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Element 46 May Events

Calling all Westchester entrepreneurs! The Element 46 Tech Accelerator will be hosting the following events this month. We hope you're able to join us!

Establishing a Thought Leadership Content Practice*

May 22, 2023 at 4 PM

*Open to all

This interactive workshop will be led by Zach Fragapane, Co-Founder of GrowthMatch, who will discuss the process of establishing a thought leadership content practice, including a set of mindset shifts, keystone habits and a step-by-step method for creating this content in an efficient way. This session will be held as a workshop. Participants will start working on a content matrix that results in endless prompts for creating content ideas.

Funded Founders Event

May 30, 2023 at 5 PM

Calling all Westchester-based founders! Spend a few hours meeting other successful founders and let's see what serendipitous connections will result! Share your story and let us know how the Element 46 community can support you.

WCBA Alum Awarded $10,000 in

StartUp Columbia Challenge

Ophy Care, an alum of the 2022 cohort of the Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator, was recently awarded $10,000 from Columbia University's StartUp Columbia Challenge.

The StartUp Columbia Challenge is a venture competition for Columbia University students and recent alumni sponsored by Columbia Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design. More than 60 teams participate in the competition, out of which only three made it to the final round after 5 rounds of pitching to various judges. Winning the StartUp Columbia Challenge means Ophy Care has now secured more than $75k in non-dilutive funding from Columbia University.

OI! Launching Next Program in June 2023

For people who wish to take control of their lives and start their first business, but they need an idea first: The newest OI! Program teaches participants to become skilled in an approach to find opportunities, generate ideas, and evaluate them! Participants will graduate this 3-week program with dozens of new business ideas, prioritized and possibly an idea they want to pursue further. The rest is up to them! Classes take place Wednesdays via Zoom 6 PM - 9 PM on June 7, 14, and 21.

Visit https://ossininginnovates.com/idea-bootcamp to learn more and apply.

Financial Wellness for Small Business

10 Week Program

SBDC Entrepreneurship Webinars

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