eligibility: UR Faculty, Staff or Students

Tuesday, 5/31/16 | Final Application Deadline
43North Competition
Prizes: $5M
Eligibility: Anyone

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Office Hours: 4/20

Need advice on launching a new venture? Schedule an appointment with the Ain Center's Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs). Michael Wohl, managing partner of ClimateHedge Investments and Greenspace Capital and associate director of social entrepreneurship at the Simon School, will hold office hours on Wednesday, April 20, from noon to 3 p.m. Appointments are required and can be scheduled using our online booking system: book with Michael Wohl or call 585-276-3500.

SPOTLIGHT

Rochester Teams Advance to Statewide Intercollegiate Business Competition

Eight University teams competed in the 2016 Finger Lakes Semi-Final Presentations of the New York Business Plan Competition, and four Rochester teams were selected to advance to the statewide finals in Albany on April 29 to compete for $500,000 in cash and prizes. Advancing teams include (pictured clockwise, beginning top left):

  • Hajim graduate student Aaron Allen ’15 (MS) of Endogenesis
  • Hajim graduate students: Christi Fox, Madhu Ashok, Adalberto Perez, and Shubham Jain of Stoma
  • Simon School graduate students: Kat Cook, Fahria Omar, and Sarah Spoto of Oasis Frozen Foods
  • Hajim undergraduates representing NullSpace VR: Jordan Brooks '17 and Lucian Copeland '15, '16 (KEY)

Quotes from the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture with Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder of Priceline.com


  • "Entrepreneurship is not about making money, it's about designing your own future."
  • "Design a career that encompasses the things you dream about."
  • "Solve REAL problems."
  • "Don't chase money, chase excellence. Money follows excellence."
- Jeff Hoffman
REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Celebration of Entrepreneurship Luncheon: 4/20

Join High Tech Rochester for the eighth annual Celebration of Entrepreneurship Luncheon and announcement of the Rochester Venture Challenge winners (view the five finalists) at noon on Wednesday, April 20, at the Rochester Hyatt Regency Hotel. The keynote speaker is Diana Kander, a successful entrepreneur, The New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist and educator. Purchase tickets online.

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