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The Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ILE) is an Interdisciplinary Institute that Encourages Values-based Leadership and Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship.

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The Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ILE) is an Interdisciplinary Institute that Encourages Values-based Leadership and Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship.

Impact Speaker Series

We host a weekly series featuring leaders from the corporate and social sectors.

Study Abroad

ILE faculty lead a summer semester in Eastern Europe.

Ideas 2 Serve

Ideas 2 Serve is a competition promoting an in-depth understanding of social issues and community-based solutions.

Excel Program

The Excel Program offered by the Scheller College of Business is a four-year college program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It was founded and incubated within the ILE.

Leadership Minor

The ILE administers a Leadership Minor and participates in other certificate programs.

Cowan-Turner

The Cowan-Turner programs aim to develop a culture of servant leadership.

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Thanks for checking out the Guide to the Ecosystem. Use this to navigate available resources offered by local organizations to entrepreneurs and startups in our ecosystem. As new resources are always emerging, we will be focused on keeping this updated throughout the year.

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Although Atlanta's startup ecosystem has seen consistent growth since the mid-aughts, the venture ecosystem is still striving to match the growth with local checks. According to BIP Capital's most recent The State of Startups in the Southeast report, based on the relative stability of pre-money valuations over the last few years, Atlanta's venture ecosystem has reached 'maturity.' And though the report also states that there is more local capital flowing, there have been no new funds closed by first-time fund managers in the past two years.

The introduction of corporate venture money is another area that is increasing with the entrants of funds such as Engage, which counts 11 corporations as its LPs. Other active corporate venture capital arms include companies such as: Aflac, Delta, and Stanley Black & Decker, as well as Cox Enterprises & Comcast NBC Universal backing local accelerator programs - Techstars Atlanta and The Farm ATL.

According to Crunchbase News, funding for Atlanta startups has reached $1.1B, which is already higher than the total of all of last year ($932.5M). Though the number of deals has stayed level over the past five years, the influx of invested capital can be attributed to the growing interest from firms in the traditional Innovation Hubs (SF, NYC, & Boston), which tend to value companies higher than Southeast firms and have more money to deploy.

Atlanta has a strong bent towards software, with most investment in the past decade being made into enterprise software and SaaS startups. With early successes like Pardot, ISS, and Pindrop Security, coupled with the growth of newer companies like Kabbage and SalesLoft, it's not surprising that investors lean toward what they've seen be successful.

Though Atlanta investors have begun to deploy more capital in the ecosystem, they are still notorious for being risk-averse. While several new funds are in the process of being raised, it's difficult to determine whether the actual number of firms is increasing.

11-11 Ventures - 11-11 ventures is an innovation driven venture capital firm investing in early stage technology companies with specific focus in blockchain.

Atlanta Ventures - Atlanta Ventures invests in technology companies that put culture first, provide a great service, and love what they do.

BIP Capital - BIP Capital is recognized as one of the most active venture investors in the Southeast, areas of focus include software, healthcare IT, digital media, franchise, and Ed tech.

BLH Ventures - Early stage investment firm focused on funding innovation.

Croft & Bender Capital - Croft & Bender is a provider of superior M&A, capital raising, and financial advisory services to middle market and emerging growth companies.

CTW Venture Partners - CTW Venture Partners is changing the world by investing in companies that are creating products that will change the way the world operates.

Forte Ventures - Forte Venture invest across a diversified set of industry sectors including: IT, mobility, digital media, fintech, and industrial technology.

Fulcrum Equity Partners - Fulcrum Equity Partners manages over $350 million and makes equity investments in rapidly growing business that are led by strong entrepreneurs and management teams.

Engage - Engage is an independent venture fund and platform, established and financed by some of the most influential corporations in the world.

Gray Ghost Ventures - GGV seeks to eliminate poverty and strengthen communities through catalytic, early-stage investments in the developing world.

GRA Venture Fund - The GRA Venture Fund, LLC is a private investment fund created to help finance promising companies emerging from Georgia's universities.

Kinetic Ventures - First institutional funding for entrepreneurs.

Leaders Fund - Helping entrepreneurs build storied SaaS companies.

Loeb ATL - Loeb.atl is a venture collective that pairs capital with the support of experts across a wide range of disciplines, building startups from seed to scale to exit.

Mosley Ventures - Venture capital fund investing in early stage technology startups in Atlanta and the Southeast.

Noro-Mosley Partners - NMP provides leading entrepreneurs with energy, connections and expertise to build world-class companies.

Peachtree Equity - Peachtree Equity provides subordinated debt and equity securities to middle market companies.

Stanley Ventures - Stanley Ventures is the strategic venture capital arm of Stanley Black & Decker.

Tech Operators - Early stage venture capital firm investing in emerging software companies with high growth potential.

Tech Square Ventures - Tech Square Ventures is a seed and early stage venture capital firm investing in high growth tech startups; specifically Cloud, IoT, or university spin outs leveraging the strengths of the Southeast and area research universities.

TechSquare Labs - TechSquare Labs is an incubator, seed fund, and corporate innovation space.

TTV Capital - TTV invests in fintech businesses that serve the widely varying needs of the financial services sector and the consumers of financial products

Valor Ventures - Valor Ventures is a partnership that invests in early stage software companies.

Top Individuals/Angels
Tom Noonan - Tom Noonan is a General Partner at TechOperators. Tom is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Internet Security Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSX), which was acquired in 2006 by IBM for $1.3B. Tom Noonan and Chris Klaus launched ISS in 1994 to commercialize and develop a premier network security management company.
More information on Atlanta Venture Firms & Angel Investors
By taking a look at recent funding rounds, startup showcases, and sifting through some of the top local to-watch lists, here's a list of promising startups to watch:

STORD- STORD operates a warehousing and distribution network through one cloud-based dashboard that gives brands true visibility and control of their inventory.

Groundfloor - Groundfloor is a crowdsourced real estate investing and lending platform that makes private capital markets open to all.

Goodr - Goodr is a sustainable food waste management company, leveraging technology to combat hunger.

Calendly - Calendly is a powerful yet simple automated scheduling tool that takes the work out of connecting with others so you can accomplish more.

