VENTURE MEET-UP SUMMER 2010
Venture Meet-Up is a combination speaker series, skills building, and networking forum for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to learn more about business in a casual setting. The events are free of charge and open to any SFU student, any current post-secondary student, and recent SFU alumni.
Whether you’re looking to improve your current business skills, learn more about business, hear people’s business stories and experiences, form teams to create start-up businesses, or work on project ideas, Venture Meet-Up is for YOU!
The Summer 2010 Meet-up series features clients of SFU Venture Connection’s Venture Labs, an early-stage business incubator. These students and recent alumni have gone through hoops and bounds to get to where they are today with their business are offering their experience and wisdom as they understand what it’s like to run a business from a student’s perspective.
Venture Meet-Up is presented by SFU Venture Connection (http://www.sfu.ca/vc/students) and SIFE Simon Fraser.
LANDING YOUR FIRST CLIENT
Speakers: Christie Anderson and Diana Kidd of NuXD
http://nuxdgroup.com
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 5:00PM - 7:00PM
SFU Burnaby - Middle of the Academic Quadrangle OR MBC 2290 (Bad Weather)
Bring Your Own Blanket & Picnic. Drinks provided!
SOLIDIFYING CREATIVE IDEAS INTO A BUSINESS
Speaker: Gordon Manson of MAPT Media
http://maptmedia.com
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 5:00PM - 7:00PM
SFU Surrey - 2nd Floor Mezzanine
Refreshments provided!
SETTING UP YOUR BUSINESS AND A BRIEF LOOK AT BUSINESS MODELS
Speaker: TBA
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 5:00PM - 7:00PM
SFU Burnaby - Middle of the Academic Quadrangle OR MBC 2290 (Bad Weather)
Bring Your Own Blanket &a Picnic. Drinks provided!