2007 - 2008 Events

June 19
Nano-Bio Entrepreneurship Workshop
Presenter: Kimberly Sugden

Month of June (Fridays and Saturdays)
Summer Institute for Social Entrepreneurship

June 12
Hillel Foundation Presentation - Chicago
Presenter: Tony Mendes


2006 - 2007 Events

May 24
Centennial High School Entrepreneurship Presentation
Presenter: Tony Mendes

April 20
Lunchbox Lecture Series
Presenter: Madhu Viswanathan

April 19
Wu Qing Lecture
A Global Perspective on Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship

April 17
Nascent Entrepreneur Workshop
Guerrilla Marketing Workshop
Presenter: Kimberly Sugden

April 13

Faculty Retreat at University of Illinois, Chicago

April 4
Fine & Applied Arts Workshop Series
How Much Money do You Need to Start Your Own Studio or Theatre
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

March 27
Lunchbox Lecture Series
Presenter: Liora Bresler

March 15

Fine & Applied Arts Workshop Series
Social Networking Part 2
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handouts

March 14

Faculty Affiliates Dinner
Speaker: William Baumol

March 13

Center or Teaching Excellence Workshop
Integrating Theory and Practice
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

March 11
Illinois Consulting Club Presentation
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handouts

March 7

Cozad Business Plan Competition
Final Venture Plan Presentations
>> Full article

March 7
Nascent Entrepreneur Series
Requirements of the New Venture Model
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handouts

March 1
Creativity Workshop
Presenter: Paul Schuytema

March 1
Downers Grove South High School Entrepreneurship Presentation
Presenter: Kimberly Sugden

February 28
Innovation Awards

February 27 & 28
Cozad Business Plan Workshop #5
Polishing Your Plan Presentation
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handout 1, 2

February 26
IdeaBounce Competition
>> Full article

February 26
Venture Simulation
Presenter: Kristy Kuzmuk

February 26
Champaign High School Entrepreneurship Presentation
Presenter: Tony Mendes

February 24
Invention to Venture
Presentation

February 22
Nascent Entrepreneur Series
Financing the New Venture
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

February 22
Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop
Using Storytelling to Inspire Entrepreneurial Spirit and Orientation
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

February 19
Lunchbox Lecture Series
Presenter: Gale Summerfield

February 12
Fine & Applied Arts Workshop Series
How to Network at Openings and Receptions
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

February 10
Workshop for the Women in Business Conference
The Entrepreneurial Mindset

Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

February 8
Nascent Entrepreneur Series
One Page Business Plan for Non Profits
Presenters: Kimberly Sugden & Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handouts

January 30
Lunchbox Lecture
Presenter: Gordon Hutner

January 23 & 24
Cozad Business Plan Workshop #4
Developing Your new Venture Financial Plans
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

December 1
Competitive Intelligence Workshop, Illinois Ventures
Presenter: Cindy Kehoe

November 28 & 29
Cozad Business Plan Workshop #3
Developing Your New Venture Plan
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

November 27
Fine & applied Arts Workshop Series
Starting an Artistic Business: Where and How to Get the Money
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

November 16
James Austin Social Entrepreneurship Lecture

November 14
Nascent Entrepreneur Series
Guerrilla Marketing Workshop
Presenter: Kimberly Sugden
Handout 1, Handout 2

November 9
Eileen Fischer Lecture
Negatively Stereotyped or Simply Unfamiliar? An Examination of the Reputational Challenges Associated with Organizational Newness

November 8
Spotlight on the Entrepreneur Series
Paul Orfalea, the founder of Kinko's
>> Full article

November 1
Nascent Entrepreneur Series
Social Network Building Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handouts

October 26
Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop
Transforming Classrooms to Create Entrepreneurial Leaders
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

October 24 & 25
Cozad Business Plan Competition Workshop #2
Idea-One Page Summary / Elevator Pitch
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

October 24
Louis Foreman Lecture
From Everyday College Student to Everyday Edisons: How I Started as a UIUC Entrepreneur and Invented My Future

October 23

Fine & Applied Arts Workshop Series
Starting an Artistic Business: Figuring out How to Make a Profit
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

October 23
New Venture Models Workshop
How Can I Distinguish the New Venture Value?
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

October 18
Nancy Hafkin Lecture
Why the World Isn't Flat Enough

October 17
Entrepreneurial Panel Discussion
The Entrepreneurial Academic
Presenters: Nan Goggin, Bill Hammack, Will Patterson

October 6

Michael Gort Seminar
Returns to Entrepreneurship

September 28
Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop
Introducing Students to Think Creatively and Entrepreneurially
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

September 27 - 30
HASTAC Summit
Katrina: After the Storm - Civic Engagement Through Arts & Technology

September 26 & 27
Cozad Business Plan Workshop #1
Opportunity Assessment
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

September 25
Fine & Applied Arts Workshop Series
What it Takes to Open a small Arts Venture
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handout 1, 2, 3

September 22

Customized Library Workshop
A Model for Assessing Entrepreneurial Opportunity
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handouts

September 21

Cozad Business Plan Competition Kickoff Reception

September 19

Kevin Desouza Lecture
Being Innovative and Entrepreneurial: Lessons from the Trenches

September 19 & 20
Nascent Entrepreneur Series
Opportunity Recognition
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handouts

September 13
James Bradley Lecture
Entrepreneurship: The Story of a Successful Start-up in Health Care
>> Full article

