Program Highlights
The Terry College of Business Entrepreneurship program hosts an event for aspiring and/or existing entrepreneurs at least once a week. This aggressive schedule and pace prevents us from providing a comprehensive list of all activities. While we get noticed for the multitude of seminars and events around the southeast, this is not our goal. The highlighted activities below are designed with a single objective — to launch successful businesses that give back to the college, the university, and the state.
Please do not hesitate to contact us any time about our program. Entrepreneurship program director Chris Hanks looks forward to speaking with you. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisHanks, and receive our latest program updates @UGAentrepreneur.
UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur
A campus-wide contest for a $500 prize and a possible $100,000 in venture and angel investment capital, the fourth annual UGA's Next Top Entrepreneur will officially start on January 26, 2012 by submitting a one-page PDF business plan. Info Sessions and Training Seminars will begin November 3, 2011. The event is both a competition and a seminar series lasting throughout the Spring and is open to all UGA students. Competitors participate in a series of challenges, seminars, and individual coaching sessions focused on starting a business. Our first year resulted in eight businesses launched, $212,000 of actual revenue, and an angel round of funding, all covered by CNN.
Schedule of Events
- Feb 10 UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur: Round 2 Prep Meeting I
- Feb 23 UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur: Round 2 Prep Meeting II
- Feb 24 UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur: Round 2 Six-Minute Pitch
- Mar 23 UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur: Round 3 Six-Minute Pitch
- Apr 13 UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur: Finals
14:30 Business Experience Teams
Student-led working meetings every Friday at 2:30 where undergraduate students get practical experience by partnering with existing startup companies.
UGA Startups
The Terry College of Business Entrepreneurship program designed the UGA Startups series as a way for entrepreneurs to have access to some of the most seasoned entrepreneurs in the southeast. Topics include innovation, funding, opportunity analysis, business communications, purchasing businesses, franchising, and much more. UGA Startups events are held once a month at the Terry Executive Education Center in Atlanta to better serve our extended family of people interested in entrepreneurship.
The dates of upcoming UGA Startups can be found on our calendar of events. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Venture Capital & Angel Investment Forums
Entrepreneurship faculty, select MBA students, and select high-performing undergraduates represent the Terry College of Business Entrepreneurship program and participate in the most significant venture capital and angel investment events in the southeast, including Venture Atlanta and the MIT Enterprise Forums.
Entrepreneur Forums
The Terry College of Business Entrepreneurship program host monthly invitation-only roundtable discussions with seasoned entrepreneurs facilitated by UGA faculty.
Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club (EVCC)
Open to both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Georgia. Students can meet their individual entrepreneurship goals, develop a program on their own, operate from a leadership position, or simply come to network.
Run by MBAs and select high performing undergraduates, opportunities include:
- Judging first two rounds of UGA's Next Top Entrepreneur
- Screening for UGA's angel investment fund
- Participating in Venture/Entrepreneurship Events/Forums throughout the year
- Five-day trip to Silicon Valley (MBAs only)
