*Note:
I have broken this category down into three sections below.
I) The first is all about the student entrepreneurship and how to "win" as a student entrepreneur.
II) The second section is about university entrepreneurship more generally, including faculty spinoffs.
III) The third is a list of Grants and Business Plan Competitions for Student Entrepreneurs (AKA: Free Money!)
Series on Student Entrepreneurship:
I) WHAT STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS NEED TO DO TO SUCCEED
Series:
My TEDx Talk on Student Entrepreneurship: "Why Wait 'Til You Graduate?"
What Every Student Entrepreneur Needs to Know to Succeed (1) Just Win, Baby
What Every Student Entrepreneur Needs to Know to Succeed (2) Get Connected!
*Background Reading:
The Coming Entrepreneurial Tidal Wave: University Entrepreneurship 2.0
II) UNIVERSITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SPINOFFS
University Spin-Offs (1): The Vaunted Gates Creak Open and Entrepreneurs Peer Inside
University Spin-Offs (2): A Quick Primer
University Spin-Offs (3): Suffering From Entrepreneur's Block?
University Spin-Offs (4): Professor as CEO?
University Spin-Offs (5): Angels in Our Midst?
University Spin-Offs (6): Amazing Historical IPO Rate
Should There be Profit in Knowledge? A Century of American Debate
Deal Terms for University Spin-Offs
University Spin-Offs: Bridging the Cultural Divide
Cultivating a University's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: A Master Class
University Spinoffs: A Stunning Track-Record of Success
University Entrepreneurship: Lifeblood to Entire Cities
Google Acquires University Spinoff ReCAPTCHA
Breaking the Century Mark: Celebrating 100 Spinoffs at Columbia University
Some Examples of Private Sales and IPO's from Columbia University's Startup Portfolio
A Sampling of Commercial Products Using Columbia University Technology
Hosting Entrepreneur Office Hours at CTV's Venture Lab for the Columbia Community
New York City's Academic Institutions: A Stunning Engine of Innovation
Your Startup: Mapping it Out Some More
The Coming Entrepreneurial Tidal Wave: University Entrepreneurship 2.0
peHub's Dan Primack on the Emerging Tsunami of University Entrepreneuship 2.0
The Parable of the Venture Capitalist, the Entrepreneur and the Professor
Why and How Universities Should Embrace Startup Culture
How Not to Piss People Off When You Present to Them
A New Breed of University Entrepreneur Arrives on Campus
III) GRANT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Association
Socially Responsible / Green Tech Business Plan Competitions
Due: 10/5/11
NYU-Stern School of Business Entrepreneurs Challenge
Due: 10/6/11
William James Foundation Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition
Due: 10/12/11
Due: 10/24/11
Due: 10/24/2011
Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Due: 11/9/11
Due: 11/15/11
Acterra Business Environmental Awards
Due: 11/15/11
McKinsey Social Innovation Video Challenge
Due: 11/18/11
Due: 2/11/2012
Tulane Conscious Capitalism Business Plan Competition
Due: TBD
Dell Social Innovation Competition
Due: 2/14/2012
Rice University Business Plan Competition
Due: 2/17/2012
Due: Spring 2012
Due: Spring 2012
Global Social Venture Competition
Due: 1/25/2012
Due: Spring 2012
The Intel®+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challengeue:
Due: January 2012
Investor's Circle Call for Applicants
Due: Spring
Socially Responsible / Sustainable Enterprise Fellowships:
Due: 11/10/11
Due: December 2011
Kauffman Foundation Global Scholars
Due: 10/17/11
Business Plan Competitions for Women Entrepreneurs:
Eileen Fisher Self-Image Grant Program for Women and Girls
Due: February 2012
Due: Spring 2012
Dute: March 2012
Women 2.0 Business Plan Competition
Due: 10/30/11
Due: 12/30/11
Incubators/Fellowships/Investors/NY Networks for Women Entrepreneurs :
Due: Rolling
Due: Rolling
New York Women Social Entrepreneurs
Additional Lists:
130 Ways to Fund Your Social Venture