Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity & Enterprise Calendar of Events

2010-2011 Entrepreneurial Events

  • June 16:  First Entrepreneurial Roundtable
  • July 14:  MBA Entrepreneurial Projects, community & faculty guest panel
  • July 28:  Creative Team Exercises - DeVos Simulation
  • September 1:   NU Kick  Off Party
  • September 8:  NU Entrepreneur Society meeting, ETR Alcove
  • September 8:  Entrepreneur Society reception for Entrepreneur in Residence,
    Scott Robeson- Sloan, Luncheon 11:30am-1pm
  • September 22-24:  ReGeneration "Essentials" -  Philadelphia, Jim Hutcheson
  • October 1: ABDCCE Advisory Board, ABDCCE, Luncheon 10am-12:30pm
  • October 16: Entrepreneurial Roundtable Auto Show- Alumni , Sloan 9am-11am
  • October 13-17: Family Firm Institute - Annual Conference
  • October 22-23: EnGen Regional Intercollegiate Incuba8
  • October 21-24: Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers - a consortium of 200 university based entrepreneurship centers.  Members collaborate and communicate about challenges that confront university based entrepreneurship  (Penn State hosting this year)
  • November 1:  Pitch Training for NU Business Startup Competition, Sloan Auditorium 6pm-9pm
  • November  5:  Entrepreneurial Roundtable - Distinguished Women
  • November 13:  EnGen Regional Intercollegiate ETR Summit - Collegiate "Boost Mid-Michigan Pitches,"  13 Michigan universities & colleges will participate to share ideas & best practices
  • November 15:  Creative Thinking Processes - DeVos evening cohorts
  • Nov. 15-21: Global Entrepreneurship Week
    • 15: Walking with the Wise: Entrepreneur, 3rd Edition- Dr. Lorne (Todd) Thomas - Book Signing & Pizza Party at Library
    • 16: Open house at the ABDCCE - ETR Student Roundtable, students & under 30 entrepreneurs
    • 17: Luncheon with Howdy Holmes, CEO of Chelsea Milling Co. - NADA -hosted by The Entrepreneurship Society
    • 17: One Northwood Business Start-Up "Pitch" Competition - Sloan Auditorium -5-7pm
    • 18: Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour - Griswold -3pm to 7pm
    • 19-21: Incuba8 Weekend
  • January 12: GLEQ/BWAI Boost "Pitch Night"
  • January:  Family Owned Business Entrepreneurial Roundtable
  • February:  EnGen Regional Intercollegiate Summit Mixer
  • February TENTATIVE:  One NU Business Startup  "Pitch" Competition (3 Campuses) Semi Finals
  • March TENTATIVE:  Student Incubator Launch
  • March 15:  Social Networking Event/Entrepreneurship & Arts (guest speakers)
  • April: Family Business Forum - Bennett Sport Center
  • April: Entrepreneurial Roundtable
  • April: Undergraduate Sr. entrepreneurial business plan presentations
  • May TENTATIVE: One NU Business Startup "Pitch" Competition Finals

For more information regarding any of our entrepreneur focused events, please e-mail us.