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From Pickaball to Menopause, there are a number of new trends that can provide ripe business opportunities. In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, it’s essential for leaders to stay ahead of the curve and anticipate the next big trends in their industry.
Revenue is a key milestone for any start-up. When a customer is willing to pay for your products or services, you now have new hypotheses to test, from pricing to value proposition to your target market. Your first revenue gives you both a light at the end of the tunnel and a path to scale.
Discover Zell Entrepreneurs, an elite program designed to provide support to U-M students who are preparing to launch/operate their companies upon graduation. The selected students will receive up to $10,000 in support and resources to get their ventures launch-ready, through intense mentorship and programming.
Connect with centers, institutes, and student orgs whose programming centers around entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture capital. Learn how you can get involved in the U-M entrepreneurial community and make your mark as a founder, investor, or innovator. Register here.
Centers & Institutes in Attendance: Zell Lurie Institute, Business + Tech, Business + Impact, Optimize, Center for Socially-Engaged Design, Center for Entrepreneurship…and more!
Join us to learn about the Pinkert Healthcare Accelerator. Open to current U-M Ann Arbor students, the Pinkert Healthcare Accelerator provides grant funding and support from experienced faculty and mentors to help students realize their vision for reimagining healthcare. The program supports student ventures to create value by increasing healthcare quality and access, reducing costs, and making the patient experience better.
Join us to learn about Zell Lurie Institute’s grant programs for student entrepreneurs. The Mayleben Venture Shaping and Applebaum Dare to Dream grants support U-M Ann Arbor students through three phases of the business creation process by providing startup workshops, mentoring, and funding of $500-$5,000 (based on the phase of the program).
Join us to learn more about Zell Entrepreneurs, an elite program designed to provide support to U-M students who are preparing to launch/operate their companies upon graduation. The selected students will receive up to $10,000 in support and resources to get their ventures launch-ready, through intense mentorship and programming.
ZLI invites you to join our Mingle N’ Match event! Take this opportunity to find team members or simply mingle with other entrepreneurially-minded students. The evening begins with a series of introductions by parties interested in finding team members followed by informal networking.
Any U-M student interested in entrepreneurship or venture capital is welcome and encouraged to attend. We’ll provide a general overview of the programs and resources we offer. Discover ways to launch your venture, work at a startup, learn the entrepreneurial mindset, learn how to think and act like an investor, or simply explore what an experience in entrepreneurship could look like.
Any student interested in entrepreneurship or venture capital is welcome and encouraged to attend. We’ll provide a general overview of the programs and resources we offer. Discover ways you can launch your venture, work at a startup, learn the entrepreneurial mindset, learn how to think and act like an investor, or simply explore what an experience in entrepreneurship could look like.
Any student interested in entrepreneurship or venture capital is welcome and encouraged to attend. We’ll provide a general overview of the programs and resources we offer. Discover ways you can launch your venture, work at a startup, learn the entrepreneurial mindset, learn how to think and act like an investor, or simply explore what an experience in entrepreneurship could look like as a U-M student.
Graduate Students: Learn how to join one of Ross’ student-led investment funds. Are you interested in getting hands on experience investing in emerging ventures? Michigan Ross student-led funds expose students to investing at different stages of a company’s growth cycle and across different focal areas.