Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester's Experts-in-Residence (EIR) program! Robert Arnold, President and Principal of RHA Results, LLC, will offer advising hours on...
Join Kathryn Cartini (Partner, Chloe Capital; COO, Upstate Venture Connect; Founder, Peacock Media) to learn about how to pitch your venture and tell your story. This workshop is part of the...
Join Kathryn Cartini (CMO of Upstate Venture Connect and CEO of Peacock Media) to learn about how to pitch your venture and tell your story. This workshop is part of the...
Join Meliora LaunchPad, the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Greene Center for Career Education and Connections for a panel chat on understanding technology trends and dissecting novel business strategies...
Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester’s Experts-in-Residence (EIR) program! Elliot Garbus, Independent Advisor and Consultant of Elliot Garbus Ventures LLC, will offer advising hours on Monday,...
Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester’s Experts-in-Residence (EIR) program! Elliot Garbus, Independent Advisor and Consultant of Elliot Garbus Ventures LLC, will offer advising hours on Monday,...
Join the Center for Emerging & Innovative Sciences (CEIS) for the University Technology Showcase on Thursday, April 4. The speakers for the 2019 University Technology Showcase include Julie Gerstenberger (CEO...
Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester Experts-in-Residence (EIRs) program and meet with EIR Doug Chambers, who serves as VP: Head of Powered By We at WeWork. Doug’s...
Have you heard about the new social networking platform made by UR students? Working together on ideas that we are passionate about should not be so hard! Finding the right...
Join Ain Center faculty and staff for lunch with Martin Babinec (Founder of TriNet and Founder/Chairman of Upstate Venture Connect) and Philip Levinson (VP and Head of Marketing for EdCast)....
The Ain Center welcomes Martin Babinec - Founder of TriNet and Founder/Chairman of Upstate Venture Connect - to deliver the Spring 2019 Ain Center Lecture. Martin will speak about his...
Watch as student teams from colleges and universities in the Finger Lakes Region compete in the annual Finger Lakes Regional Semi-Finalist Presentation Round of the intercollegiate New York Business Plan...
Ideas are like opinions: everybody has at least one. But, how do you decide which concepts are worth pursuing? Join Mark Wilson (Lecturer, Simon Business School) who will introduce brainstorming techniques,...
Ideas are like opinions: everybody has at least one. But, how do you decide which concepts are worth pursuing? Join our speaker (TBA), who will introduce brainstorming techniques, explain idea...
Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester Experts-in-Residence (EIRs) program and meet with EIR Thomas Willett, Counsel at Harris Beach PLLC. Tom’s office hours will be held online via...
Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester Experts-in-Residence (EIRs) program and meet with EIR Thomas Willett, Counsel at Harris Beach PLLC. Tom’s office hours will be held online via...
Watch student teams from colleges and universities in the Finger Lakes Region compete in the annual Finger Lakes Regional Semi-Finalist Presentation Round of the intercollegiate New York Business Plan Competition....
Participating teams in the UR I-Corps Site will discuss their experiences in the program. This is a mandatory session for participating teams.
Participating teams in the UR I-Corps Site will discuss their experiences in the program. This is a mandatory session for participating teams.
Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester's Experts-in-Residence (EIR) program! Robert Arnold, President and Principal of RHA Results, LLC, will offer advising hours on...
Seeking advice from a seasoned entrepreneur? Take advantage of the University of Rochester's Experts-in-Residence (EIR) program! Robert Arnold, President and Principal of RHA Results, LLC, will offer advising hours on...
Submit your executive summaries for a chance to compete in the 2019 Mark Ain Business Model Competition!
Submit your executive summaries for a chance to compete in the 2019 Mark Ain Business Model Competition!
Looking to broaden your network by interacting with diverse group of entrepreneurs and business leaders who have a strong sense of purpose? Are you interested in understanding the challenges that...
Have a technical business idea? Apply to the NSF I-Corps Site Program for Cohort IX, which runs in Fall 2019. Specific program training dates are TBD and will be set shortly. ...
