Are you interested in entrepreneurship and innovation policy? The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (http://ccei.uconn.edu) co-organizes the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Virtual Research Seminar Series!

Join the mailing list for seminar announcements here: https://mailchi.mp/3d0399d764f5/eip-virtual-research-seminar

Governments around the world enact policies that affect technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An increasing number of scholars are investigating these topics, which has implications on policy design and program implementation. Yet, scholars lack a forum for presenting their work. This virtual seminar series will fill this gap—bringing together the insights from academia and policy application—thereby increasing our understanding of policy issues and build a forum for expressing these ideas and a supportive community to nourish them.

The next seminar will be on March 8: from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm ET. Ryan Coles (U. of Connecticut) - will present "In(Ex)clusive entrepreneurship: Patriarchy, regulatory change, and female entrepreneurship" (with Grady Raines, Peter Polhill, and Shon Hiatt). HC Kongsted (Copenhagen Business School) will discuss.

Please register for the event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqf-mopzwvE931M1zc72lwK6FXOITPszMD

This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007 and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. http://ccei.uconn.edu

Verge Consultants are graduate students that work with CCEI and Connecticut's SBDC to support startups and small businesses as they are overcoming the various hurdles of starting and growing their companies. Verge Consultants work together as a team to consult between 8-12 companies per summer in a variety of different industries, life cycles, challenges they face, and types of projects. Through a partnership with Connecticut Small Business Development Center, Verge Consultants get the opportunity to work directly with SBDC's business advisors to learn firsthand about consulting and supporting businesses. Consultants receive a stipend of $7,500 for 10 weeks of consulting between the end of May and the beginning of August.
Verge Consultants will:
Gain exposure and deliver solutions in multiple industries.
Experience working with companies across various business life cycles.
Work on Challenging projects that differ amongst each client.
Collaborate with a team of consultants that has diverse business backgrounds and a wide range of startup and consulting experience.
Build a resume of consulting experiences from 8-12 different client companies.

If you are interested in applying to become a Verge Consultant, please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/verge-consulting-group/