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September 2021
Launch Tennessee Festival 3686: Student Pitch Competition 2021
Ready to share your innovation, invention, or new business with the world? Apply this Summer to join Launch Tennessee in September at the ninth-annual 3686 Festival! 3686: Student Pitch Competition is a launching point for student entrepreneurs — providing access to funding, marketing support, networking, and community and corporate resources. Student-founded companies like Mobius, Leaf, and ATS Innovations made lasting connections (and $$) at 3686. Join us this year and be part of the community! For more information about the…
Find out more »Launch Tennessee’s 3686 Festival
Tennessee is one of the few states with a statewide network of organizations collaborating directly with investors, entrepreneurs, and each other to enhance startup growth in 7 regions across the state. As part of Launch Tennessee’s mission to build Tennessee into the most startup friendly state in the nation, we host 3686 to serve as a meeting ground for best-in-class representatives of innovation, investment, and institutional businesses from Tennessee and across the country to create this community with us. …
Find out more »NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Music & Entertainment Edition
On Thursday, September 23rd, from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for Tennessee entrepreneurs in music and entertainment. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Crowd favorite (selected by audience) Apply here by…
Find out more »OVEC Fall Member Social
Owen's Venture & Entrepreneurship Club is kicking off the school year with their Fall Social on September 24th, hosted at Collective615. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow Owen students and find out more about OVEC's upcoming events and speakers!
Find out more »C4E Whiteboard & Wine
What: Brainstorm ideas for your next venture over a drink with fellow Vanderbilt students! When: Monday, September 28th | 6:00 PM Where: To be announced
Find out more »OVEC Closing Bell
OVEC is hosting a closing bell on Thursday, September 30th! Stop by for free drinks, snacks, networking, and a good time!
Find out more »October 2021
NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Data/Analytics/AI Edition
On Tuesday, October 19th from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for data, analytics and AI entrepreneurs in Tennessee. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Apply here by submitting a 1-minute video,…
Find out more »November 2021
C4E Whiteboard & Wine
What: Brainstorm ideas for your next venture over a drink with fellow Vanderbilt students! When: Wednesday, November 3rd | 6:00 PM Where: To be announced
Find out more »November Firestarter Pitches
A fixture of Owen programming for more than a decade, the Firestarter sessions provide a low-pressure environment where students can pitch their early-stage startup ideas. Students walk through their concept for five minutes, followed by another five minutes of Q&A. Judges from the Nashville entrepreneur community provide feedback. Each session, the judges select a winner, who receives a gift card of $500. However, the real value comes from getting feedback early in the startup process, before students have invested too…
Find out more »NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Consumer Goods Edition
On Thursday, November 18th, from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for Tennessee entrepreneurs in the consumer goods space. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Crowd favorite (selected by audience)…
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