LeaseQuery - LeaseQuery helps businesses understand the financial impact of their lease portfolio by providing journal entries, forecast reports, and account balances with a click of a button.

Roadie - Roadie is the first "on-the-way" delivery service that puts unused capacity in passenger vehicles to work by connecting senders with drivers who are already going that way.

Trust Stamp - Truststamp creates proprietary artificial intelligence solutions; researching and leveraging facial biometric science and wide-scale data mining to deliver insightful identity & trust predictions while identifying and defending against fraudulent identity attacks.

PadSplit - PadSplit partners with homeowners by providing approved residents, collecting payments and advertising vacant rooms.

Cypress -Cypress provides fast, easy and reliable end-to-end testing for anything that runs in a browser.

Greenlight - Greenlight makes a debit card for kids and a mobile app that empowers parents with convenient controls to safely manage family finances and create teachable moments around earning, spending, saving and giving.

SaaSOptics - SaaSOptics gives early-stage and growing SaaS and subscription businesses the ability to eliminate their dependency on spreadsheets and streamline your financial operations and reporting.

Gimme-Gimme helps convenience service and grocery delivery operators automate merchandising.

2ULaundry - 2ULaundry is the new way to do laundry and dry cleaning, delivered right to your door.

RoadSync - RoadSync is a cutting-edge, digital payment platform for the transportation industry.

List of startups that participated in Venture Atlanta 2019.

AscendATL - A technology startup and small business support ecosystem for minority-led companies throughout Metropolitan Atlanta led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. in partnership with Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center and TechSquare Labs.

Start: ME - Start Micro-Entrepreneur Accelerator Program is designed for the most promising micro-entreprenuers and businesses managing smaller teams.

Techstars Atlanta - Techstars Atlanta(in partnership w/Cox Enterprises) focuses on tech driving positive change in an interconnected world in industries like telecomms, mobility, transportation and finance.

The Farm ATL - The Farm (in Partnership w/Comcast NBCUniversal) offers a variety of programs to support and nurture selected startups and entrepreneurs, including a twice-a-year, three-month accelerator program, premium incubator office space, cutting edge hardware prototype lab and coworking.

Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) - ATDC is a technology business incubator for tech companies within Georgia.

Backed by ATL - Backed by ATL provides customized assistance to a select group of high potential companies to accelerate their growth and fuel economic impact across the metro Atlanta ecosystem.

Alkaloid Networks - 691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE suite c, Atlanta, GA 30312

Atlanta Tech Village-3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305

Flatiron City - 84 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30303

IgniteHQ - 57 Waddell St SE, Marietta, GA 30060

Industrious - Located in five locations in and around Atlanta, Industrious' refined co-working facility inspires community among thriving entrepreneurs. See all locations here.

Roam - Roam is the innovator's workplace, a meeting and gathering experience for the new workforce, located in four locations across metro Atlanta. See all locations here.

Russell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship- 504 Fair St SW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Saltbox- 1345 Seaboard Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

SharedSpace- SharedSpace is a coworking space designed for start-up companies, especially those in an early stage (1-15 companies). Locations in Dunwoody & Galleria.

WeWork - WeWork provides workspace, community, and services for a global network of creators. With five locations and counting across Atlanta.

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Hypepotamus - Hypepotamus covers the latest startup news, events, people, and companies throughout the Southeast's innovation ecosystem.

Atlanta Inno - Through a daily newsletter, daily editorial, monthly events, directories, data and more, Atlanta Inno is building a portal to and for ATL's burgeoning startup and tech communities.

Urban Geekz - UrbanGeekz is a groundbreaking videocentric African American, Latinx & multicultural digital news platform focused on technology, business, science, and startups .

Tech Talk Y'all - Tech Talk Y'all is a bi-weekly show with hosts Sanjay Parekh and Adam Walker. Sanjay and Adam dish about technology and often other seemingly random topics.

Tech Square ATL - Tech Square ATL tells the stories about the heart of the Atlanta tech scene. Breakthrough talent, breakthrough ideas, and breakthrough companies.

Atlanta Tech Blogs - Serving as the pulse for startup stories, Atlanta Tech Blogs is a publication that promotes all tech startup blogs in Atlanta.

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Venture Atlanta - The region's largest investor showcase connects entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bankers, and angel investors who can help raise capital needed to grown businesses.

ATDC Startup Showcase - The ATDC Startup Showcase gathers entrepreneurs, investors, and tech leaders to discover startups and showcase their technologies.

A3C Festival & Conference - A3C engages and inspires the artists, entrepreneurs and creatives that shape culture.

TEDxAtlanta - TEDxAtlanta is focused on creating experiences that spark deep discussion, connections, collaborations and that lasting impact.

Startup Chowdown - Notorious for its incredibly long lines and catered lunches, Startup Chowdown welcomes all entrepreneurs to network with one another and and become actively engaged within the startup community every Friday at Atlanta Tech Village.

TiECON - TiE Atlanta's annual conference that brings over 400 entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners for an all-day conference.

Special thanks to Holly Beilin and Monique Villa for all their help putting together this guide! about Atlanta's Coworking spaces.
For another comprehensive guide check out Startup Atlanta's 2019 Guide to the Ecosystem.

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GUEI (Georgia University Entrepreneurship Initiative) is a bi-annual event that brings together University faculty, administrators, and ecosystem leaders, for opportunities to network with peers, hear from guest speakers on the startup/entrepreneurial ecosystem in Georgia, and participate in discussions on best practices to engage university students and industry professionals in the field of entrepreneurship.
This initiative is a combined effort of Invest Atlanta, TIE Atlanta/TYE University, Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, Morehouse College, Emory University, the University of Georgia and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

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This is Georgia's technology incubator. Startups across Georgia can take advantage of all the programs offered. Students at major universities can participate in the EDUCATE program (grants access to classes and coaching) by getting a free code from their GUEI school representative.

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East West will provide office hours to ATDC members in the areas of design, manufacturing, electronics, and supply chain solutions. Speakers and experts will rotate month to month.

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You are invited to join us on Wednesday, March 11th at 7:00 pm for the 12th annual Georgia Tech InVenture Prize Competition! This event is free to attend and we would love to have you in the audience! In this competition, student innovators from Georgia Tech will battle it out Shark-Tank style!
Request your free tickets today by visiting https://inventureprize.gatech.edu/tickets!

