ABOUT 2DAY VENTURE

2DAY VENTURE (2DV) is a hands-on learning experience designed exclusively for Spartans at Michigan State University, regardless of their home college, major, or background. Each event offers unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources & the freedom to explore turning a project or idea into reality—all packed into 36 hours. 

You don't have to have a venture idea or project to participate in 2DV! However, there will be an opportunity before the event for you to choose which venture idea or project you like the most & can join their team. 2DV is designed for Spartans to create & build a new venture with a team, not by themselves.

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR EXPERIENCE?

🚀 Access to individual team workspace in the Edward J. Minskoff Pavilion, the Entrepreneurship Lab and the MSU Hatch.

🍩 Meals are catered by locally-owned restaurants and businesses in East Lansing & the Great Lansing region.

📚 Exclusive access to unbeatable entrepreneurial education resources, perks, and prizes is provided only to students at Michigan State University.

🛠 The ability to learn the basics of founding startups & launching successful ventures through idea and project development in a safe, judgement-free and inclusive environment.

💚 Unlimited lifetime access to a large ecosystem and community of Spartan innovators and entrepreneurs across the globe.

ELIGIBILITY & RULES

• Participants must be currently enrolled students at Michigan State University, with at least 50% of the idea / project owned by such currently enrolled students (undergraduate or graduate) in good academic standing.

• If the idea / project placed first, second or third place at a prior 2DAY VENTURE, you are not eligible to compete in this 2DAY VENTURE. 

• If selected to receive a financial award, teams understand that they must enroll in the Burgess Institute's Discovery Program to receive their award.

• If eligible to compete, participants understand the following:

• Teams must respond by the required reply-by date and understand that they may be placed onto a team they voted on in the week before the event. 

• Participants must attend all in-person activities, including but not limited to breakout sessions, assigned mentor meetings and final pitches during 2DAY VENTURE.

• In addition to attending all in-person activities with their team, participants must actively participate, collaborate and communicate with their team for the entire event to receive a refund for their registration fee, credit for their high-impact experience in the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation and, if selected, their financial award.

• Teams acknowledge that their images may be used in, but are not limited to, marketing materials and social media campaigns. 

• Teams understand that pitches are live and open to the public.