On November 13, 2020, Gabriel Mirelez ’23 competed in the Connecticut Collegiate Business Plan Competition, an annual competition organized by the Entrepreneurship Foundation. The Entrepreneurship Foundation is a 501c3 which exists “to provide effective resources for Educators and Entrepreneurs.” The competition offered $30,000 in startup grants and $5,000 in startup services to the eight student venture…
Kehan Zhou and Julian Compagni Portis were selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship to attend Startup Weekend New Haven in November. You can read their story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our grant programs. ************************** Startup Weekend New Haven was a really great opportunity for my business partner,…
An exciting opportunity from Wishing Wells co-founder Brent Packer ’15: Wishing Wells is a budding environmental start-up born from a Wesleyan design competition. We’re expanding quickly & are looking for ambitious students to join our team. Plastic waste is a serious issue. There is currently 100 million tons of plastic disintegrating in our oceans causing tremendous harm to marine…
PCSE Peer Advisor Mika Reyes ’17 was one of several Wesleyan students who attended Startup Weekend Hartford: Education last month. She shared her reflections on Huffington Post’s “The Blog.” It is re-posted below, and you can read the original here. “The Double Edged Sword of Start-Up Weekends” by Mika Reyes ’17 After recently joining my first Start-Up…
Back in the fall, we told you about this great resource for startups and promised we’d tell you when summer applications were open. Well, Jake Eichengreen ’13 just sent us the details, and we’re pleased to pass them along. Jake has his eyes out for Wes-connected applications, so spread the word to fellow students and alumni!…
ALUMNI STARTUP SHOWCASE Sunday, May 4 4:00p-6:00p Olson Commons Facebook Event RSVP Here Hear from a group of extraordinary Wes grads who founded or run their own ventures. This Startup Showcase will include stories about startup life, an incredible opportunity to mingle with inspiring young entrepreneurs, refreshing conversation, and hearty snacks. FEATURING: ART FELTMAN ‘…
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The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE) is pleased to announce the first Digital Wesleyan Startup 101 workshop series, a free six-session course held on campus Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting February 15. The curriculum includes: Introduction to computer science and application design: It’s not actually that hard to build an app. We’ll show you…
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, the Wesleyan Career Center, and Texts.com invite you LUNCH WITH REDDIT CO-FOUNDER ALEXIS OHANIAN: HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD SUCK LESS Thursday, December 5 12-1 p.m. Olson Commons or Beckham Hall (TBD) Join us for pizza, a talk, and a book-signing by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, a serial entrepreneur who is “making the world…