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Nicknamed "American Idol for Nerds," the Emmy Award-winning InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech is an interdisciplinary innovation competition open to all undergraduate students and recent graduates of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Created in 2009 and organized by Georgia Tech faculty, the competition brings together student innovators from all academic backgrounds across campus in an effort to foster creativity, invention, and entrepreneurship. Partnered with Georgia Public Broadcasting, the InVenture Prize transforms an ordinary invention contest into an electrifying televised competition.

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The City of Atlanta's Official Economic Development Authority

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TYE University is the college-age sister program to TiE Atlanta Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) High School. Just like at TYE High School, TYE University is empowering our university students to become the next generation of entrepreneurs by educating, mentoring and inspiring university students to plan and take intelligent risks in starting a business.

In its sixth year, TYE University has mentored 60 teams and 200 students from 18 Georgia universities. Fifty coaches have participated in ongoing mentorship and funding introductions, and survey results reveal a more than 90 percent satisfaction rating for the program.

We're pleased to announce the 2018-19 TYE University is gearing up for the sixth annual program, open to all university students (or recent grads) throughout Georgia! Self-nominate now through Dec. 14 for the chance to win $20K and start-up services.

Key Deadlines - 2019 TYE University Competition

1. 2019 TYE University Nomination Form - Submissions must be received between 10/1/2018 and 12/14/2018. Please submit as early as feasible since you will have until mid-January 2019 to update and resubmit your nomination form.

2. - Due by 1/18/2019 (Nomination form must be completed.)

3. Qualifying Round - 2/23/2019 [Registration Open] [2019 TYE University Agenda for Qualifying Round]

4. Final Competition - 4/13/2019

NOTE - Information and submission of the Nomination Form must be received between 10/1/2018 and 12/14/2018. The second phase of the process, which is the Q7 Concept Form, is due 1/18/2019. Upon receipt, a confirmation email will be sent to both the Team Captain and Faculty Advisor.

TYE University Co-Chairs

Steve Cook, Fortune CMO / Mentor at Comcast - The Farm

Eric Ensor, Principal at Quiet Water Associates

Dr. Benn Konsynski, Goizueta Business School at Emory University / Digital Commerce Expert

Dr. Paul Lopez, founder, TYE University / 11 - 11 Ventures

Learn about TYE University

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Home | Innovation @ CAE | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA

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The Student Innovation program plans, manages and coordinates student innovation programs and competitions. Our focus is on growing the innovation ecosystem at Georgia Tech and connecting it to the wider startup community.

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Atlanta's Startup Hub | Atlanta Tech Village

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Our mission is to support entrepreneurs to achieve success through a community that promotes faster connections between talent, ideas and capital.

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2nd Annual The State of Start-ups℠ eBook is published in early October. You will be directed to last year's report after submitting your name and email address.

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This business model canvas lets you look at all nine building blocks of your company on one page. Alexander Osterwalder shows how it's done, using Nespresso as a case study.

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The Georgia Tech CREATE-X student summer startup program is now open for applications. Students from any university can participate; however, one member of the team has to be a GT undergraduate student. Apply for Startup Launch and receive a $4,000 grant and $30,000 in services to get your company off the ground.

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Georgia Tech's CREATE-X Startup Launch 2020 will be the seventh iteration of the program. The program has helped launch more than 100 companies founded by students like you.

Apply for Startup Launch and receive a $4,000 grant and $30,000 in services to get your company off the ground. Since the funding is given as a grant, you don't give up any equity in your startup. You will also receive:

Intense coaching from experienced entrepreneurs and business faculty

Mentorship from industry veterans

Pro-bono legal services from a full-service law-firm

Free accounting services from a CPA firm including tax planning and compliance

24/7 access to co-working office space

Access to hundreds of investors at Demo Day

An opportunity to receive additional funding ($20K-$100K) at the end of the program

If you are interested in launching companies like FIXD, Gimme, Grubbly Farms, Replantable, Stord, iSimuVR, and TINA Healthcare, applications for Startup Launch 2020 are open now.
CREATE-X Startup Launch 2018 Video WATCH NOW

"With the help of CREATE-X, we've been able to raise more than $2 million, landed multiple publicly traded clients, grown our team to four people and were featured in Inc magazine as one of the top 30 emerging startups."

-Sean Henry, CEO, STORD

"CREATE-X focused on customer discovery, that connection with the user. And that's defined how we started and who we are today as a company.

-Corey Hewett, CEO, Gimme Vending

"In just two months of being in the CX startup program, we've already found three potential investors in our product and our team .... It tells us we're going in the right direction"

-Nolan Hall, CEO, TopTime Coffee

Thank you to our 2018 Coaches

James Raines

Pamela Bhatti

James Stubbs​

Joy Harris

Suresh Sharma

Raghupathy "Siva" Sivakumar

Karthik Ramachandran

Keith McGreggor

Ray Vito

Seth Radman​

Nishant Das

Rachel Ford

Steve Chininis

Founding Director, Wayne J. Holman Chair Professor, ECE

Raghupathy Sivakumar is the Wayne J. Holman Chair Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. He leads the Georgia Tech Networking and Mobile Computing (GNAN) Research Group, where he and his students do research in the areas of wireless networking and mobile computing. He is the Founding Director of CREATE-X, a Georgia Tech initiative to instill entrepreneurial confidence in its students. Previously, he served as the Co-Founder and CTO for StarMobile, Inc. (now PowWow Mobile) between 2012 and 2016, as a Technologist for EMC Corporation between 2011 and 2012, as the Founder and CTO of Asankya, Inc. (now EMC), between 2004 and 2011, and as a Technologist for EG Technology, Inc. (now Arris), between 2001 and 2004. Professor Sivakumar received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000 and 1998 respectively, and his B.E. degree in Computer Science from Anna University (Chennai) in 1996. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the recipient of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering's Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award (2016), and the Georgia Tech Research Innovation Award (2015). He routinely serves on the program committees of several IEEE and ACM conferences and serves on the editorial board of the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.

