Accelerate workshops are intended to help you prepare for your pitch in November and to help refine your ideas!
However, everybody is invited to participate – even if you are not on a team or currently signed up for Accelerate.
RESOURCES
BOSTON EVENTS - Great collection of events around Boston on Greenhorn Connect
DEADLINE – N/A
CURRENT EVENTS | Spring 2013
PITCHFEST | Pitch Your Idea For Funding From Accelerate
Thursday, April 9, 2013 at 6:00 PM (ET)
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STAND UP, STAND OUT! | How to make your pitch unique
Thursday, April 4th, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
TEAMS WHO RSVP WILL BE GIVEN 5 MINUTES TO PITCH AND 5 MINUTES TO RECEIVE QUESTIONS
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Pitch Workshop with Larry Blumsack | Communication and Presentation Techniques
Monday, April 1st, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
ATTEND TO WIN DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING PREMIUM
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Hot Seat Event | Wentworth Expo and Alumni Networking
Thursday, March 28, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM(ET)
Check out the Event here
Hot Seat Event | Speed Networking with Fellow Emerson Entrepreneurs
ONLY 15 SPOTS! RSVP to save your spot
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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Mass Innovation Night | Landsdowne Pub near Fenway Park
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 6:00 PM untill late (ET)
RSVP here
Hot Seat Event | Mentor Networking
Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)
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IP Lawyer Clinic | Get Your Patenting Questions Answered
THERE ARE LIMITED OPENINGS! RSVP to save your spot
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)
Register or check you time slot here
How To Get Funded | WIT Vest On Stage
Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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Business Plan Clinic for Funded Teams | Strengthen YOUR Business Plan
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:30 PM (ET). See link to time slots below.
Register or check your time slot here
Business Plan Clinic | Strengthen YOUR Business Plan
February 25 + 26 + 27, 2013. See link to time slots below.
Register or check your time slot here
Meet Sean Naegeli | Co-Founder Apifia/Splashscore, Influence Social Networking
Thursday, February 21, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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NEXPO | Northeastern Exposition sponsored by IDEA
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)
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Meet Aaron Panone | Alum and Founder of Cuppow, Canning Jar turns Travel Mug
Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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Field Trip: Mass Innovation Night Foodie Edition
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)
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Meet Nelson De Witt | Crowd Funding Expert and Kickstarter King
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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Meet Chad Barraford | Mass Challenge Participant and Founder of Jarvian
Thursday, February 7th, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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Ideation Session | Sthetic Hyboards and Apparel Business Modeling
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)
Been There, Still There | Creating “USpin” with Ethan Bagley
Thursday, January 31, 2013 from 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM (ET)
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CURRENT EVENTS | Fall 2012
Pitchfest – Get ready for 17 interdisciplinary startup ideas!
Friday, November 16, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)
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Pitch Clinic w/ Phyllis Speen
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (ET)
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WIT VEST – Preparing Your Startup for Funding – Open Office Hours
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (ET)
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Fady Saad – Finding Co-Founders + Team – Building a Team for Success
Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)
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WIT VEST – Preparing Your Startup for Funding – Open Office Hours
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (ET)
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WIT Celebrating Entrepreneurship
Thursday, October 25, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)
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Mike Miller – Juggling Every Aspect of your Start-up – How can you do it all?
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)
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Intellectual Property + Patenting – Informal Office Hours w/ IP Attorneys
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)
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Business Plan Office Hours 10/16
Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)
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Business Plan Office Hours 10/11
Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)
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MASS INNOVATION NIGHT!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (ET) - Verizon Innovation Center, 60 Sylvan Road, Waltham
Check it out and RSVP here
Gene Fay – “Finance and Marketing - Should you build it?”
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)
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Nelson de Witt – “What it takes to be an Entrepreneur + How Kickstarter can Help”
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)
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Stay tuned for the remaining schedule.
PREVIOUS EVENTS | Summer 2012
Annette Reynolds – “More Funding: Insights on Getting Money for Your Ideas”
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 from 5:30PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register here: http://accelerateworkshop12.eventbrite.com/
Bobbie Carlton – “Superpowering Your Business Ideas with Social Media”
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 5:30PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register here: http://accelerateworkshop11.eventbrite.com/
Nelson de Witt – “Using Kickstarter to Fund Your Ideas”
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here: http://accelerateworkshop10.eventbrite.com/
PITCHFEST - Thursday, June 28, 2012 Lineup of IDEAS 2012
Jesse Bardo – “Customer Development”
Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here: http://accelerateworkshop8.eventbrite.com/
Jim Woodward – “Value Proposition and Pitch”
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here: http://accelerateworkshop7.eventbrite.com/
Jake Baron – “Intellectual Property and Patents”
Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here: http://accelerateworkshop6.eventbrite.com/
Eileen O’Hara Bruen on “Research the Market”
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here: http://accelerateworkshop5.eventbrite.com/
Business Plan Clinics WIT Accelerate Open Office Hours
Tuesday June 5, 2012 AND Thursday June 7, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
These are walk in hours, be sure to have a draft ready. We will have Charlie Cimino, Larry Carr, and Rick Trilling ready to review.
Jeremy Halpern – “Funding Your Idea”
Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)
Register Here: http://accelerateworkshop4.eventbrite.com/
Cort Johnson – “Business Plans or NOT”
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here : http://accelerateworkshop3.eventbrite.com/
Nick Herbold on “Building Your Team”
Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here : http://accelerateworkshop2.eventbrite.com/
Fringe Union Square – Field Trip
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Register Here : http://accelerateworkshop1.eventbrite.com/
