Entrepreneurship & Innovation during Blue Devil Weekend

Well, Blue Devil Weekend 2009 is here.

Here's the schedule for those of you that are flying in.  Look forward to meeting everyone.

-Howie

Entrepreneurship & Innovation during Blue Devil Weekend
Friday, April 3, 2009
Office Hours – Kirby Reading Room
• 3:00 - 4:00pm - A chance to informally meet us and some students. Location: Kirby Reading Room. We'll have office hours jointly with the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Corporate Sustainability Initiative
Program for Entrepreneurs Workshop – Lilly Classroom
• 4:00 – 4:30pm – Information session on the Program for Entrepreneurs. Chat with Jon, Howie and others about the Program for Entrepreneurs. Note: Admitted students that specified an interest in Entrepreneurship and Innovation have received information about this program.
• 4:30pm - 6:15pm - Entrepreneurship Workshop for Program for Entrepreneurs applicants. Present your analysis of the case study for students wanting to apply for our Program. By invitation. Note: All slots are currently taken 
Activities Fair - Tables for the EVCC and Program for Entrepreneurs
• 7:15pm-9:15pm - The Duke MBA Activities Fair - Location: Kirby Winter Gardens 
• Table 1: For the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club (EVCC) - (our fantastic student club, nominated for Club of the Year 2009)
• Table 2: For the Program for Entrepreneurs – special program for students intending to start a company upon graduation - a chance to meet students in the Program for Entrepreneurs. Note: Admitted students that specified an interest in Entrepreneurship and Innovation have received information about this program. 

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Academic Preview – Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Rand Classroom
Do a Case Study with Prof. Aaron (Ronnie) Chatterji. We’ll also take questions about the courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
• 10:05-11:05 – Location: Rand Classroom – Academic Preview 1
• 11:10-12:10 – Location: Rand Classroom – Academic Preview 2
Career Panels – Entrepreneurship, VC & PE - Rand Classroom
Two sessions, same career panel each time. They will be preceded by a general CMC overview in Geneen Auditorium from 1:15pm - 1:45pm.
• 1:50 - 2:45pm – Location: Rand Classroom - Entrepreneurship, VC & PE - Career Panel A (a mix of students and alums)
• 2:50 - 3:45pm – Location: Rand Classroom - Entrepreneurship, VC & PE - Career Panel B (a mix of students and alums)
Open House–Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation–Leaman Classroom
The Open House is a chance to meet the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - see an overview of entrepreneurship and innovation activities at Fuqua and Duke, and chat informally with some current students.
• 4:35 - 5:15pm – Location: Leaman Classroom - Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Open House slot 1 
• 5:20 - 6:00pm – Location: Leaman Classroom - Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Open House slot 2 

Ignite Social Media looking for interns

Ignite Social Media is looking to fill up to three Social Media Marketing paid internship openings for this coming Spring semester. 

 

Who Are We?

Ignite Social Media is a social media consultancy that works with companies to advise them on how to leverage social media (both social networking like Facebook and social media like blogs, vlogs, podcasts, etc.) for marketing benefits, including increased customer engagement and search engine optimization. Office located in Cary, NC.

 

Who Are You?

As a start-up company, we are looking for an intern candidate that has a passion for social media. We want candidates that Twitter, Facebook, and blog regularly - who are comfortable using social media and excited about the opportunity of applying it to businesses.

 

Availabilities

 

Social Media Marketing Intern(s):

Looking for up to three interns who can help develop strategies for social networks, help develop quality social media content for Ignite, and help implement social media campaign strategies for our clients. These interns will work closely with the team in strategy sessions and will write blog posts, analyze new social networks, and use social media tools to optimize and publicize content.

 

Sincerely,

 

Anne E. Brannon

Community Engagement Specialist

 

w: Ignite Social Media

p: (919) 653-3970

e: anne@ignitesocialmedia.com

Possible Internship in VC

I chatted with a couple of Duke alumni Venture Capitalists recently, and they said they might be willing to bring someone on for the summer.  The student needs an IT background, very smart, and willing to live and work up in Boston or the Bay Area, possibly for no pay.  Really, you'd be doing it for the experience.  

Are you the right person?  Send me a brief email, subject "VC summer opp"

Howie

Anna's Gourmet Goodies

Someone at Duke wrote in:

"[At a recent meeting at Duke] we used the business of Chris Duke (Fuqua 1987) for the new member gifts.  Chris started Anna's Gourmet Goodies in 2001 and his cookies, and presentation, were a huge hit!"

Check them out at: http://www.annasgourmetgoodies.com/default.asp

At Anna’s Gourmet Goodies we bake and ship gourmet cookies, brownies and biscotti as gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, as a thank you, or for any occasion.   

Personalize your gift with a free card and include your special message.  For ourcorporate gift clients, we offer complete branding services with customized labels and note cards.  Whether you choose our bags, boxes, tins or baskets, we prepare each package to create a gift experience that will be appreciated and remembered long after the last crumb is gone.

Fullsteam Brewery

I was just introduced to Fullsteam Brewery "A Brewery and Tavern in-planning" in Durham.  Being started by Sean Wilson, a Fuqua alum from 2000.

Check it out at http://www.fullsteam.ag 

What does a distinctly Southern beer taste like? Bet you don't know. Truth is, neither do we.

Fullsteam's mission is to change that. To develop and define a distinctly Southern brewing style, experimenting with seasonal farmed goods and heirloom grains in the brewing process.

What will result? We're not quite sure. All we know is this: it's our mission to figure it out. We're developing recipes, sourcing local ingredients, and testing batches. Along the way, we'll pay our respects to traditional brewing, crafting a line of easy-drinking session beers. But what we want to be known for -- in 2008 and decades beyond -- is our willingness to invent what doesn't yet exist. To answer "what if" questions. To grow into a Great Southern Brewery...and have an airshipload of fun in the process.

Welcome to our noble experiment. We'll see you at the tavern before too long.

Real Estate Developer looking for a Duke MBA

A Durham entrepreneur and real estate developer is looking for an
intern to help with a very large commercial real estate transaction.

He owns a large storage complex that sits right beside a rail line in
Durham. He plans to convert this space into an intermodal storage hub
and integrate it into the supply chain of several large international
firms. International companies will move their products on rail to
this location and store them as long as needed before shipping off to
the west coast, Europe, or Asia.

Responsibilities include running cash flow analyses, researching
international supply chain models, and interacting with international
companies. Mandarin Chinese and/or Spanish language abilities are a
large plus.

This is an amazing opportunity for those interested in commercial real
estate, logistics, and global supply chain management -- a chance to
get your hands dirty, make some contacts, and learn an immense amount.
Compensation is negotiable based upon experience and skill set.

If interested, please send a resume and short (eg, one paragraph)
cover letter/email summarizing your interest and experience to John at
rcc.john@gmail.com .