What's Happening At Derby Entrepreneurship Center - November 2024
Ideas Competition - Live Finals this Friday, Nov 8, 2:00pm-5:00pm in the JCC!
Support our jumbo entrepreneurs as they pitch their new ventures! Launched in 2014, the Ideas Competition is a pitch contest for entrepreneurial Tufts students to choose a problem worth solving, come up with a great solution, and deliver a short venture pitch for a chance to interact with the audience, get feedback from judges, and win a cash prize. Refreshments to follow after the event. Watch the pitches in person or over zoom!
Apply to Montle Prize - applications accepted through Nov 17
The Paul & Elizabeth Montle Prize is intended for undergraduate students with an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset, acquired through entrepreneurship courses, co-curricular events, competitions, and/or from experience working either individually or in a team on a new venture. Winners are eligible to receive cash prizes of up to $15,000.
Entrepreneurial Speaker Series: Fireside Chat with Eunice Chapon, Nov 7, 3:00pm-4:15pm
Our November Entrepreneurial Speaker Series kicks of with a fireside chat with Eunice Chapon, Impact Investor, Screenwriter, Filmaker and Tufts alumni!
Entrepreneurial Speaker Series: Hardware Startup Panel - Nov 13 6:00pm-7:15pm
Come hear the founding stories of Macauley Kenney, MIT Entrepreneur-in-Residence, expert maker and serial social entrepreneur, and Max Makeev, Cofounder of Gopher Motion and OwlLabs, as they recount what it takes to build a startup around hardware products that cost more and take longer to build than most software products.
Entrepreneurial Celebrity Series: Starting Small and Making It Big: The Cummings Way - Nov 18, 3:00pm-4:15pm
Join us at Tufts University for a fireside chat and book signing event with successful real estate entrepreneur and renowned philanthropist Bill Cummings, A58, H06, J97P, M97P, moderated by Professor Usha Pasi, who teaches Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Impact. Refreshments and book signing for the 7th Edition of Bill’s book, “Starting Small And Making It Big”, will follow after the fireside chat.
Alumni Panel: Tufts Alumni Shaping Success in the Professional World! Cabot ASEAN Auditorium - Nov 13, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Moderated by DEC Professor and CEO of Derby Management, Jack Derby, this Fall Speaker Series highlights the impact of Tufts Alumni as they are shaping success in the professional world. No registration required.
Tufts Entrepreneurial Network Holiday Party at Lamplighter Brewing - Dec 5, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Join us for an evening of mixing, mingling, and networking. Spread some holiday cheer with fellow alumni interested in entrepreneurship, startups, venture capital, social impact, innovation, and technology over food and drinks. Learn about what is happening at the Derby Entrerpreneurship Center.
December 3 is #TuftsGivingTuesday (TGT for short). Bookmark our TGT page and visit it after December 1 for more information. Please be patient with our outreach - and please make a gift when the time comes! Every gift counts. Thank you for your support!
Upcoming Events and opportunities at a Glance
Apply to Compete in Rice Business Plan - deadline Jan 17
This competition showcases the best university startups from across the U.S. and around the world, while providing student entrepreneurs the unparalleled experience of pitching their startups to investors and learning what it takes to build and launch a successful business.
The Community Table is designed to facilitate collaborative problem-solving, idea generation and knowledge sharing in an informal setting that you can join from wherever you are.
Nestlé Health Science and the Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute at the Friedman School at Tufts are launching the 2nd annual Innovation Challenge to provide strategy guidance, technical support, and mentorship to an emerging startup.
This initiative is aimed at reducing polarization through business. Undergraduates present entrepreneurial ideas with mission of using business as a force for good.
