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The NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge (SVIC) invites students (as individuals or in teams of up to 5 members) from across the state to identify a pressing sustainability problem (as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals) at the state, national or global level, and develop innovative, sustainable, business-oriented ideas to solve them.
The deadline for final video and PDF submissions is Monday, November 14, 2022 at NOON EST. Keynote Address & Awards: December 1st, 2022.
More information about SVIC available HERE.
Register HERE today!
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$5,000 Maurice Prize for Innovation - Application Opens: September 1st
Take risks without fear of failure! This prize fosters innovation, creativity, originality, ingenuity, and resourcefulness in undergraduate UNH students.
Deadline: December 5 | Details available: MauricePrize.com
September 2022
HOCO, Squamscott Room. Every semester the ECenter starts off with the AMAZING Idea Creation Bootcamp! Why? Because understanding how to start the IDEATION process and successfully use that idea to move forward to solve problems is critical in the workplace. If there is ONE ECenter event to go to…this is it. An interactive, hands-on bootcamp. Have fun and get inspired by the creativity of your peers.
This is an event you do not want to miss!!
There will also be FREE FOOD and DOOR PRIZES so please come out and show your support for the ECenter.
VSC AWARDED FOR ONLY 1 OF THE 2 IDEA CREATION BOOTCAMPS. PICK ONE!
HOCO, Squamscott Room. Every semester the ECenter starts off with the AMAZING Idea Creation Bootcamp! Why? Because understanding how to start the IDEATION process and successfully use that idea to move forward to solve problems is critical in the workplace. If there is ONE ECenter event to go to…this is it. An interactive, hands-on bootcamp. Have fun and get inspired by the creativity of your peers.
This is an event you do not want to miss!!
There will also be FREE FOOD and DOOR PRIZES so please come out and show your support for the ECenter.
VSC AWARDED FOR ONLY 1 OF THE 2 IDEA CREATION BOOTCAMPS. PICK ONE!
October 2022
Nesmith Hall - Room 111. Make impact while gaining hands-on experience and sustainability career skills! In this hour-long info-session, you'll learn about these two programs where you can work with regional innovative companies to make tangible impact. B Impact Clinic students work on teams to assess a company’s social and environmental impact and learn about B Corps. Carbon Clinic students help complete carbon footprint analyses for leading regional organizations. Choose to do one or both! Each program meets weekly; earn 2 credits (Paul students: 1 BiP experience per program). Open to all majors.
More details B Impact Clinic available HERE.
More details Carbon Clinic available HERE.
HOCO, Squamscott Room. An exciting 72-hour experiential program introducing entrepreneurship methods in an inclusive and immersive hands-on environment.
More details to come!
At the ECenter. Join us for an exciting panel discussion with three successful entrepreneurs and franchise owners.
More details to come!
At the ECenter. UNH’s own Shark Tank, Wildcat Tank, is right around the corner and submissions are open! Wildcat Tank is a competition run by the Entrepreneurship Club, put together for students to pitch their business ideas to a group of judges, made up of Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs.
Wildcat Tank is a great opportunity to prep for the SVIC, Maurice Prize and Holloway competitions. We welcome all to attend and support the awesome business ideas UNH students are working on!
More details coming soon!
November 2022
At the ECenter. Make an impact by helping to solve real-world problems! Help the Seacoast Science Center as the nonprofit organization looks to solve several of their top problems in marketing, engagement, data, and community.
More details coming soon!
Spronsored by the WP Carey Foundation.
MUB, Strafford Room. Pitching is a fundamental skill in business. Communicating and persuading others is one of the most important functions of any person.
Whether you are pitching yourself for an internship or interview, an entrepreneur searching for funding or a corporate executive on the sales floor or the c-suite.
Learn the basic skills of pitching with Alita Guillen, communications coach to Fortune 500 CEOs, professional athletes and global entertainers. An Emmy award winning journalist and communication expert, Alita will share core skills and prepare tools necessary to craft and prepare to sell your message in the most important moments. In this Boot Camp, you will participate in a hands-on workshop to prepare, refine, and deliver your pitch. Learn how to tell your story and sell yourself and your ideas with polish and personal style.
About the Speaker:
Alita Haytayan Guillen
Journalist, Host, Communications Advisor,Coach/Entrepreneur
Alita is an Emmy Award winning journalist, podcast host and one of the top communications advisors in the U.S.She works with C-suite executives at Fortune 100 companies, professional athletes, authors, entrepreneurs and top global talent to maximize their communication performance on any platform and in any setting. Alita is also the host of the podcast 10 Seconds To AIr. Thought provoking interview show featuring guest who share inspiring stories about what it takes to perform in their field.Alita developed her proprietary Complete Communication Coaching System to train clients in mastering their personal, authentic, and effective communication style critical to elevating their professional performance.Alita is also an entrepreneur, having founded and launched a number of successful businesses and holds a patent for product design. Alita spent her television career in the spotlight and under constant deadline pressure covering national and international issues. She has covered the Supreme Court, NASA, the Super Bowl, the World Series, and has conducted one-on-one interviews with U.S. presidents. On-camera, she is known for her poise, storytelling and live television skills. Alita earned a Master in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Miami, and a B. A. at the University of New Hampshire, where she led the NCAA D1 Women’s Lacrosse team to the Final Four championship, earning All-American honors. Alita has lived and worked in Boston, Chicago, Miami and currently resides in Los Angeles
Entrepreneurship Club's (EClub) annual Entrepreneurship Game of Life is taking place on November 21, 2022. EClub is very excited for the event as it will put students through real life scenarios that everyday entrepreneurs have to go through. Students will have to make decisions, and these decisions will either lead them to success or failure. Think you can make the right choices?
Come get some free food and see whether you’ll come out of top, you may even win a prize!
December 2022
The NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge (SVIC) invites students (as individuals or in teams of up to 5 members) from across the state to identify a pressing sustainability problem (as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals) at the state, national or global level, and develop innovative, sustainable, business-oriented ideas to solve them.
The deadline for final video and PDF submissions is Monday, November 14, 2022 at NOON EST. Keynote Address & Awards: December 1st, 2022.
More information about SVIC available HERE.
The NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge (SVIC) invites students (as individuals or in teams of up to 5 members) from across the state to identify a pressing sustainability problem (as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals) at the state, national or global level, and develop innovative, sustainable, business-oriented ideas to solve them.
The deadline for final video and PDF submissions is Monday, November 14, 2022 at NOON EST. Keynote Address & Awards: December 1st, 2022.
More information about SVIC available HERE.
Register HERE today!