Associate Director, LAUNCH

Rahul Saxena is the Associate Director for CREATE-X Launch. Leading up to this role, Saxena had a career as a Venture Capitalist, startup CEO, entrepreneur, mechatronic design engineer, and published academic researcher. Saxena is a mechanical engineering Georgia Tech alumnus, earned his European Master's degree in Fluid Mechanics from the Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, and earned his MBA from Emory University. Saxena worked for Seraph Group, a venture capital firm, for 10 years evaluating and investing in companies while also holding the role of CEO in a company and serving on several Boards of companies that went on to be acquired.

Program & Operations Manager

Rhea Perkins serves as the Program and Operations Manager for CREATE-X. She is excited about entrepreneurship and enjoys helping students view starting a business as a viable career option. Rhea is currently a GT Diversity and Inclusion Fellow and teaches an Innovation section of GT 1000. Prior to Georgia Tech, Rhea attended Arizona State University where she received her BS degree, fell in love with Miami while completing her MS degree at Florida International University, and learned to eat crawfish while at Louisiana State University pursuing her PhD degree. Rhea absolutely loves Atlanta and enjoys the beltline, yoga, and trying new local restaurants!

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Join the Launchpad2X Team and Monice Hooks of Invest Atlanta (the Economic Development Authority for the City of Atlanta) for an overview on how they can help you with growing your company in Atlanta. Learn about their Innovation + Entrepreneurship toolkit to support entrepreneurs in growing their companies in Atlanta through programs that provide access to funding, customers, and tech talent.

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The GSU Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund (MSESF) Program is designed to identify and support underrepresented student and community entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentorship. In addition, the seed fund will enhance job creation, new business development and the entrepreneurial landscape of Metro Atlanta.

To be eligible to participate in the MSESF Program, company founders/majority owners must:

Be part of an underrepresented and/or underserved population in Entrepreneurship (e.g. low socioeconomic status, veterans, women, first generation college students, refugees, legal immigrants);

Be affiliated with GSU (i.e. current student, alumni within 5 years of graduation or date last enrolled, or community member of GSU-supported entrepreneurship or community-development program with business plans in alignment with the University's goals); and

Agree to participate in MSESF mentoring program and requirements for the coming year.

A 2-stage competitive vetting process with internal and external reviewers will be established to select recipients of seed funding and mentorship based on the inclusion criteria above and alignment with program objectives of the MSESF Program. First stage will include basic application process that certifies eligibility and alignment with program objectives. Upon successful initial stage review, invitation will be made to complete full application for second stage review and presentation to reviewers.

The ideal participant will be in the Seed/Idea or Startup stage of development as described below:

Products/services are just ideas;

No proven market or customer traction;

Funded by founder(s), family and friends only;

Not yet a legally registered business.

Products/services in production;

Have few, if any, customers;

Funded by founders, family, friends, grants, competitions, loans (bank or otherwise), crowdfunding campaigns, revenues, incubators/accelerators;

Legally registered business (i.e. name, legal entity, tax authorities, applicable licenses and permits).

What is the deadline to apply for the MSESF Program? Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis contingent upon program capacity and funding availability. Does my company need to be incorporated to apply? No, but founders must be willing to incorporate the company within the next 6-9 months to be accepted into the MSESF Program. What are the selection criteria for MSESF Program participation? Applications will be judged on idea validity and novelty, strength of business model and pitch, product-market fit, entrepreneurial vision, founder/team commitment and expertise, probability of becoming a success, appropriate resource allocation, and impact on local community.

Entrepreneur In Residence

The program will include an Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) who will mentor and guide participating businesses through their entrepreneurial journey from concept to growth.

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TiE Atlanta's biggest monthly meeting (and most popular) is back! Who's Who in ATL brings together the city's top entrepreneur-focused organizations, coworking spaces, accelerators and more in one room. Meet, mingle and find your next opportunity!
Look who is joining us:
PRICING

FREE for Members
Non-Members and Guests: $35

Atlanta Tech Park
107 Technology Pkwy
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092

CANCELLATION POLICY
Due to pre-registration costs and guarantees, refunds or credits are not extended for this event. However, paid registrations are transferable. On the day of the event, the substitute attendee must present a copy of the paid registration receipt or e-mail verification to be admitted to the event.

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An informal list of Southeastern "hidden gem" networking/educational events and conferences for every entrepreneur, investor, and explorer.

ALABAMA

July 6-13 in Birmingham: Birmingham Innovation Week

July 12 in Birmingham: IMerge

July 13 in Birmingham: Sloss Tech

Quarterly Statewide Awards hosted in Birmingham: Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition

FLORIDA

July 26 in Fort Lauderdale: SupX The Startup Expo

Fall 2018 in Miami: Unity & Inclusion Summit hosted by 500 Startups

September 24-28 in Orlando: Microsoft Ignite

January 23-24, 2019 in Tampa: Synapse Innovation Summit

January 31-February 1, 2019 in St. Petersburg: Florida Venture Forum

GEORGIA

Weekly in Atlanta (Fridays at 11:45am): Startup Chowdown @ Atlanta Tech Village (Average attendance at 270+ people for lunch | Tickets are just $10)

Weekly in Atlanta (Fridays at 1pm): Pitch Practice (FREE)

May 18-20 in Atlanta: Atlanta Startup Weekend

July 11 in Atlanta: Product Day - CREATE-X Startup Launch 2018 hosted by Georgia Tech's Startup Launch
July 16-18 in Atlanta:
Airport Shark Tank pitch competition (judges include Oaktree Capital and JetBlue Technology Ventures)
July 23-25 in Alpharetta: AgTech Conference of the South September 2018: Atlanta Startup Battle 4th Annual Airport Innovation Forum
August 14 in Atlanta: W.O.E. (Women Only Entrepreneurs)

September 28 in Alpharetta: TiECON Atlanta

October 6 in Atlanta: Small Business Day

October 8-12 in Atlanta: Atlanta Cyber Week

October 15 in Atlanta: Techstars Atlanta Demo Day (in partnership with Cox Enterprises)

October 16-17 in Atlanta: 2018 Venture Atlanta Conference

April 11-13, 2019 in Columbus: Creative South

KENTUCKY

First Wednesday of each month in Louisville: Venture Connectors Monthly Luncheon Registration: $30-50

