Drexel Startup Day!
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Join us November 11th for Drexel's premier entrepreneurship event, Startup Day! This year's event will include pitch competitions, the entrepreneur's showcase, networking, great speeches, and our annual Baiada Institute of Entrepreneurship Incubator Competition.

Free food, prizes, and an opportunity to network with your fellow Drexel entrepreneurs, join us for all or just part of the day! Every student also has the opportunity to compete for $500 in our Fast Pitch Competition. Indicate that you plan to pitch on the registration form and be ready to deliver your 60 second verbal idea pitch.
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Entrepreneurship Co-op
The Charles D. Close School recognizes that many undergraduates have already started their own companies. To encourage this entrepreneurial spirit within our student body, the Close School, in collaboration with the Steinbright Career Development Center, offers all Drexel undergraduate students the chance to use your own company as your co-op experience. Students who qualify for this opportunity will receive $15,000 in funding for their ventures.

Deadline:  The application deadline for the 2015-16 Spring/Summer cycle is Friday, December 11, 2015.
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Maguire Empowerment Program Signup!
The Maguire Empowerment Program for Women Leaders is centered on three core values: enabling young women to become entrepreneurs, developing an innovative approach to life, career, and profession, and fostering that approach as one rooted in self-confidence and resilience. The program focuses on the core foundation of the Close School: that we develop the entrepreneur (the "person") as well as teach entrepreneurship (the "process").

The Maguire Empowerment Program is open to junior and senior women across the University (with the exception of Close School students). Ten female students will be chosen by application only. The application is available online and the deadline is Monday, November 23rd!
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Welcome Dr. Subhan!
An introduction to Charles D. Close School's new professor!

Biotech venture capitalist, pharmaceutical executive, entrepreneur, innovator, and now Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship professor...

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Learn some tricks to get more treats!

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Maze to Success Infographic

Follow our infographic advising how to stay on track at the Charles D. Close School to ensure that you don't lose your way on the path to success!
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How Businesses Die Infographic

80% of businesses die. Follow our infographic to learn from others' mistakes and avoid digging your own grave.

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Drexel Startup Day
November 11, 2015
The theme of this year's event is "Doing Difficult Things" and the keynote presentation will be from John Moore, President of Investors' Circle Philadelphia.  Investors' Circle Philadelphia provides capital and strategic counsel to early-stage companies that are focused on solving meaningful social or environmental challenges.
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AWE Gala and Iris Newmen Award Presentation
November 16th, 2015
AWE has presented the Iris Newman Award annually to a woman who exhibits a trailblazing spirit, inspiring leadership and stalwart support for women in the entrepreneurial community.

This year, AWE recognizes our very own Founding Dean and Silverman Family Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership at Drexel University, Donna De Carolis. Donna has been an exceptional role model to young women during her mission to empower all university students with the belief that they can be entrepreneurs.

Come out to the Gala and see our very own Founding Dean receive this prestigious award!
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Take a selfie while you're working on your startup or on campus at the Charles D. Close School, and post the picture with the hashtag #StarterSelfie.
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Have something interesting to say? Chime in on the Starter's conversation using #WeAreStarters! It can be about a local startup, or a recent development in your company. Whatever you want our starter community to know, post with this hashtag and get involved!

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