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Sep 10 2024

How to Recognize and Evaluate Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Tuesday, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Innovation Center
Sep 24 2024

Customer Discovery 101

Tuesday, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Innovation Center
Oct 8 2024

Demo Day Prep and Coaching

Tuesday, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Innovation Center
Oct 8 2024
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UIC I-Corps Local Course

10/8/24, 5:30 pm–12/3/24, 7:30 pm
Oct 15 2024

Finding and Working with Mentors

Tuesday, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Innovation Center
Oct 22 2024

Crafting Your Elevator Pitch

Tuesday, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Innovation Center
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Student Work Collage
Interim vice chancellor named for innovation and strategic partnerships
Monday, August 5, 2024
Thomas J. Royston has accepted the role of interim vice chancellor for innovation and strategic partnerships, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Royston is currently professor and head of the Richard and Loan Hill Depar
Blaze Venture Challenge Participants
UIC students compete in second annual Blaze Venture Challenge
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Comcast supported the Blaze Venture Challenge to invest in digital equity and community impact. Kristin Roadman and Elaine Harvey from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation supported the entrepreneurial programming.
NSF I-Corps
UIC Innovation launches Lean Launch I-Corps programming
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Starting in March, the Lean Launch program will give participants an introduction to the NSF I-Corps Lean Launchpad methodology and familiarize them with the Business Model Canvas and customer discovery.
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Health Innovation
Leveraging Health Innovation and Technology to Advance Health Equity
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Health innovation and technology hold transformative power for advancing health equity and improving population health in today’s interconnected world.
Mentorship
Using mentors as a student entrepreneur
Monday, January 29, 2024
For UIC students, entrepreneurial resources are available in the form of workshops, programming, events, webinars and event monetary support. But what about mentorship? Mentors are seasoned professionals who can serve as invaluable guides.
Market fit: Why it matters
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Simply put, market fit is the transformation of ideas into gold. It's the sweet spot where innovation meets demand, and success becomes inevitable. The symphony awaits, and you hold the conductor's baton.
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