April 13-15 in Louisville: Startup Weekend Louisville

June 26 in Louisville: 2018 EnterpriseCorp Evening of Entrepreneurship
November 13 in Louisville: Vogt Awards & Demo Day July 13-15 on the Choctaw Reservation: Hack The Future: Between the Earth and Sky
June 27 in Lexington: Lexington Entrepreneurship Day (LED)

July 11 in Louisville: Venture Connectors: Celebrating Entrepreneurship ( SOLD OUT)
April 12 in Chapel Hill: UNC Innovation Showcase
July 21 in Louisville: Startup Saturdays hosted by Startup Weekend Louisville 1804 Venture First
October 15-16 in Raleigh: Startup Summit NC
MISSISSIPPI

September 13 in Jackson: Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame Awards Gala

November 13-14 in Jackson: 19th Annual Technology Innovation Conference
July 25 in Charleston: Startup Grind Annual Summer Party
NORTH CAROLINA

September 6-7 in Raleigh: Hopscotch Design Fest ($200 Early Bird Special)

DIG SOUTH Tech Conference connects leading global brands like Oracle, IBM and Salesforce to the top tech leaders and entrepreneurs in the South. We gather in gorgeous Charleston to make deals, share the latest digital trends and build relationships. Curated tracks include technology, business and marketing. Registration: $349 & up

September 12-13 in Raleigh: CED Tech Conference

Fall 2018 in Winston-Salem: Creative Startup Pitch Day (*Investors must reach out to get invited)

Fall 2018 (date TBA) in Durham: Duke Startup Challenge

December 2018 (date TBA) in Durham: Innovate Durham Demo Day

SOUTH CAROLINA

36|86 is the most efficient (and fun) way to get exposure to the best and brightest that the Southeastern entrepreneurial community has to offer. 36|86 has also partnered with Health:Further to offer a city-wide celebration of entrepreneurship across health, tech and music. Registration: $199 & up
September 25 in Knoxville: Innov865x Week's Startup Day 2018
September 8 in Greenville: The 1st Annual Entrepreneur Expo 2018

October 20 in Columbia: The Follow Up Summit 2018

April 24-26, 2019 in Charleston: DIG South Tech Conference
Monthly on the 3rd Wednesday/Thursday in Richmond: SVA Backstage Pass Startup Virginia
TENNESSEE

May in Nashville, hosted annually: Nashville Entrepreneur Week

August 16 in Memphis: Upstart Demo Day hosted by StartCo
November 15 in Charleston: Coding & Cyber Summit
August 27-29 in Nashville: Health:Further hosted by Jumpstart Foundry

August 29-30 in Nashville: 36|86 hosted by Launch Tennessee

October 22-26 in Chattanooga: Startup Week Chattanooga

November 5-6 in Nashville: Distributed Health Conference

VIRGINIA

Monthly on the first Thursday in Richmond: Startup Virginia Socials

April 25 in Richmond: Virginia Venture Summit - Empathy in Entrepreneurship

September 24-28 in the Greater Washington, D.C. Region (including neighboring Virginia): DC Startup Week

WEST VIRGINIA

September 10 in Charleston: Women & Technology Conference Registration: $65-110

Annually in November (TBA 2018) in Wheeling: Techstars Startup Weekend West Virginia

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July 6-13 in Birmingham: Birmingham Innovation Week July 12 in Birmingham: IMerge July 13 in Birmingham: Sloss Tech Quarterly Statewide Awards hosted in Birmingham: Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition July 26 in Fort Lauderdale: SupX The Startup Expo Fall 2018 in Miami: Unity & Inclusion Summit hosted by 500 Startups September 24-28 in Orlando: Microsoft Ignite January 23-24, 2019 in Tampa: Synapse Innovation Summit January 31-February 1, 2019 in St.

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Associates of the Kauffman Foundation work in partnership with people who share a passion for entrepreneurship and education.

The Kauffman Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming people to flourish in an open and inclusive work environment. A diverse pool of candidates is welcomed and encouraged. All applications are held in confidence, consistent with our Online Resume Submission Policy.

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Thank you for your interest in careers at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Associates of the Kauffman Foundation work in partnership with people who share a passion for entrepreneurship and education. The Kauffman Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, welcoming people to flourish in an open and inclusive work environment.

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Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results, or TI:GER, is a nationally recognized collaboration between Emory Law and the Georgia Institute of Technology. TI:GER brings together graduate students in law, business, science, and engineering to work on start-up projects to transform highly promising research into economically viable projects.

Electronic medical records, cardiovascular drugs, prosthetic legs, water-testing devices - our students have worked on the commercialization of all of these through TI:GER. Emory Law students provide crucial legal prospective to their TI:GER teams, helping to grow ideas and inventions that can change the world and save lives.

TI:GER's Five Key Benefits

Multidisciplinary Research

Practical, Hands-on Experience

Teamwork Focus

Merger of Classroom and High-tech Laboratory Environments

Exposure to Top Executives, Entrepreneurs, and Attorneys

Teams have placed in multiple competitions, including the Rice Business Plan Competition, the world's largest tournament for graduate students.

TI:GER participants attend courses as a "community of students," with course assignments driving the TI:GER team activities. Courses expose students to leading thinkers and practitioners in the areas of technology commercialization and include guest speakers, a business lab, retreats, and workshops.

Each TI:GER team is paired with a business mentor, an attorney mentor, and professors from Emory Law and Georgia Tech. The TI:GER Industry Advisory Board, comprised of lawyers, investors, inventors, and executives, also provides guidance for teams.

- Patterns of Technological Change

- Introduction to Intellectual Property Law

- Developing the IP Strategy

- Discovering and Framing the Market Opportunity

- Entrepreneurial Finance

- Commercialization Planning

- Fundamentals of Business Associations

- Start-Up Business Planning and the Path to Profitability

- Be involved in creating new knowledge at the intersection of business, law, and technology innovation.

- Get practical experience in a technical research environment and in new product innovation processes.

- Learn to work effectively on a multidisciplinary team.

- Get to know leading business executives, entrepreneurs, and IP and technology lawyers.

- Gain a competitive advantage in the post-graduate job market.