Semi-finalists must submit their business plans electronically to matthew.spielmann@rochester.edu by noon.
Semi-finalists must submit their business plans electronically to matthew.spielmann@rochester.edu by noon.
The 2019 NYBPC will feature regional competitions in New York’s 10 Regional Economic Development Council zones – Capital Region, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes, Western New York, Southern...
The 2019 NYBPC will feature regional competitions in New York’s 10 Regional Economic Development Council zones – Capital Region, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes, Western New York, Southern...
The entrepreneurship expo is Meliora Launchpad's end-of-semester event where we bring in entrepreneurship professors, students, staff, and startups for an evening of networking, project showcase, and idea generation. Overall, MLP...
Attend the semi-finalist presentations of the 2018 Mark Ain Business Model Competition on Thursday, May 2! Ten teams will present to a panel of distinguished judges. This event is free and open to...
Attend the semi-finalist presentations of the 2018 Mark Ain Business Model Competition on Thursday, May 2! Ten teams will present to a panel of distinguished judges. This event is free and open to...
Have a technical business idea? Apply to the NSF I-Corps Site Program for Cohort IX, which runs in Fall 2019. Specific program training dates are TBD and will be set shortly. ...
Just as important as your vision, your team sets the tone for the future of your venture or idea. Tune into this webinar with our speaker Gemma Sole (Co-Founder and...
The thirteenth annual Mark Ain Business Model Competition Finalist Presentations and Judging will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will...
The thirteenth annual Mark Ain Business Model Competition Finalist Presentations and Judging will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will...
Just as important as your vision, your team sets the tone for the future of your idea. Tune into this webinar with Gemma Sole ’09 (Cofounder and COO, Nineteenth Amendment) to...
Listen up! Knowing your consumer or audience is key to your idea’s success. Hear from Mike Riedlinger ’83S (MBA) (Technology and Commercialization Program Manager, NextCorps), who will teach you effective conversation techniques...
Listen up! Customer discovery is fundamental at every stage of your venture or advancing your idea; knowing your consumer and/or audience is key to your success. Hear from Mike Riedlinger...
At the University of Rochester, we utilize the Business Model Canvas (a framework for new and developing ventures used to plan out the various aspects of an enterprise). Ed Bizari...
At the University of Rochester, we utilize the Business Model Canvas to plan out various aspects of an entrepreneurial venture. Edward Bizari (Lecturer, Simon Business School; Margiloff Family Entrepreneurial Fellow, Hobart...
Innovation is hard work and occasionally, things don’t go as planned. Jeannine Shao-Collins ’86 (Co-Founder and CEO, Girl Starter) will explain that failure does not mean the end of your idea; rather,...
Join staff from Dewey Hall for our 1st annual DeweyFest on Friday, August 30 from 12-2 p.m! Stop by Dewey to learn about all of the services and resources available to you in Dewey Hall...
Falling Walls gives individuals the chance to convince a jury that their idea has merit using only a three minute talk and three slides. Students, junior faculty, early career researchers...
What fun is an idea if you can’t share it with others? Pitching is an exciting and essential part of entrepreneurship and innovation—being able to communicate your concepts clearly and...
Participating teams in the UR I-Corps Site will learn about the Customer Discovery process – an integral element of the I-Corps program. The Kick-Off is a mandatory session for participating teams.
Participating teams in the UR I-Corps Site will learn about the Customer Discovery process – an integral element of the I-Corps program. Training Session A is a mandatory session for participating...
Have an idea to change the world? Consider applying to the Hult Prize, the world’s largest social entrepreneurship competition, with a $1 million grand prize. Join the student organizers at the...
Get inspired at the culminating event of our Career Conversations series. A panel of marketing and branding experts will explain the process and benefits of curating a public presence and...
Learn about the Master of Science program in Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM) at a general information session in the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship Conference Room, 1-211 Carol Simon Hall. TEAM...
