November 2011

TEMPE, AZ (KPHO) - An ASU student took the tragedy of losing his baby girl to sudden infant death syndrome and channeled his grief into helping save other lives.

Peter Seymour, 21, has invented a sensor device that he hopes will be in the general market for every parent to use.

Music Majors, Zack Clark and Nicholas Villalobos, are 2 of the winners of the p.a.v.e grant.

The p.a.v.e. program in arts entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the Fall 2011 recipients of p.a.v.e. seed grants for student-initiated arts-based ventures:

Sidnee Peck, Director, Entrepreneurship Initiatives in the WP Carey School of Business, listens on as her students engage in conversation about ideas to launch a venture.

Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship (THP352 SLN #20410) - Learn skills and knowledge for an entrepreneurial approach to art making and art management across all arts disciplines. Topics include: creativity, motivation, opportunity recognition, mission and vision, financial literacy, marketing, grant writing, business planning. Questions?

TIP OF THE WEEK: It's important to use your investors language when trying to garner funding. Putting in some time to research concepts and vocabulary that the ASU Innovation Challenge promotes and supports may go a long way in adding credibility to you proposal.