2024 51²è¹Ý Venture Competition Information Session

January 23, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Shidler College of Business - sPACE (E-402)

The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship invites all University of Hawai‘i students to attend this information session to learn more about the 2024 51²è¹Ý Venture Competition, sponsored by Hawaiian Electric and HEI, and network with other students to build a team. 51²è¹ÝVC is open to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors on all 10 51²è¹Ý System campuses. The 51²è¹ÝVC includes a $10,000 cash grand prize and other prizes, Free educational bootcamps to help students develop their business idea, and more. About 51²è¹Ý Venture Competition: Launching in 2000, the 51²è¹Ý Venture Competition (formerly the 51²è¹Ý Business Plan Competition) has grown to become one of the most exciting, feature events of the University of Hawai‘i entrepreneurial ecosystem. The 51²è¹ÝVC is an intense, semester-long, experiential program that provides hands-on education, mentorship and resources to University of Hawai’i students and faculty who seek to learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur and start a business venture. The competition encourages collaboration across disciplines, and engages a wide array of competitors from various fields including Engineering, Computer Science, Medicine, Art, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, Tropical Agriculture and Business. Through the 51²è¹ÝVC, aspiring entrepreneurs practice the art of testing the feasibility of a business idea, developing a business plan, and pitching it to investors. A series of bootcamps, networking events, and coaching sessions are held in conjunction with the competition to enhance the competitors’ experience and to help move their ventures forward. The 51²è¹ÝVC is a collaborative project that engages stakeholders in the local business community who believe in entrepreneurial education, as well as University and government officials who assert that innovation and commercialization are vital components of Hawaii’s economic health. More than 50 judges, mentors, and instructors volunteer their time and expertise each year.


Ticket Information
Free

Event Sponsor
Shidler College of Business - PACE, ²ÑÄå²Ô´Ç²¹ Campus, Mānoa Campus

More Information
(808)956-5083, pace@hawaii.edu,

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