Upcoming Events

Calendar of Events 2013-2014

September

NU Kickoff Party- September 14th
NU Entrepreneur Society- Kickoff Meeting (system wide)
NU Venture Hatchery Open House (MI) / How to Form a Small Business from A to Z (Professor Gustincic) –NU Venture Hatchery
NU Stock Investment Competition Kickoff
Blue Water Angels Pitch Night & Networking Exchange with Northwood (MI)
Art & Sole- Sculpture Dedication- September 26th (@ new entrance)
Start Garden Update- September 26th
ABDCCE Board of Advisors Meeting- September 27th
- Entrepreneurship_ETR faculty MI/FL/TX ETR network, student business owners, competition winners

October

DeVos Scholar Kick-off- October 3rd- 4:00pm-6:00pm
- In the NU Venture Hatchery
Build the Business Round 1
Family Firm Institute – Annual Conference- October 16- October 19th
Blue Water Angels Pitch Night & Networking Exchange with Northwood (MI)
Incuba8 Concept Crafting Workshop for NU Students
Finance Guest Speaker Event
Northwood University Family Enterprise Summit (system-wide)
Start Garden Update- October 31st
Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers – Annual Conference- October 24th- October 26th
Entrepreneurship Academy Kickoff- Chamber of Commerce

November

Global Entrepreneurship Week at Northwood University:
- FLORIDA:
  - Nov. 15-17- Northwood University is a Key sponsor of the first West Palm Beach Startup Weekend (Kauffman Foundation sanctioned process for entrepreneurial startups)- Northwood's FL campus will be providing coaches, judges, 4 student participants for an event that h as been publicized by the WPB Downtown Development Association as the "beginning" of the new entrepreneurial eco-system of the region. A community business incubator is planned for Clematis St. Later in 2014
  - Nov 19th- Guest Entrepreneur Day & System wide ETR Forum (Kristy First)
  - Nov 21st- GEW Roundtable is planned (Freddie Laker- Laker Travel)
- MICHIGAN:
  - Nov 19th- Guest Entrepreneur Day & System wide ETR Forum (Maisha Davis) &- survey of best practice, invite campus presidents, advancement, ETRs in Resident & alumni ETR guests
  - Nov 20th - Student Startup Pitch Competition ($5000 cash awards- a gift from Patricia Bauervic Leonard
  - Family Enterprise Forum (guest speakers being worked on by Tim Nash)
- TEXAS:
  - Nov 19th- Guest Entrepreneur Day & System wide ETR Forum (Barefoot Wine entrepreneur who sold company to Gallo for $34M) New Entrepreneur in Residence announced for the TX Campus, Bob Hopkins-
Entrepreneurial Roundtable – Distinguished Women (TX)
Blue Water Angels Pitch Night & Networking Exchange with Northwood (MI)
Build the Business Competition Round 2
Stock Investment Competition Awards night (end of month)
Start Garden Update- November 28th

December

ABDCCE Board of Advisors Meeting- December 6th
Blue Water Angels Pitch Night & Networking Exchange with Northwood (MI)
Start Garden Update- December 26th

January

Outstanding Business Leader Entrepreneurial Roundtable (FL)
Blue Water Angels Pitch Night & Networking Exchange with Northwood (MI)
Start Garden Update- January 30th
Bob James- Jazz Pianist (David Sanborn)/ Japan video

February

ABDCCE Advisory Board Meeting – February 22nd -Sloan Board Room (2^nd floor) 11:30-1:00pm
Build the Business Competition Final Round – Winner announced
Blue Water Angels Pitch Night & Networking Exchange with Northwood (MI)
Start Garden Update- February 27th

March

Spring Pitch Competition (FL) - $500 award – ETR Society & ABDCCE Sponsored
Spring Pitch Competition (MI) - $500 award - ETR Society & ABDCCE Sponsored
Spring Pitch Competition (TX) - $500 award - ETR Society & ABDCCE Sponsored
Blue Water Angels Pitch Night & Networking Exchange with Northwood (MI)
Mock Investment Club (FL) - $250 award
Start Garden Update- March 27th
Sloane Family Business Competition (FL)

April

Style Show Design Competition – April 4th, 2014 (MI) $250 award for best design
Sustainability Award - $250 for best student sustainable idea (MI)
DeVos Scholar Service Project with Junior Achievement – throughout the month
Start Garden Update- April 24th

June

LAB Summer Camp