From: Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association (BEA)
Date: January 30, 2011
Subject: EA Alert: January 31st, 2011
Covering the week of January 31st, 2011
UC Berkeley Events
MBA Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series
Entrepreneurs Corner at the Lester Center: Mentoring Opportunities
Competitions & Fellowships
Volunteer in China: Deadline to apply- February 20, 2011
UC Berkeley Events
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MBA Certificate in Entrepreneurship
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If you are an MBA graduating in Spring 2011 and have focused on Entrepreneurship, then consider applying for the MBA Certificate in Entrepreneurship. A quick overview of the requirements:
Course Requirements (must have completed one from each section):
1) 295A Entrepreneurship
2) 295B Venture Capital & Private Equity or 295D/T New Venture Finance
3) One other 295/290 Entrepreneurship course
Field Experience (must satisfy one or more of the following):
1) Qualifying Internship/Work Experience
2) Qualifying New Venture Development Exercise
3) Significant Involvement in an Entrepreneurship Program
For complete details and to download the application, please visit: http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/students/certificate.html.
Applications are due January 31, 2011.
If you have any questions after reviewing the website and application, feel free to contact Jill Erbland at erbland@haas.berkeley.edu or 510.643.4592.
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Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: How To Build An Ad Based Business
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Date: Monday, February 7, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room- Haas School of Business
In the post Android world, some have argued that the most valuable commodity is consumer attention. Savvy consumers are leveraging competitive offerings to get digital services and content for free, leaving the underlying businesses dependent on advertising to monetize their offering. The explosion of digital content has flooded an already saturated marketplace with a new generation of ad sellers, many of whom falsely equate growing page view counts with guaranteed revenue generation. This session will bring in practitioners from the advertising industry, from both the buy and sell sides, to discuss the requirements for an ad based business. Come learn how to capture value in advertising products and how to market your ad product at different stages of your company’s lifecycle for maximum return. For information on our panelists, visit the website.
The program starts with food and networking at 6:30pm. The presentation will open at 7:00pm. There is no registration required for this event.
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Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: Financial Modeling/Management
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Date: Tuesday, February, 15, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Wells Fargo Room- Haas School of Business
Whether you are new to financial modeling, or a seasoned numbers cruncher, you will want to come hear how to create financials that will impress your future investors. You will learn what is necessary and what not to do when creating the financial model that will accompany your business plan and use to obtain capital. This workshop will provide you with what you need to know about the financial side of a business plan and starting a company. For information on our speaker, visit the website.
The program starts with food and networking at 6:30pm. The presentation will open at 7:00 pm. There is no registration for this event.
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Entrepreneurs Corner at the Lester Center: Mentoring Opportunities
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Date: Tuesday, February 1 and Wednesday, February 2
Time: Tuesday from 2:00-5:00pm and Wednesday from 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Lester Center, F451
Have questions about starting a business? Want to talk about your new business idea? Need advice on entrepreneurial careers?
The Lester Center is pleased to welcome two mentors this week:
Tuesday, February 1st from 2:00-5:00pm
Kevin Warnock, Chairman, Silveroffice Inc.
Wednesday, February 2nd from 9:00am-12:00pm
Ben Wiles, Associate, Pillsbury Corporate & Securities Practice
To learn more about Kevin or Ben, visit our website.
Students may sign up for a 20 minute conversation with Kevin or Ben by e–mailing the Lester Center. In your email please provide the time slot you are seeking, your contact information (phone number), a brief description of your background, and what you would like to speak with Kevin or Ben about. Your email will be responded to by Monday at 5pm. Appointments will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join the Lester Center’s mailing list to stay informed weekly about mentoring hours and a variety of other entrepreneurial programs.
Competitions & Fellowships
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Since its founding in 2006, UC Berkeley’s annual Big Ideas Competition has inspired innovative and high-impact student projects aimed at solving the world's most pressing problem. By seeking out and supporting smart and promising new ideas, Big Ideas has produced remarkable results.
This year's competition promises up to $300,000 in awards in 16 different contests.
Categories include: Global Poverty Alleviation, Social Entrepreneurship, Improving Student Life, Social Justice and Community Engagement, Information Technology for Society, Energy Efficient Technologies, New Media, Safe Water, Security and Trust, BioEnergy, Campus Biodiesel, Emerging and Neglected Diseases, Science Technology and Engineering Policy, Green Chemistry, and Synthetic Biology
To learn more visit the Big Ideas website http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/contest/
Submissions are due by March 7, 2011.
We look forward to hearing about your Big Ideas!
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Call for Application: VOLUNTEER IN CHINA: Deadline- February 20, 2011
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2011 summer, May 19 – June 23 | Let Reading Inspire
Apply at www.dreamcorps.org | deadline: February 20, 2011
Dream Corps is recruiting about 65 international volunteers to participate in its 2011 Summer Volunteer Program in underprivileged rural schools (township elementary or middle schools) and villages of China. The program consists of 4 days of training in Beijing, 3 weeks of volunteer work on assigned volunteer sites, and 3 days concluding forum in Beijing. Please read the attached “Call for Application” PDF and visit our website at http://www.dreamcorps.org/ for more information. For additional questions regarding the application and volunteer selection process, please contact volunteer@dreamcorps.org.