September 12
Entrepreneurial Lecture
Real Life Lessons from Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Presenter: Doris Christopher, Founder of Pampered Chef

September 9
Artist Panel Discussion
Entrepreneurial Artists Make a Splash
Presenters: Chip McNeill, Mark Rubel, Joe Taylor, Larry Kanfer, Curt Walker, Al Fleener, Joe Squier, Jodee Stanley, Wind Water & Light, OpenSource
>> Full article

September 5 & 6
Nascent Entrepreneur Series: One Page Business Plan
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation 1, Handouts 1, Presentation 2, Handouts 2

August 23 & 24
CEO & CEPC Leadership Workshop
Leadership Training for Launching and Executing a Student Organization
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation


2005 - 2006 Events

April 27
Lunchbox Lecture Series: Creating Value in the Life Sciences: Profiling Success
Presenter: Larry Schook

April 20
Ruth Pearson Lecture
Calling Capital to Account: Corporate Gender Responsibility

April 11
Lunchbox Lecture Series: Entrepreneurial Change in Public and Non-profit Social Service Settings
Presenter: Steve Anderson

April 10
Fine Arts Business Plan Writing Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

April 5
Annual Faculty Affiliates Dinner
Presenter: Linda Katehi, Incoming Provost

April 4
Beckman Lecture
Realizing the Promise of Research: Translation of Technology Into Product
Presenter: Edward Penhoet

April 3
Teaching Entrepreneurship with E-clips Workshop
Presenter: Deb Streeter, Cornell

March 8
Lunchbox Lecture Series: The Ninth Letter: Entrepreneurship in the Visual Arts, Literature, and the Academy
Presenter: Joe Squier

March 7
Social Entrepreneurship Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

March 4
Cozad Business Plan Competition Final Presentations

March 2
Fine Arts Venture Plan Writing
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

February 28 & March 1

Cozad Business Plan Competition Workshop #4
Polishing your Business Plan Presentation
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation, Handout 1, 2

February 16
Lunchbox Lecture Series: Entrepreneurship and Foreign Languages?
Presenters: Ann Abbott & Darcy Lear

February 13
Faculty Fellows Panel Discussion
Shaping the Entrepreneurial University
Presenters: Ann Abbott, Steve Anderson, Larry Schook, Darcy Lear

February 8

NACE's Virtual Seminar
Teaching Your Job Seekers to be Entrepreneurs

February 2
Social Entrepreneur Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

January 31
One-Page Business Plan Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

January 27
Opportunity Recognition Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

January 26
Lunchbox Lecture Series: Are Universities Entrepreneurial Organizations? A 50 year Perspective
Presenter: Paul Magelli

January 24
Spotlight on the Entrepreneur: Jimmy John's Sandwiches
Presenter: Jimmy John Liautaud
Interviewer: Stevie Jay Khachaturian
>> Watch Video

January 20
Faculty Fellows Announcement Luncheon

November 16 & 17
Cozad Business Plan Workshop #3
Developing Your Business Plan
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

November 14 - 18
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Career Pathways in Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

November 8
Faculty member as Innovator, Inventor & Entrepreneur
Presenter: Karen Hersey, Visiting Professor Law, Franklin Pierce Law Center in Corcord, NH

October 20
University of Illinois Extension Conference
Presenters: Tony Mendes & Peter Hackbert
Presentation

October 17 & 18
Cozad Business Plan Workshop #2
Executive Summary, Mentors, and Teams
Presentation

October 14
Case Research, Writing and Teaching Workshop
Presenters: David Rosenthal & Lew Brown

September 23 - 25
Allerton Retreat
Presenter: Paul Magelli

September 22
Professional Development Workshop
Managing Your Entrepreneurial Passion: How to Navigate the 21st Century Marketplace
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

September 17
CED's 3rd Business Plan Boot-Camp
Presenter: Tony Mendes

September 15 - 18
Experiential Classroom VI, Syracuse University

September 13
Cozad Business Plan Competition Kick-off
Beckman Reception and Presentation

September 12 & 19
Cozad Business Plan Workshop #1
Developing Your Business Idea/Opportunity Assessment
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation


2004 - 2005 Events

July 10
Idea to Enterprise Workshop
>> Full article
Presentation

May 26
One-Page Venture Plan for Arts Organizations
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

May 23 - 24
Entrepreneurship 101 Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Presentation

May 19
Business council of Academic Professionals Development Workshop
Working, Acting, Thinking Differently About Your Life & Your Career

May 17
One-Page Venture Plan for the Social Entrepreneur
Presenter: Peter Hackbert

April 26
Professional Development Workshop with Gail Rooney
Managing Your Entrepreneurial Passion: How to Navigate the 21st Century Marketplace

April 6
Student Lecture Series: Preparing the One-Page Business Plan
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
>> Full article

March 17
One Page Social Venture Workshop
Presenter: Peter Hackbert
Handout

March 15
Faculty Affiliates Dinner
Guest Speaker: William Green
>> Full article

March 11
Intellectual Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Richard Cherwitz

March 1
Social Entrepreneurship Workshop
Presenter: Gregory Dees
>> Full article

December 6
Guest Lecturer: David Audretsch
The Emergence of the Entrepreneurial Society
>> Full article

December 1
Panel Discussion: Succeeding in the Entrepreneurial University
>> Full article