Entrepreneurship Calendar
Sunday, September 28, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
Monday, September 29, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
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Join us on Tuesday, September 30 from 12-1 p.m. for a webinar on Marketing to Hire - Attracting the Right Talent with the Right Message with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
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Option for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
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SocialFuse: The event where you can pitch your startup idea, network, and find teammates. Or sit back and check things out!
Thursday, October 2, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
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Hear from advisers and current ILEE students, ask questions, and learn how ILEE can help you gain a competitive edge in the job market.
Friday, October 3, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
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Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
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Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, October 3 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
Sunday, October 5, 2025
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Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
Monday, October 6, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
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Join us for the kickoff of Founders Week with the iVenture Demo Day on Wednesday, October 8 from 5:30-7 p.m.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
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Join us on Thursday, October 9 from 10-11 a.m. for a webinar on Holiday Marketing Checklist - Getting Ready for Holiday Shopping with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
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Join us for the Illinois Capital Forum on Thursday, October 9 from 11a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Business Instructional Facility as part of Founders Week.
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Join us for Student Startup to Top-Tier VC Funded Company on Thursday, October 9 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Siebel Center for Computer Science as part of Founders Week.
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Join us for Innovation Tours and Site Visits on Thursday, October 9 from 2:45 a.m. - 4:20 p.m. at EnterpriseWorks as part of Founders Week.
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Join us for the TechRise Startup Pitch Competition on Thursday, October 9 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. at EnterpriseWorks as part of Founders Week.
Friday, October 10, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
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Join us for the Founders Showcase - Day Session on Friday, October 10 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Illinois Conference Center as part of Founders Week.
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Join us in Celebrating 25 Years of Illini Leadership in Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Friday, October 10 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at the Illinois Conference Center as part of Founders Week.
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Join us for the Founders Showcase - Evening Session on Friday, October 10 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the Illinois Conference Center as part of Founders Week.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
Monday, October 13, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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Join us at the iSchool on Tuesday, October 14th, from 12:00 to 1 PM at the iSchool for "The Second Impression: Follow-Up That Feels Human."
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Take advantage of this opportunity to get FREE patent and trademark assistance!
Friday, October 17, 2025
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This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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Join us on Friday, October 17 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Building a Successful Founder-Investor Partnership with Dennis Beard.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
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Join us on Tuesday, October 21 from 1-2 p.m. for a workshop on Canva 201 at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, October 22 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025
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Join the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, October 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup. Dr. Ahmet Soylemezoglu, S&T Program Manager ERDC-CERL will be giving an update on CERL's Robotics for Engineer Operations (REO) Projects.
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Join us on Friday, Oct. 24 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at EnterpriseWorks for the annual Flu Shot Clinic.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Join us on Tuesday, October 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for the RSO Leadership Dinner in the Research Park at EnterpriseWorks.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Join us on Thursday, October 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.