Resources

Participants network at a Mentorship Meetup event on the ASU Tempe campus. The Mentorship Meetup was created to help connect student entrepreneurs with local mentors. Photo by Safwat Saleem

Our expert network consists of experienced entrepreneurs, business leaders or nonprofit executives who can provide expert assistance with planned or established 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.

TIP OF THE WEEK: Social entrepreneurship is about identifying a problem, and creating a solution. In your Innovation Challenge proposal you are required to address one of the ASU Challenges; identify which challenge your proposing a solution towards, and stick to your guns!

The fragile economy and slumping jobs market are causing unrest in America and across the world. As a response of sorts, the U.S. government and the Young Entrepreneur Council are putting their faith into young, fresh-faced entrepreneurs with the launch of the Gen Y Fund, a startup accelerator aimed specifically at students.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association have announced the call for applications for the 2012 Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur and Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur awards, which recognize exceptional postdocs who are working to commercialize research.

The Enterprise Concierge is the front door to the vast array of resources Arizona State University can offer to help businesses large and small, local or global. Whether you’re looking to build your workforce, collaborate on research, sponsor class projects or find faculty experts, we’re here to help.

Submissions for the 2012 ASU Innovation Challenge are now open.

The ASU Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students from across the university to make a difference in our local and global communities through innovation. Applicants can Win up to $10,000 to make their ideas happen.

Starting your own venture is difficult work, especially when you're running low on funds, which is why we compiled more than 100 free resources that can help you get started! 

The National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) is looking for student innovators to represent the NCIIA on your campus!