Many TI:GER teams enjoy participating in various business plan competitions, and they are often quite successful. In fact, one TI:GER PhD graduate started a company based on the work of his TI:GER team after they won first prize - $30,000 in cash and services - at the Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition.

Another TI:GER team recently won first place at the ETG Venture Competition, and others have won awards at the I2P Commercialization Plan Competition, the New Venture Championship, and the Rice University Business Plan Competition.

Nanotechnology to discover tumors with as few as 10,000 cells - a stage when cancer is much easier and less expensive to treat

Quantum dot nanotechnology for developing personalized disease fingerprints from cancer patients' biopsy samples

Custom-fit ear pieces made from a proprietary flexible polymer that fits snugly into the ear canal to provide a comfortable fit for hearing aids and other listening devices

An innovative manufacturing process improving the design flexibility of micro lenses used in digital cameras, cell phones, LCD computer screens, and fiber-optic equipment

Sean Go Emory Law JM/MBA '19 /////////////////// Hometown: Manila, Phillipines Interests: Entrepreneurship, Sales, Asset Management, Intellectual Property PREVIOUS EDUCATION UC Berkeley Triple Degree B.S. Business Administration B.A. Economics B.A. Geography...

Noemie Broussoux-Coutard Emory Law JD '21 /////////////////// Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ Interests: Trademarks, Tech, Cybersecurity, Business Transactions PREVIOUS EDUCATION B.A. in Political Science, City College of New York PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Marketing...

Jordan Cohen Emory Law JD '20 /////////////////// Hometown: Coral Springs, FL Interests: Transactional Law, Corporate Governance, Legal Tech, Government Contract LawPREVIOUS EDUCATION B.A., New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study Business,...

"Many of our TI:GER professors teach in TI:GER specifically to find future employees. They know that students who sign up tend to be motivated and team-oriented."

Rachel Edrman 14L

"The TI:GER Program goes far beyond an academic program and changed how I approached my legal education. It helped me get out of the classroom, test my ideas, and establish real connections with leading experts from a variety of fields."

Ernesto Escobar 14L

"TI:GER helped me understand the business potential of research through the curriculum, teamwork, and networking. Getting to interact with other entrepreneurs in Atlanta and beyond has been great. I've undoubtedly met people who could help with any obstacle we might encounter."

Mike Weiler, PhD Candidate

No matter where your career takes you, you can benefit greatly from the entrepreneurial mindset cultivated by the TI:GER program. It takes collaboration to harness a combination of skill sets and allow them to transform promising research into economically viable products.

Drop us your information and we will make sure you stay up to date with the program and the great projects that emerge.

Sean Go Emory Law JM/MBA '19 /////////////////// Hometown: Manila, Phillipines Interests: Entrepreneurship, Sales, Asset Management, Intellectual Property PREVIOUS EDUCATION UC Berkeley Triple Degree B.S. Business Administration B.A. Economics B.A. Geography...

Noemie Broussoux-Coutard Emory Law JD '21 /////////////////// Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ Interests: Trademarks, Tech, Cybersecurity, Business Transactions PREVIOUS EDUCATION B.A. in Political Science, City College of New York PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Marketing...

Jordan Cohen Emory Law JD '20 /////////////////// Hometown: Coral Springs, FL Interests: Transactional Law, Corporate Governance, Legal Tech, Government Contract LawPREVIOUS EDUCATION B.A., New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study Business,...

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Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results, or TI:GER, is a nationally recognized collaboration between Emory Law and the Georgia Institute of Technology. TI:GER brings together graduate students in law, business, science, and engineering to work on start-up projects to transform highly promising research into economically viable projects.

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Global Student Entrepreneur Awards -- Atlanta application deadline is 10/18, and the Atlanta competition date is 11/8

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Emory Goizueta - Entrepreneurship Initiative

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Goizueta Business Principle No. 53

The Path to Success Contains Multiple Pivots

Our vision is to develop and support entrepreneurial aspirations for students at every stage of their careers and at each phase of venture creation. This includes supporting those who plan to start a business but also enhancing entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial thinking through educational content, intellectual engagement, co-curricular initiatives, and infrastructure.

Entrepreneurship at Emory

Entrepreneurship | Strategic Plan

Goizueta offers wide variety of entrepreneurial programs

Entrepreneurship is more than class offerings at Goizueta, it's a multi-faceted approach to engage students and budding business owners alike. It's cultivation and partnership to ensure ideas are nurtured and companies thrive.

Entrepreneurship Courses

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Mgmt.

Leading for Creativity & Innovation

Applied Entrepreneurship

Applied Lean Startup

Competitive Analysis

Social Enterprise in Nicaragua

Enterprise and Impact Investing

Entrepreneurial Accounting

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurship

Financial Valuation: Theory & Practice of Valuing a Business

Entrepreneurial Practicum

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Entrepreneurial Private Equity

Perspectives from Practitioners

Doing Deals: Private Equity

"Appcology"

Think, Code Make

Marketing Intelligence & Customer Insights

Sales & Business Development

Innovation in a Digital World

Ideation

Goizueta community gathers for first Entrepreneurship Connect Night

Alumni, students, faculty, and staff recently came together for Goizueta's first Entrepreneurship Connect Night at the Atlanta Tech Village, a Goizueta partner incubator.

Entrepreneurs in Residence

COLLABORATORS & FRIENDS

STUDENT-DRIVEN INITIATIVES

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Atlanta Tech Village

Goizueta sponsors an in-town incubator, with co-working space and conference areas at the Atlanta Tech Village, that fosters serendipitous interactions with hot startups in Atlanta. Winners of "Startup Pitch" gain space.

Other Collaborators

Students truly embody the entrepreneurial spirit that will drive business for decades to come. Goizueta Business School and other members of the Emory student community have created-and supported-many initiatives, including:

Social Enterprise @ Goizueta (SE@G)

Student Investment Funds

There are many places on the Emory University campus where entrepreneurs and innovators gather to collaborate.

