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Join Us for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Week 2024!

Every April, the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation celebrates E&I Week! This year, from April 1st – April 5th, we invite you to join us to recognize and honor the Spartan makers, innovators, and doers in our entrepreneurship ecosystem.

April 1, 2024

E-SIP AT THE ROCK

On Monday, April 1, 2024, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, join the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation to kick of the sixth annual Entrepreneurship & Innovation Week for free coffee from Foster Coffee and donuts from Groovy Donuts during ESIP at the College of Law - East Lawn, across from the Broad College Complex (BCC).

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LUNCH & LEARN: ETHICS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Join the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the Center for Ethical and Socially Responsible Leadership (CESRL) for a Lunch & Learn event with Molly Reeser, Founder & Executive Director at Camp Casey on Mon., April 1, 2024, at 11:30 AM in the Edward J. Minskoff Pavilion (651 N. Shaw Ln., M019, East Lansing, MI 48824). Lunch will be provided.

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April 2, 2024

STUDENT VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

Join us Tuesday for the Student Venture Capital Fund, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Hosted by MSU Research Foundation, Red Cedar Ventures, Department of Finance and the Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance.

INNOVATION CELEBRATION

The Innovation Celebration at Michigan State University showcases innovative technologies and startups developed in campus labs, classrooms, and beyond. We honor MSU researchers and students who reported an invention, licensed technology, or were awarded patents during the academic year and recognize the winners of awards for innovation and achievement in technology transfer and sponsored research.

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April 3, 2024

LUNCH & LEARN

Join the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Michigan State University for an exclusive Lunch & Learn with Shubhi Rao, Founder & CEO of Upleyvl. Our event is on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. at the Hatch.

INNOVATE STATE: Leading Women in the Age of AI

Join us for Innovate State on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM in the Entrepreneurship Lab! The Innovate State Speaker Series brings both emerging and accomplished Spartans back to campus for a fireside chat-style interview. These are stories of success, stories of failures, and stories of uncommon will—and you do not want to miss them.

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April 4–5, 2024

BURGESS NEW VENTURE CHALLENGE 2024

Join us in-person for the sixth annual Burgess New Venture Challenge on Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center! The Burgess New Venture Challenge, hosted by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Michigan State University, is the premier pitch competition for student venturers.

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BRADBURY APPLICATIONS OPEN

The Bradbury Scholarship for Student Entrepreneurship supports ambitious and exemplary students from various academic colleges and areas of study and helps students in the early stages of creating a venture, including student founders in the arts, humanities and social sciences.