Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Insitute. All are welcome! Students, alumni, staff, and community members. Want to host an event with us or have questions? Contact us at [email protected]. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know about our events.
Jan 22 Date: January 22 Time: 12pm Location: KB 102 Description:
Kickoff Info Session
Join us to hear about all the new events and programs this Spring. Held in the Entrepreneurship
Institute, open and free to all. Pizza provided!
Jan 29 Date: January 29 Time: 11:30 am
- 1pm Location: KB 102 Description:
Tax Tips for Entrepreneurs
Come learn about taxes for small businesses. Don't forget to RSVP.
Feb 05 Date: February 05 Time: 12pm
- 1pm Location: Entrepreneurship Institute Description:
WeLift Workshop
WeLift Wednesday Workshop Don't forget to RSVP!
Feb 12 Date: February 12 Time: 12pm
- 1pm Location: KB 102 Description:
Manufacturing your product
Come learn manufacturing tips and tricks! Don't forget to RSVP!
Feb 19 Date: February 19
- December 09 Time: 11am
- 1pm Location: Entrepreneurship Institute Description:
Product Photo Shoot
Sign up for a time slot to get professional photos of your product. Spots are limited,
so RSVP soon!
Feb 26 Date: February 26 Time: 12pm
- 1pm Location: KB 102 Description:
Canva Design Workshop
Come learn how to navigate the features of canva. Whether you're designing content
for your own business or for the company you work for, you won't want to miss this!
Don't forget to RSVP!
Feb 21 Date: February 21 Time: 8:30 am
- 10:30 am Location: KB 401 Description:
Morning with Mentors
Join us for a morning with mentors over breakfast. Come network and learn from industry
experts who want to help guide you in your business venture! RSVP's required.
Feb 27 Date: February 27 Time: 9:30 am
- 1pm Location: Hall of Flags Description:
VentureCon
Join us for our semi-annual VentureCon. A student business tradeshow where students
apply to sell their product, conduct market research, or validate their idea. Over
40 student businesses will have booths in the Hall of Flags.Applications DUE February
1st to be a vendor.
All are welcome to attend no tickets necessary.
Mar 05 Date: March 05 Time: 12pm
- 1pm Location: Entrepreneurship Institute Description:
WeLift Workshop
WeLift Wednesday Workshop. Don't forget to RSVP!
Mar 19 Date: March 19 Time: 12pm Location: Entrepreneurship Institute Description:
Pitch like a Pro
Come learn how to pitch your business like a pro. Don't forget to RSVP!
Mar 26 Date: March 26 Time: 12pm Location: Entrepreneurship Institute Description:
Content Creation - Marketing Tips
Come learn how to create relevant content for your business from previous marketing
expert at Maverik. Don't forget to RSVP!
Apr 02 Date: April 02 Time: 11am
- 1pm Location: KB 102 Description:
Photo Day
Free professional headshots for students, staff, alumni and community members. Be
sure to RSVP as slots are limited.
Apr 07 Date: April 07
- April 08 Time: 4pm
- 6pm Location: KB 102 Description:
ZinnStarter Pitch Competition
Apply to pitch at our semi-annual pitch competition. Must be a current UVU student
to be eligible to win funding. Prizes of up to $2,500. Applications DUE March 1, 2025.
All are welcome to attend, no tickets necessary.
Apr 23 Date: April 23 Time: 9am
- 3pm Location: Noorda Theatre Description:
Sandbox Demo Day
Come support and hear 90 second business pitches at the Sandbox Demo Day. Pitches
will be presented by over 40 companies in the current Sandbox cohort, students from
UVU, BYU, USU and Utah Tech will be pitching.
VentureCon is a one day, 4 hour trade show where UVU students with businesses will have the opportunity to set up a table and pitch their idea, sell their product, or otherwise work on validating their business concepts. Members of the community are invited to come and support our student businesses by providing them feedback or purchasing the students' products.
The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is the second phase following UVU's Opportunity Quest and receives applications from all Utah higher education entities.
Reach out to us and let us help you make your application be the best it can be.
*Current College Students Only*
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for
students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. Nominees
compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and/or national
competitions in hopes to qualify for GSEA Finals. Founded in 1998 by Saint Louis University,
GSEA is now an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program.
*Current College Students Only*