The Emory Student Digital Life TechLab in Cox Hall offers an area for new technologies to be introduced to the campus and evaluated for their use in academic life. Various technologies, including 3D printing and 3D scanning, are now available in the TechLab. TechLab is supported by students for students. Equipment and services include: 3D printers, 3D scanners, Carvey 3D carving machine, soldering irons, button makers, Cricut die cutters, virtual reality resources, hand tools, power drills and rotary tools, Raspberry Pis, and more.

INNOVATION LEARNING COMMUNITY

Raoul Hall (freshmen) and Woodruff Hall (sophomores) have been designated as social entrepreneurship/learning communities on the Emory University campus.

A casual 24/7 space for students to share ideas, innovate, and build startups: for students by students.

Interested in Entrepreneurship? Contact us to learn more ways you can get involved with faculty and students on various entrepreneurial efforts.

Entrepreneurship at Emory

Entrepreneurship | Strategic Plan

Goizueta offers wide variety of entrepreneurial programs

Entrepreneurship is more than class offerings at Goizueta, it's a multi-faceted approach to engage students and budding business owners alike. It's cultivation and partnership to ensure ideas are nurtured and companies thrive.

The Summit is designed to encourage, celebrate, and enhance entrepreneurial endeavors amongst Emory students in all programs, with a particular focus on supporting undergraduate ventures. Attendees have the opportunity to learn from the experiences of outstanding entrepreneurial alumni, showcase their own ideas through the "Pitch the Summit" Elevator Pitch Competition, and network with others to share best practices and new ideas.

Goizueta community gathers for first Entrepreneurship Connect Night

Alumni, students, faculty, and staff recently came together for Goizueta's first Entrepreneurship Connect Night at the Atlanta Tech Village, a Goizueta partner incubator.

The Emory Student Digital Life TechLab in Cox Hall offers an area for new technologies to be introduced to the campus and evaluated for their use in academic life. Various technologies, including 3D printing and 3D scanning, are now available in the TechLab. TechLab is supported by students for students. Equipment and services include: 3D printers, 3D scanners, Carvey 3D carving machine, soldering irons, button makers, Cricut die cutters, virtual reality resources, hand tools, power drills and rotary tools, Raspberry Pis, and more.

INNOVATION LEARNING COMMUNITY

Raoul Hall (freshmen) and Woodruff Hall (sophomores) have been designated as social entrepreneurship/learning communities on the Emory University campus.

A casual 24/7 space for students to share ideas, innovate, and build startups: for students by students.

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Goizueta Business Principle No. 53 The Path to Success Contains Multiple Pivots Our vision is to develop and support entrepreneurial aspirations for students at every stage of their careers and at each phase of venture creation. This includes supporting those who plan to start a business but also enhancing entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial thinking through educational content, intellectual engagement, co-curricular initiatives, and infrastructure.

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BCHD is a non-profit established to address the health, environmental, socio-economic, and ecological disparities of health for children living under adverse social and economic circumstances in communities, including young/emerging adults, women, and those living in disadvantaged circumstances in particular those with developmental disabilities by:​​

Developing a better understanding of the relationship between social and economic disadvantage and prevalence and severity of poor health outcomes

Supporting and developing programs that will improve the situation for communities with poor health outcomes

Supporting and coordinating research in promotion of health related to environmental circumstances and factors

Influencing health care practices, training of health care professionals and Public Policy

The program offers a broad look at the relationship between social and economic disadvantage and developmental disabilities and other chronic medical conditions.

Break the Cycle is a multidisciplinary academic program that focuses on cultivating future leaders in all academic fields that have an impact on the social, economic and environmental determinants of health.

Roy Reese, Lilly Immergluck and Leslie Rubin, founders of Break the Cycle of Health Disparities, a Consortium on Social, Economic and Environmental Determinants of Health

The threats to children's health and well-being are often multiple and complex.

Children are at greater risk for adverse environmental factors because they are growing and developing.

Today, health concerns for children, such as asthma, obesity and its complications of hypertension and diabetes, and neurodevelopmental disorders are often caused or exacerbated by environmental factors.

This is a challenge, not only at an individual level, but also at the level of the family and community and, ultimately, it also has an impact on society in terms of the potential loss of human potential, the need for prevention and management strategies, and the utilization of resources of necessary resource to promote health. Additionally, there is a societal impact in terms of the cultivation of its future citizens, workforce, and leaders.

Children who grow up in an environment of social and economic disadvantage are at greater risk for exposure to toxins like lead and other chemicals.

They are impacted by the age and quality of the houses in which they live as well as the schools where they learn, the infrastructure of the communities in which they live, the risks of violence that they may experience, and the associated emotional stress that they face on a day to day basis.

The vulnerability of these children is therefore greater by virtue of their risks for exposure, magnified further by limitations in support for optimal education, access to quality health care, infrastructure, and limited social capital.

The impact can be greater because the risks are often cumulative resulting in health disparities.​

Each year, students and faculty from a variety of colleges and universities participate in developing projects that will Break the Cycle of Children's Environmental Health Disparities to promote health equity for all children.

The students present their projects at a national conference and the results are published in international journals. Over the past 12 years Break the Cycle has engaged over 100 students from 30 universities in 10 states in the USA as well as from Latin America, Africa and Europe that have resulted in the publication of 9 international journal supplements.

This set of projects also forms the basis for a book series on Public Health topics.

The Break the Cycle Program received the 2016 Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency in Washington DC on Children's Environmental Health Day October 13, 2016.

The purpose of BCHD is to reduce health disparities that are caused by socioeconomic and ecological factors that adversely affect children and families burdened by lower socioeconomic circumstances.

1. Develop a better understanding of the impact of social and economic disadvantage on health status with a focus on health disparities.

2. Provide education and guidance to students and post graduate learners who are involved in social, economic, and environmental determinants of health.

3. Develop, implement and evaluate programs that will improve health status among the underserved by impacting modifiable social determinants of health.

4. Support research activities that promote positive health by improving environmental health.

5. Positively influence the delivery of health care while training health care professionals to work in underserved and disadvantaged communities.

BCHD plans to focus the above described research program to reduce the health disparities experienced by children and their families who are adversely affected by their social, economic and environmental circumstances.​

We have established a Facebook group to offer an opportunity for members of the Break the Cycle community to communicate information, experiences, ideas, and thoughts on Break the Cycle Projects. We look forward to this unique forum for learning about past, current, and especially future projects directed at reducing children's environmental health disparities.

