Speaker Series
The Faber Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a speaker series of successful entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders from the midlands.
Details
The speaker series is hosted as a live event on the Moore School Rooftop Pavilion (Room 511) on Wednesday evenings at 5:30 p.m.
- August 27: Sam Herskovitz, Executive Director, Boyd Innovation Center
- October 1: Laura Boccanfuso, founder of Van Robotics
- October 8: Elena Arecco-Bridgmon, MIBS alum and co-founder of LUMO
- November 19: Global Entrepreneurship Week Speaker TBA
Register to attend.
Carolina Ventures
We are working with local businesswoman Lasenta Lewis-Ellis to organize a NEW program which we believe to be a first-of-its kind effort. The program aims to help students with side hustle businesses grow and legitimize their efforts. The goal is to make these businesses sale-worthy at the end of the three-year program.
Details
- Interest Meeting: Sept. 4 | 4-6 p.m. | Moore School room 487
- Application Deadline: Sept. 30
- Kick Off/Last Chance Meeting for Participants: Sept. 29 | 4-6 p.m. | Moore School room 510
Other Events
Gridlock: A Grid Resilience Hackathon
Oct. 23-24 | 5 p.m. | Boyd Innovation Center
Co-sponsored by the South Carolina Research Authority
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The Faber Entrepreneurship Center is piloting a new student and community engagement event. Modeled after “hackathons” in the start-up world, this 24-hour workshop will present business challenges in the energy sector to students and give them a day to solve them!
Opportunity Workshop
“How To Build a (Scary Good) Brand”
Oct. 31 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Sonoco Pavilion, Moore School
Register to participate.