Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs Agenda Mission Events Entrepreneurship

Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs Agenda • • • Mission Events Entrepreneurship entities at NC State University

Mission • AWE supports female entrepreneurship at every stage of the journey through mentorship, community engagement, social networking and strategic skill-building • AWE is action-oriented • AWE is not content-specific • AWE embraces and engages positive female role models • AWE empowers women with the tools they will need to make a difference

Events Friday, September 21 Kickoff Coffee & Informational Chat - at the e. Garage on Centennial Campus, 9 -10: 30 am. Friday, September 28 AWE Book Club, Session ǀ Friday, October 19 Zen & The Art of the Startup Life (speaker Reid Miller) Friday, October 26 AWE Book Club, Session ǀǀ Friday, November 16 Money! Why do I need it? And… IP! Why should I care? (speakers Jesse Jones & Amy Parker) Friday, November 30 AWE Book Club, Session ǀǀǀ Friday, December 7 Movie screening & pizza night (Dream Girl) Friday, January 25 The Power of your Network (TBA) Thursday, February 21 How do I get/become a mentor? (Dr. Jennifer Stanigar) Friday, March 22 Creativity & Entrepreneurship (Dr. Gary Beckman) Friday, April 26 End of Year Event (TBD)

Contact Us • Womenentrepreneurs@ncsu. edu • https: //awe. ncsu. edu/ • AWENCState. University • AWE. NCState. Univeristy

Entrepreneurship at NC State

Entrepreneurship Garage • A venture creation and prototyping space designed for student entrepreneurs • Members have access to hundreds of entrepreneurialminded peers, which makes networking and relationshipbuilding easy • The e. Garage’s designation as an IP-free • The e. Garage is open 24/7 for students Contact Info: David Cardarelli eigaragemanager@ncsu. edu

Makerspaces • Located in D. H. Hill and Hunt Libraries • Allow student entrepreneurs to experiment with powerful tools, integrated electronics, wearable technology and more • Feature: Electronics lab, 3 D printing, 3 D scanning, Cutting and milling, Wearable technology, Internet of things Visit https: //www. lib. ncsu. edu/services/makerspace/ for more info.

Entrepreneurship Clinic A Clinical Model of Teaching • • Engage students in experiential learning. Companies submit projects and students execute on them by enrolling in one of our classes. A Physical Space • • Located off-campus at HQ Raleigh. Locus of interaction between NC State & high growth startups and organizations. A Research Lab for Faculty • • Field experiments at the level of the firm. Observational and experimental capabilities. Contact Info: Gabriel Gonzalez gegonzal@ncsu. edu

Eligibility: • • • BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP MINOR The business entrepreneurship minor engages students in the process of identifying, evaluating, and implementing business opportunities that focus on value creation. This process includes the creation of new ventures, as well as adding value within existing companies through innovation applications. The minor focuses on embedding students in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Raleigh and beyond. As a result, students who fulfill the requirements for the undergraduate Business Entrepreneurship minor will develop an entrepreneurial mindset through experiential learning and through their embeddedness in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Learn more at go. ncsu. edu/poole_minors Completion of at least 30 credit hours with 15 completed at NC State 2. 0 overall GPA BUS majors are not eligible Courses*: • • • EC 205 (C- or better) ACC 200, 210, 220 or 280 (C- or better) MIE 201 MIE 310 MIE 410 (prereq of MIE 310) One of: MIE 411, 412, 413, 416, 418 or 419 (all MIE 4 xx carry a prereq of MIE 410) Completion: • • 2. 0 in minor coursework No more than 6 hours of transfer credit may be counted toward the minor requirements * To successfully complete the business entrepreneurship minor, students are encouraged to consider taking MIE 310 Intro to Entrepreneurship during a summer term. Students can also consider participating in a Poole Summer Abroad program to complete MIE 310 and MIE 410.

2018 -2019 123 village residents in 2018 - 2019 9 colleges represented, mix of 40 majors Our living-learning program explores topical interests, takes trips and tours, offers socials and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs and creative thinkers.

Arts Entrepreneurship @ NC State • 15 Credit Minor - Four EMA courses & one advised elective • Arts-based curriculum • Student startups & other business collaborations emerge each semester • Highly engaged student group • Arts Entrepreneurship track @ e. Games in the spring semesters • Students work directly with North Carolina arts entrepreneurs and arts organizations Contact Info: Dr. Gary Beckman gdbeckma@ncsu. edu

Contact Info: Elizabeth Benefield eabenefi@ncsu. edu

Wolfpack Investor Network 14 Deals 22 Months 130 Members $7. 0 M Raised High Quality Investments in NC State Entrepreneurs Affiliation: Companies must have an NC State-affiliated founder, full-time executive team member, or board member Stage: Early stage private company financing – investing with other angels; typically post seed round Geography: National program with an emphasis on North Carolina-based opportunities Please Contact with Questions: Managing Director, Joe Sinsheimer: jasinsh 2@ncsu. edu or Assistant Director for Member Services, Abby Phillips: adphill 3@ncsu. edu