Over the past several weeks, teams of high school students have been developing ventures that solve problems in their local communities. These 24 incredible students represent seven high schools in the greater Providence area, and they have all successfully completed the YEP! (Young Entrepreneurs of Providence) Program led by Brown University student mentors. These teams […]
Can you think of any food myths that you often come across? What is sustainable food? How can we lead more sustainable lives? Come have dinner and join in on a conversation on sustainability with Brown's Sustainable Food Initiative and entrepreneur Kimberly Anderson. Register
Are you in your 6th semester at Brown (a 2023.5er)? Do you want to declare an undergraduate certificate in Entrepreneurship? Dec 12, 2022, at 5:00 pm is the deadline to declare your certificate in ASK. Have questions? Contact Sheila_Haggerty@brown.edu or Jonas_Clark@brown.edu.
The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship invites you to join us for our Founder Friday series, featuring Brown alum Alex Zhuk '21, Co-Founder of Perennial. Alex will discuss his journey at Brown University and how he went from a student to a co-founder of a company that was listed as one of Time Magazine's 2022 Best Inventions. You […]
Join us for a book talk as Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Founder and Director of the Venture Capital Inclusion Lab, speaks virtually with author Julia Boorstin about her new book, When Women Lead. Free copies of When Women Lead will be available for those who attend the in person live stream. Julia Boorstin was thirteen when […]
In recent times, the venture capital industry has come under scrutiny for allowing the rise of questionable firms characterized by poor corporate governance including ineffective boards, poor oversight, weak controls, and conflicts of interest. At the same time, an increasing number of investors are engaging in responsible governance practices aimed at strengthening the bottom line […]
This brown bag lunch series will feature conversations on diverse topics in entrepreneurship by faculty and students. It'll be a forum to showcase emerging research, published work, and policy conversations related to entrepreneurship. The Customer Cancellation Gap: The Drivers of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in On-Demand Work Research has only recently highlighted the role of precarity as […]
Larry Rand '64 will share his journey as an entrepreneur, including failing to scale his venture and a deeper dive into why a world-class business with an esoteric brand that invented investor relations, crisis communications and, merger and acquisition communications failed to scale to a larger audience. Larry received his MA and Ph.D. from New […]
The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Slater Technology Fund invite you to a sushi networking event featuring elevator pitches from the 2023 Nelson Center B-Lab cohort. B-Lab is the Nelson Center's eight-week accelerator program. It is a fun-and-fish-filled event with a mix of entrepreneurs, technologists, and investors. You’ll have an opportunity to meet with […]
Interested in learning about the entrepreneurship ecosystem at Brown? Compete in the second entrepreneurship-themed campus-wide scavenger hunt from Monday, September 11-15th. Go to this Google Form to complete the campus-wide scavenger hunt at your own pace. The Scavenger Hunt culminates with lunch and a raffle for prizes on Friday, Sept 15 in the Liz Lange […]