Global Entrepreneurship Week at USC Upstates Johsnon College of Business and Economics

FREE EVENTS

MONDAY, NOV. 12
Kick-off Global Entrepreneurship Week Event
8:30 – 10 a.m. | Rotunda
Coffee and refreshments; open to students, faculty, administration and members of the business community; USC Upstate alumni/student
entrepreneurs display businesses.
Open Mike: USC Upstate Student Entrepreneur Business Idea Pitch
12:10 – 1:15 p.m. | BMW Classroom #150
USC Upstate students will have a 30 second opportunity to pitch their business ideas to alumni entrepreneurs and angel investors; some
prizes awarded! Box lunch provided; advance registration required.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14

Entrepreneurship in the Upstate Business Panel Discussion
12:10 – 1:15 p.m. | BMW Classroom #150
Panel discussion with members of the business and entrepreneurship communities on entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives happening
in the Upstate. Box lunch provided; advance registration required.
How Artists and the Creative Community Can Grow Successful Businesses
5 – 7 p.m. | Art Gallery
Investors, marketing experts discuss strategies for members of the Creative community to grow successful businesses; refreshments
provided; advance registration required

THURSDAY, NOV. 15
Wells Fargo Speaker: Donnie Hodge, former CEO of Alta Gracia
12:10 – 1:15 p.m. | BMW Classroom #150
Social Entrepreneurship and the story of Alta Gracia Apparel; box lunch provided; advance registration required.
Global Entrepreneurship Week Closing Reception and Celebration
5 – 7 p.m. | GreenHouse, 3rd Floor
Wrap-up celebration with multi-media recap of week’s events; refreshments during event.