As a member of Philadelphia’s leading entrepreneurship-centric organization, the Philly Startup Leaders, I jumped at the opportunity to help plan the next big event to hit our city.

This event is a celebration of the entrepreneur; the spirit, the passion and, of course, the idea. We aim to put on display the creative talent of Philadelphia across a broad range of disciplines. Entrepreneurs are invited to demonstrate their projects in a trade-show setting. Best of all, The Entrepreneur Expo is free and open to the public.

Event Details
Thursday April 2, 2009
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
University City Science Center
3711 Market Street, Philadelphia

Come one, come all! We expect students, educators, investors, leaders in the political, legal, and business communities, members of the media and the general public to be in attendance. And, most importantly we look forward to seeing YOU.

Information for both guests and entrepreneurs is available at: http://expo.phillystartupleaders.org. Register for tickets early as limited spots remain.

“This is the perfect venue for Philly area entrepreneurs to showcase their new business concepts and learn about what their fellow colleagues are inventing and taking to market,” said Doug Bellenger, COO at PhindMe Mobile. “It is also a great opportunity for the press and community to experience, first hand, a thriving startup and entrepreneurial environment in Philadelphia.”

The Credo of Philly Startup Leaders is the creation and execution of novel business concepts by using personal initiative, ingenuity and risk tolerance of startup entrepreneurs. The result is the kind of robust new business activity for the region, which will enable it to become one of the most resilient in these times,” said Steve Goodman, Senior Partner at Morgan Lewis. “It is exciting to see the way in which PSL is infusing this exciting event with its great energy and creativity.”

Remember to come to “The 21st Century Entrepreneur”

This Wednesday, March 11th at 6PM
Stein Auditorium in Nesbitt Hall (33rd and Market St.)
THIS IS A CEO CERTIFIED EVENT – Credit will be given
Presented by NOBE – The Business and Engineering Society and DEA – The Drexel Entrepreneur Association

Featuring a speech about 21st Century Entrepreneurs, networking advice, and social entrepreneurship by Josh Kopelman, a multimillionaire serial entrepreneur, founder of Half.com, managing partner and founder of First Round Capital, and founder of The Kopelman Foundation. 

All students are welcome!  Refreshments will be served after the event.  This is one event you don’t want to miss.
Any questions, e-mail NOBE@drexel.edu

The Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting its first annual Business Concept Pitch Competition on Monday, March 9 at 5 pm in Matheson Hall, Room 109. Nine entrepreneurial student teams, representing finalists from the written concept paper competition, will present their business ideas in three-minute pitches to a panel of distinguished judges. Teams represent students from all across the University and three winners will be selected and awarded cash prizes totaling $3,000. A reception will follow the event.

The entire Drexel community is welcome to attend to hear these business ideas. If you have not already done so and plan to attend, please register online at http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Centers/Baiada/Calendar.php.

Join the Drexel Entrepreneur Association and the CGTSPS  as they host the founders of two Drexel-based startups, PhindMe and DrexelDrinks, on Thursday March 5th from 6-7:30pm in the Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship Wedge Room. 

Discussion will include a number of topics relating to starting a company as a recent grad or student, developing an idea into a reality, funding issues, as well as anything else in their respective entrepreneurial ventures. A question and answer session will follow, so bring your questions!

For more details, visit the facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=65540155814&ref=mf or email the DEA at DrexelEntrepreneurs@gmail.com.

Featuring Josh Kopelman, co-founder of Half.com
Co-hosted by the Business and Engineering Society and the Drexel Entrepreneur Association
Wednesday March 11^th, 6pm-7:30
Stein Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall

Join the Drexel Entrepreneur Association (DEA) and the Business and Engineering Society (BES) as they host Josh Kopelman, co-founder of Half.com, on Wednesday March 11^th at 6pm in Stein Auditorium. Josh Kopelman is truly a 21st century entrepreneur, having co-founded an internet information company that went public just a year after graduating college, and Half.com, which he later sold to EBay for $350 Million, as well as an anti-spam company which he sold to Symantec.  

Kopelman now runs First Round Capital, a multi-million dollar seed-stage venture capital firm overseeing over 40 companies such as Linkedin, myYearbook, Wikia, and Jingle Networks.  

Come to the “21st Century Entrepreneur” to get a chance to listen to the challenges that entrepreneurs face in the digital age, learn networking techniques that work, and the best ways to launch a start-up, followed by an introduction of social entrepreneurs.  

Following the event will be networking opportunities, as well as food and refreshments.

For more information contact Zack Howitt at zh33@drexel.edu.

The Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology will host the first annual Business Concept Pitch Competition on Monday, March 2, 2009, at 5 pm in Mitchell Auditorium, Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Market Street between 31st and 32nd Streets).

Ten entrepreneurial teams, representing finalists from the written concept paper competition will present their business ideas in three-minute pitches to a panel of distinguished judges. Teams represent students from across the University, and three winners will be selected and awarded cash prizes totaling $3,000.

A reception will follow the event. Register online at http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Centers/Baiada/Calendar.