REGISTER HERE! Brown University’s Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab) is an intensive 8-week accelerator program that supports student entrepreneurs developing high-impact ventures. The B-Lab Venture Showcase presentations are a significant milestone for the students who spent their summer exploring, experimenting, and advancing their ventures. This is not your average pitch night! Join us for a celebratory evening to […]
Navigating Legal Startup Jargon with Kris Brown ‘89 Announcing The Startup Zoom Room with Kris Brown ’89! The Startup Zoom Room is a space for aspiring entrepreneurs to gather with a Brown alum on Zoom. Feel welcome to ask questions and be curious about venture capital, investing, emerging tech, (Kris' areas of expertise) and more! […]
Brown EP, in collaboration with the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, is hosting a Roundtable Discussion with Margaret Hartigan '97, the CEO and Founder of Marstone, Inc., on Wednesday, October 14th at 3:30 PM ET via Zoom. Apply here by Sunday, October 11th at 11:59 PM ET to join the conversation. About Margaret Hartigan: Inspired to […]
The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship invites you to join a discussion on how founders and industry leaders are combatting the climate crisis, what it looks like to live in a carbon-constrained world, and how every entrepreneur can take action to add layers of sustainability into their business. Featuring moderator Wendy Abrams ‘87, P’21, environmentalist, founder of Cool Globes and […]
Brown EP, in collaboration with the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, is hosting a Roundtable Discussion with Toby Howell '19, a writer for the Morning Brew, on Wednesday, November 4th at 3:00 PM ET via Zoom. Apply here by November 1st at 11:59 PM ET to join the conversation. Toby Howell graduated from Brown in 2019 where he […]
Working on an idea? Interested to learn more about how the Nelson Center helps students launch ventures? Join us to learn more about our 8-week summer accelerator Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab) and the $50k Brown Venture Prize (BVP), our two marquee venture support programs. You will meet the Nelson Center team, along with alumni of our […]
Join the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship for a panel discussion about how Brown alumni entrepreneurs have grown and adapted through times of uncertainty in their startups and careers. The panel will feature Ben Chesler ‘15, co-founder of Imperfect Foods and Lisa Gelobter ‘91, founder & CEO of tEQuitable, moderated by Scott Norton ‘08, co-founder & […]
Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Research Event A Historical Perspective on Black & African American Capitalism, Economic Inequalities and the Complex Role of Franchises Speaker: Marcia Chatelain, PhD ‘08 Co-sponsored by the American Studies department at Brown REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND About the speaker: Marcia Chatelain is a Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown […]
Shila Nieves Burney, Founder and Managing Partner of Zane, announced the launch of its first Zane Access University program in partnership with the VC Inclusion Lab at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship (as covered in RI Inno). Zane Access University is an educational program for university entrepreneurs to help them build innovation-driven and impactful ventures. […]
Join us for a panel discussion with trailblazers who have transformed the fields of tech, journalism, and social entrepreneurship. Speakers include Amit Paley, CEO of The Trevor Project; Kara Swisher, co-founder of Recode, contributing writer at the NYT; Peter Arvai, founder and CEO of Prezi; and Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director of the NCLR. Register here […]