Click here to join the group
We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to become part of the Break the Cycle community.

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Break the Cycle focuses on raising awareness of children's environmental health disparities and on cultivating future leaders. BCHD is a non-profit established to address the health, environmental, socio-economic, and ecological disparities of health for children living under adverse social and economic circumstances.

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HBCU offers certification program in investing in startups and early stage firms by Carolyn M. Brown

The Center for Venture Research estimates that U.S. angel investors invested $24.1 billion in 73, 4000 small businesses in 2014. Many of the investments were in startup or very early stage companies. Yet, less than 1% of all U.S. private equity is invested in black owned businesses. What's more, minorities account for less than 5% of the angel population, providing startup and early stage capital to companies.

One historically black college is looking to change that dynamic. Morehouse College through its Entrepreneurship Center has launched the nation's first Certificate in Investing In Startups & Early Stage Companies (Angel Investing) offered at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The certification program is in partnership with Opportunity HUB, an Atlanta based multi-campus co-working space, pre-accelerator, and incubator.

The program will cover a broad range of topics on how to begin investing as an angel investor or "micro-angel" and or make wiser choices in angel investing. Skills acquired from the program will teach investors how to identify potential investment opportunities and how to properly execute an investment in a startup or early stage company.

In the U.S. there are more than 7 million accredited angel investors or individuals who earn $200,000 or more each year or whose net worth (not including their home) exceeds $1 million. According to Washington Post analysis of data from the Federal Reserve 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances, there are at least 400,000 black Americans worth more than $1 million dollars and 12,000,000 black Americans with a net-worth between 50,000 and $1 million.

"Angel investing is the pioneering final frontier for black Americans and people of color in business and corporate America to embrace and engage. It is our responsibility to pay it forward by investing in the next generation of innovative, high growth startups, particularly in technology - the industrial revolution of our age," says Rodney Sampson, Founder & CEO, Opportunity Hub.

The Certificate program consists of nine cohorts. Instructors teaching the courses will be experienced angel investors, serial entrepreneurs, securities attorneys, and financial professionals. Instructors and mentors include Venture Capitalist KP Reddy (General Partner, CTW Venture Partners); Business Appraiser and Entrepreneurship Advocate Michael Blake (Founder, Startup Lounge); Social Impact Investor, Jeffrey Cherry (Founder, Conscious Venture Labs); Consumer Products Investor, Brandon Rickman (Founder, First Mondays Angel Group); and Morehouse Alumnus, Entrepreneur and Investor, Paul Judge (Founder, Judge Ventures).

This new angel investing certificate program, particularly as it aims to connect new investors to the mainstream investment community and pipeline that is developing between Atlanta, Silicon Valley and beyond, adds Sampson. It designed for individuals who are interested in learning more about making investments in private companies. It provides benefits for those who qualify as an accredited investor, according to SEC guidelines. On a case-by-case basis, non-accredited investors will be admitted to the certificate program.

Tuition to the certificate program is $15,000.00 US. Of this amount, $10,000 will be allocated toward the program practicum in which the participating students in each cohort will combine their monies to make investments in three startup and early stage companies in exchange for a negotiated equity stake. Opportunity Hub, Morehouse College and its partnering startup ecosystem partners will pipeline, vet and select the companies to pitch the new angels.

"This program is important for as we continue to foster our entrepreneurial ecosystems on and off campus. Access to capital is pivotal and cultivating capital through this workshop is an essential node of the ecosystem," says Tiffany Bussey, Director, Morehouse College Entrepreneurship Center. Morehouse College and Opportunity Hub believe that that mew program will be a tremendous asset to the Atlanta startup ecosystem, Atlanta University Center (Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark College, ITC) and interconnected community.

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Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC)

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The mission of the Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center is to assist in the development of minority entrepreneurship through training, scholarly research, and consultative services and to provide students with entrepreneurial experiential learning experiences.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute

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Student-focused entrepreneurship incubator/accelerator program based out of Georgia Tech.

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Building the Future

Startups that have gone through the CREATE-X initiative have created dozens of new jobs, generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue, secured institutional financing, and run successful crowdfunding campaigns. These startups serve both large corporate customers and hundreds and thousands of consumers.

CREATE-X Updates

Sora Schools is an online, project-based high school where students get to explore their interests and get exposure to future careers and fields of study.

CS majors playing important roles for several student entrepreneurial teams.

A team of student entrepreneurs have turned saving money into a game with a new mobile app.

Our Programs

CREATE-X offers entrepreneurship programs for all students, from incoming freshmen and undergraduate students of all years, to masters and Ph.D. students. The programs are organized into three categories: LEARN, MAKE and LAUNCH.

LEARN provides knowledge through experiential learning, exposing students to startup concepts and teaching them the methodology of evidence-based entrepreneurship.

MAKE provides students the skills and technical expertise to overcome technological challenges that exist to turn their idea into a working product.

LAUNCH provides students the resources, mentorship, and confidence to launch their startups and take their products to market.

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Entrepreneurs and Startups - Georgia Tech

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Of the 10 companies named most innovative in 2016 by the Technology Association of Georgia, six were startups that incubated at the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC).

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Entrepreneurship Program and new Student / Community Innovation Center

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The UGA Entrepreneurship Program helps to shape the minds of future entrepreneurs and prepares students for business leadership roles. It provides a comprehensive academic program that encompasses experiential learning and equips students with the tools and resources to pursue their own start-up ventures. Studio 225, the UGA student entrepreneurship center, serves as a focal point for student innovation. Supplying support for the entrepreneurial ecosystem at UGA, the dynamic space helps students in all majors cultivate original ideas, propel business startups, and engage with industry partners. It houses Entrepreneurship Program faculty and steers students toward an understanding of best practices as they develop their ideas.

For those with an idea and an entrepreneurial mindset, the UGA Entrepreneurship Program is waiting for you.

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Coles College of Business | Kennesaw State University

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The entrepreneurial mindset establishes a case for change. It's a game-changer for our world and we believe it holds the power to shift education from fleeting memorization to lasting creation. Entrepreneurial minded people take action against all odds to make the world a little more beautiful.