Come talk trash with Brown EP as we invite some of the most interesting startups in the garbage business to discuss their entrepreneurial experiences. Learn how these companies take our waste and turn it into something good. Our panelists will share their experiences as sustainable entrepreneurs and discuss the ongoing waste crisis of today.  Join […]

Join us for our Founder Friday's series featuring Charlie Kroll '01, who started his entrepreneurial journey right in his dorm room at Brown University. After graduating in 2001 with a concentration in Economics, and with the help of mentors like Barrett Hazeltine and Stephen Siegel ScM '83, PhD '85, Charlie started Andera, a venture-backed tech […]

Join current VFA Fellows to learn about working at a startup and life as a VFA Fellow! Panelists will provide an overview of the fellowship, their personal experiences, and answer questions. REGISTER HERE. Venture for America is a two-year fellowship program for recent college graduates interested in entrepreneurship and working in a fast-paced, innovative startup […]

Join the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Lady Project for a panel and discussion featuring women of color who are shifting, innovating, and positively disrupting the dynamics of entrepreneurship, leadership, and politics in Providence, RI. Nearly 8 out of every 10 new women-owned firms launched over the past nine years have been […]

Join the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Innovation Providence and our Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship for a discussion on how entrepreneurs and forward thinkers are leading the way to a new Rhode Island. Moderated by Inc. contributor and Shorty Award Winner Jeff Barrett, the conversation will feature entrepreneurs and educators who contribute to the thriving business ecosystem […]

What if you applied a 2500-year-old philosophy of Aristotle’s Classic Virtues to 21st Century business and entrepreneurship? You’re at a Liberal Arts school - you should! What does courage mean in running a business? How do you know when to go for it or pivot or stop? Can you really love your customers? What would […]

Meet Megan Golden '87, co-founder of Mission: Cure, which uses outcome-based financing and impact investing to demonstrate a new model for curing disease, beginning with chronic pancreatitis, a devastating disease afflicting her younger brother, class of '90. Megan is a leader in innovative, outcome-based financing to solve social problems in the U.S. Until March 2017, […]