Thursdays | September 26 - Nov 14, 2024 Time: 12:00 - 2:20pm Location: Boca Raton Campus, OD-102 (Office Depot Center, first floor)Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or ready to take your existing business to the next level, the Florida Atlantic Adams Center Entrepreneur Boot Camp is for you.Upon completion of the Boot Camp, you will be prepared to enter the prestigious Florida Atlantic Business Pitch Competition or the Tech Runway Venture Program and compete to fund your business.Through 20 contact hours, Entrepreneur Boot Camp students learn:How to deliver value to your customer. How to validate an effective business model. How to create an effective business pitch. How to pitch a plan to investors. How to determine sales methods and how to project sales revenues and expenses. How to find seed funding for your new venture. How to enter the prestigious Florida Atlantic Business Pitch Competition and compete for seed funding. In addition, Entrepreneur Boot Camp students will:Discover the most effective research tools available, from using databases in researching competition to understanding customer segments. Learn how to create a valuable marketing plan. Learn how to gain investor attention from family and friends, crowdsourcing, SBA, and institutional funding. Course Overview Entrepreneur Boot Camp is made up of eight sessions. All participants will receive a certificate upon satisfactory completion of all sessions as well as assignments and class discussions. To receive the certificate, unexcused class absences must not exceed two (2) sessions and participants must be on time.

Divya Gangwani: "MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT BUSINESS SUCCESS: THEORIES, FEATURES, AND MODELS"Committee Chair: Xingquan Zhu, Ph.D.Committee Members: Mihaela Cardei, Ph.D., Jinwoo Jang, Ph.D., Yufei Tang, Ph.D.Octobe 31, 2024 at 1:00 PMVirtual via Zoom - Contact Chair for more details.

Engineering Entrepreneurship with Dr. Howard Anderson Date: Thursday, October 31 Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Location: EE405About Dr. Howard Anderson Dr. Howard Anderson is a pioneering entrepreneur and esteemed educator with extensive experience founding and leading major technology ventures. He established The Yankee Group, a technology market research firm that gained national attention for its rapid growth, being listed on the INC 500 Fastest Growing Companies for three consecutive years before being sold to Reuters. Dr. Anderson is also the Co-founder of Battery Ventures, an influential venture capital firm that has raised 14 funds, with its most recent fund reaching $3.5 billion.Dr. Anderson has held the prestigious William Porter Distinguished Faculty position at MIT’s Sloan School and has taught at prominent institutions including Harvard Business School, Dartmouth’s Tuck School, Technion in Israel, and the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. Currently, he teaches at Brown University’s Engineering School and will join Florida Atlantic University’s Engineering School as a professor in Spring 2025.Join us to gain insights into engineering entrepreneurship from Dr. Anderson's unique blend of real-world venture experience and academic expertise!

🌎 International Students – Let’s Talk! 🌎 Join us for a fun afternoon of sports, snacks, and socializing! Meet other students, make new friends, and enjoy some free treats. We’ll see you on the Global Engagement Classroom and Lawn! 🎉⚽️🍎📅 Date: Thursday, October 31st 🕒 Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pmHost- Aashna BanerjeeDon’t miss out on the fun!

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Applications open September 1, 2024.The deadline for receipt of applications is October 31, 2024, at 5:00 pm New York time. Applicants will be notified by February 1, 2025, and awards will be made in March 2025.SCHOLARSHIPSSeven categories of scholarships are offered this year in marine conservation (basic or applied research), marine biology, underwater archaeology, sea turtle conservation, extreme environment physiology, and journalism/graphic arts/ photography/ videography. They are intended to support independent research, field work, and conservation/restoration activities, as specified in the descriptions found in the press release and on the website.TRAINING GRANTSTen categories of training grants are offered this year. Training grants provide funding for diving and diving-related underwater training. WDHOF and our sponsors offer several dive training grants for both beginners to learn to dive and for certified divers to advance their skills.25 for 25 Training GrantsIn celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, and with thanks to everyone who contributed to our fundraising events, WDHOF is excited to announce that we will be offering twenty five basic and/or advanced dive training grants in 2025.Click here to download the press release: WDHOF 2025 Scholarship Training Grant PR.pdfAdditional resources: WDHOF 2025 Scholarship 1-page flyer.pdf Social Media Graphic.jpgwww.wdhof.org