Events Calendar

Tuesday, November 6

• 5:00 PM #InRealLife Workshop: Designing for Impact

  In your community or across the globe, learn how to develop ideas that solve problems and make things better. This workshop is part Innovate@BU's In Real Life series. The series includes six different workshops that teach innovation skills and help build an entrepreneurial mindset that you can use to create impact #InRealLife. Each topic is offered two times during the fall 2018 semester.

Wednesday, November 7

• 8:00 AM 1 Million Cups Monthly Morning - Gratitude!

  Join us Wednesday, November 7 for 1 Million Cups Monthly Morning hosted by Roxbury Innovation Center in partnership with Interise! Join entrepreneurs, innovators, funders, and community members for a meetup at Roxbury Innovation Center to spark new ideas and feedback for rising startups and scaling businesses over coffee. Learn more and apply to pitch here. NEW THIS MONTH: Sign up here for free 20 minute "office hour" sessions with experts!

• 5:00 PM Cannabis Startup Competition Finale!

  Cannabis is one of the fastest growing industries around the world – on Tuesday, November 7th, hear five finalist student and alumni startup teams present their ancillary business ideas and compete for a $10,000 grand prize! Welcome from Innovate@BU, Green Lion Partners, and CommunityPartners Five finalist pitches with Q&A from industry judges Cocktail reception while the judges deliberate Presentation of the $10,000 grand prize!

Thursday, November 8

• 5:00 PM Hack That Pitch! Workshop

  Registered for the Hult Prize or another competition? Time to get that story right! You are so excited about your idea, but how to do you get others just as excited so they want to join your team, buy your product, or win that competition? Understand what panelists look for in a winning team and learn how to effectively communicate your idea and passion to customers and investors. Open to: All BU students and alumni; especially great for student participating in the HultPrize@BU!

Friday, November 9

• 10:00 AM How to Launch a Creative Business with Tarish "Jeghetto" Pipkins

  Have a creative idea for a business or startup, but haven't figured out how to bring it to life? Then this workshop is for you! Get advice from Tarish "Jeghetto” Pipkins, a world-renowned puppeteer, performer and educator as he shares how he turned his passion into a thriving business. Attendees can also register for a limited number of 20min office hours with Tarish to ask individual questions.

• 12:00 PM Innovate@BU Infro Session

  What is Innovate@BU and how can you get involved in its programs and resources? Attend our bi-monthly Infro Session (Intro+Info) to learn about your programs, events, and resources available to students from across BU. *Includes pizza lunch!*

Saturday, November 10

• 10:00 AM Purpose Bootcamp: Redefining What Matters After Graduation

  Explore ways to bring your passion to life and learn how to tell your unique story! Purpose Bootcamp is designed to help students better understand how they can be strong agents of innovation, creativity, and transformation for the communities that matter most to them. Purpose @ BU will equip you with tangible resources and skills to take your passions to the next level and transition you from a student leader to a career entrepreneur! Open to current students and alumni. Price includes lunch.

Monday, November 12

• 5:00 PM Follow the Honey: A BU Alum's Story of Global Engagement

  Join us for a conversation with BU alumnus and former Peace Corps volunteer, Brian Woerner, as he recounts his journey of global engagement and leveraging BU resources to help him build an international social impact honey company. Honey tasting to follow.

Tuesday, November 13

• 4:30 PM Beantown Throwdown

  Home to over 60 colleges and universities, Boston has launched some of the most creative and inventive student-founded startups in the world. The Beantown Throwdown is all about celebrating and showcasing them!

• 5:00 PM #InRealLife: Will My Idea Work?

  Have a great idea? How do you know it's great? Don't miss this opportunity to learn tips and tricks for validating your idea before you pour tons of money or time into it.

Thursday, November 15

• 12:00 PM Nonprofit Basics (Innovation Law Brown Bag Lunch Talks)

  Starting a nonprofit? Please bring your lunch and join the Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic at the BUild Lab for an Innovation Law Brown Bag Lunch Talk as we discuss what you need to know to form a nonprofit. Topics include: How do we get tax-exempt status? When can we start accepting donations? What documents do I need? What does Massachusetts expect? What's the difference between a nonprofit and a benefit corporation?

• 5:00 PM Pitch & Pizza (New Venture Competition) - TECH IDEAS

  Have an idea you're ready to transform into reality? Want to hear ideas from fellow BU Terriers? Join us for Pitch & Pizza, the first round in Innovate@BU's New Venture Competition! The annual New Venture Competition (NVC) is a multi-round pitch competition that gives early-stage startups a chance to win up to $15,000! The NVC is appropriate for ventures of any kind including tech, consumer, creative, or social impact.

Wednesday, November 21

• 12:00 AM BUild Lab Closed for Thanksgiving Break

  The BUild Lab will be closed Wednesday, November 21-Sunday, November 25, including for those that have swipe access.

Monday, November 26

• 9:30 AM Fintech Workshop: Reducing the Cost of Remittance for Migrant Workers

  Money sent home by migrant workers is one of the largest financial inflows to developing countries. The problem? Transfer costs are high and there is little investment in better Fintech solutions. Join Master Lecturer Mark Williams and international scholars from the Humphrey Fellow Cohort to discuss current challenges facing international remittances and help brainstorm new Fintech solutions! Open to students and the BU community.

Tuesday, November 27

• 5:00 PM #InRealLife: Finances, Let's Talk Money

  How will your idea or business generate income? How will you track finances? During this workshop, we'll cover basic finances to choosing the right business model for your idea. Facilitator: Gerry Fine, Executive Director, Innovate@BU This workshop is part Innovate@BU's In Real Life series. The series includes six different workshops that teach innovation skills and help build an entrepreneurial mindset that you can use to create impact #InRealLife. Each topic is offered two times during the fall 2018 semester. Check out the full list of topics and schedule of In Real Life Workshops.

Thursday, November 29

• 5:00 PM Monthly Idea Night - an open-mic for ideas!

  Have an idea keeping you up at night and need some feedback? Or, maybe you want to meet fellow BU Terrier's who need teammates to make their idea come to life? Join us for our monthly open-mic Idea Night to share an idea, give and get feedback, or join a team of BU Terriers!

Friday, November 30

• All Day Idea Cup Application Deadline

  Think you’ve got the most innovative idea of the fall semester? Tell us about it for a chance to win $1,000. From hosting a new podcast, creating a student art publication, developing a fintech business model, to launching a sustainability non-profit–no matter what it is, enter your idea in the fall 2018 Innovate@BU Idea Cup!

• 12:00 PM Innovate@BU Infro Session

  What is Innovate@BU and how can you get involved in its programs and resources? Attend our bi-monthly Infro Session (Intro+Info) to learn about your programs, events, and resources available to students from across BU. *Includes pizza lunch!*

• 5:00 PM From Content to Coins: Millennials of Color Monetizing Digital Media

  With such an increase in the way we consume digital content, there's been a wave of millennials of color innovating, curating and monetizing creative outlets -- from media mavens to social influencers and brand ambassadors. Through an interactive dialogue, "From Content to Coins" explores how millennials of color are killing the game and making social impact with their unique digital footprint, while generating profit and building sustainable brands. Hosted by LiteWork Events and Driven Society

Tuesday, December 4

• 5:00 PM #InRealLife: Communicating Your Idea Through "The Pitch"

  You are so excited about your idea! How to do you get others just as excited so they want to join your team, buy your product, or invest? Learn how to effectively communicate your idea and passion to customers and investors.

Thursday, December 6

• 5:00 PM Pitch & Pizza (New Venture Competition) - SOCIAL IMPACT IDEAS

  Have an idea you're ready to transform into reality? Want to hear ideas from fellow BU Terriers? Join us for Pitch & Pizza, the first round in Innovate@BU's New Venture Competition! The annual New Venture Competition (NVC) is a multi-round pitch competition that gives early-stage startups a chance to win up to $15,000! The NVC is appropriate for ventures of any kind including tech, consumer, creative, or social impact.

Friday, December 7

• 12:30 PM BU Wind; A Student Forum on our Clean Energy Future

  Join BU Wind to talk about BU's Climate Action Plan, our recent Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to build a new wind farm, and the role of students in creating significant and lasting change in BU's sustainability. This event will include a short presentation on the PPA by Dennis Carlberg, breakout working groups, and lunch will be served!

Monday, December 10

• 5:00 PM Hult Prize @ BU - Grande Finale Pitches

  Get an inside view of student ideas that are developing the most compelling solution for the Hult Prize 2019 Challenge addressing youth unemployment. One team will earn a spot at one of the 25+ Regional Finals taking place all over the world, and the chance to pitch for the grand prize of $1 million USD at the United Nations HQ

Tuesday, December 11

• 5:00 PM #InRealLife: Marketing & Branding Your Idea

  You’ve got the idea, now you need to tell the world! Learn to build a cohesive brand and marketing strategy that will make your idea stand out. Facilitated by Jodi Luber, College of Communications, Media Ventures Program This workshop is part Innovate@BU's In Real Life series. The series includes six different workshops that teach innovation skills and help build an entrepreneurial mindset that you can use to create impact #InRealLife. Each topic is offered two times during the fall 2018 semester.

Wednesday, December 12

• 8:30 AM 1 Million Cups Monthly Morning - Treat Yourself!

  On December 12, join entrepreneurs, innovators, funders, and community members for a monthly meet-up at Boston University’s BUild Lab. Hear from two local startups and help spark new ideas and feedback to move their venture forward! Get in the holiday spirit with this months theme "Treat Yourself”! Have a startup that fits this months theme? Apply to present your venture by November 30th! http://bit.ly/2yXkJvY