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The ISU Pappajohn Center presents ENTREBOLD!
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We believe that in the world of entrepreneurship, you have to think boldly.  This is the Age of Entrepreneurship – start something today and let’s work together.  Gone are the days of going it alone.  Entrepreneurs thrive best where they have communities to draw upon.  The ENTREBOLD newsletter is for you– to be inspired, to discover, take action, scale, and grow.

ENTREBOLD: SEPTEMBER EDITION

Full room on a Friday afternoon...
A chat with Roy Reiman on the Importance of Being Different
Iowa State students, faculty, and community members filled the lecture room in MacKay Hall last week to hear big ideas from Roy Reiman.  Reiman graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in agricultural journalism.  His talk focused on how to create compelling businesses. From his success running Reiman Publications, he offered journalism tricks and tips he used within the 14 national magazines his team grew to reach a total circulation of over 16.3 million subscribers.  

Roy and Bobbi Reiman support the Pappajohn Center's speaker series and entrepreneur internship program.  The next Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker will be Steven Johanns on November 8.

Back for year two, Women Who Create!
+ Events all throughout Women Entrepreneurship Week at ISU
Featured: Women Who Create Conference
Join the community of women creators and entrepreneurs for a small and intimate event.  The Women Who Create Conference is a full day of workshops and panels to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses in Iowa.  Limited seating, registration open to the first 50 spots! 

Following the conference, there will be a community storytelling event to celebrate Women Who Create called SheTalks from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.  SheTalks is open to the public.

Women Entrepreneurship Week | October 19-26
Monday, October 21 - Start Something While at Iowa State
Tuesday, October 22 - Women Who Create student panel
Thursday, October 24 - Women Who Create Conference
Thursday, October 24 - SheTalks storytelling event

For a full list of event details and registrations, click here!
Sponsorship opportunities available here. 
Happening at Iowa State University: Registration is Open!
Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education: October 17-19 at Iowa State University
Educators, artists, program directors, students, and the curious are invited to participate in the sixth national meeting dedicated to arts entrepreneurship education. 

Featured speakers include the ISU Comedy Club, Debra Marquart (Iowa's Poet Laureate), Dave Carpenter (cartoonist for Our Iowa Magazine), and Simon Estes (internationally acclaimed bass-baritone).
Learn more, click here!
Congratulations to the Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition award winners!   
The John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition celebrated its 14th year at a special award luncheon hosted at Drake University on September 12.  Congratulations to all 12 finalists who took home a combined total of $100,000 in cash prize awards. 

Finalists:
1st Place, Rantizo, Iowa City $40,000
2nd Place, Cartilgen, Iowa City $25,000
3rd Place, VetMeasure, Ames $15,000
Emory Dry Ice, Des Moines
$7,500
 
Nebullam, Ames
No Limbits, Iowa City
Firefly Photonics, Iowa City		 $2,500

True 360, Ames
Kimle Aquaculture, Ames
Stratafolio, Cedar Rapids
HomePainter, Ames
Continuum Ag, Washington		 $1,000
Announcements on campus:
Startup Pitch Competition + Pitch Workshop
Registration is now open for the first 30 Iowa State students to apply to pitch at the Startup Pitch Competition set for October 3 at the ISU Maintenance Shop.  Students will have the chance to present their business concept or idea in a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel of judges. 
Need a pitch refresher?  Attend the Pitch Workshop Wednesday, September 25 at 4:00 p.m. at the Memorial Union, Room 3534. 

Entrepreneurship Club dates set for fall calendar
Interested in pursuing your own business idea (at some point)?  Learn more about entrepreneurial opportunities through the Entrepreneur Club.  Fall meetings will meet at Gerdin 2118 at 7:00 p.m.  For the full speaker and workshop schedule, click here! 

National CEO Conference Trip - Tampa, Florida
Join nearly 1,000 collegiate students from around the world at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Conference.  During the three-day conference, attendees network with other entrepreneurial-minded students and listen to presentations from seasoned entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, and motivational speakers.  This fall conference will be in Tampa, Florida, from October 31 through November 2.  Submit interest form today! 

ISU INNOVATION PRIZE:  November 8-9 at ISU Research Park
The ISU INNOVATION PRIZE will be hosted this fall for students, faculty, and the community to come together over a weekend to solve bold challenges facing the world, our state, and our neighborhoods.  More details to come! 

What we're reading this month...

  1. Self-Care for College Students (Book by Julia Dellitt)
  2. Digital Minimalism (Book by Cal Newport)

In the News...

  1. CyBIZ makes students stand out (ISU Daily)
  2. Iowa State fair hosts Iowa State University pitch competition (Silicon Prairie News)
  3. Pitching competition will highlight Iowa State innovation, entrepreneurship at Iowa State Fair (ISU News Service)
  4. Rick Sanders has big plans for the future of ISU Research Park (Clay & Milk)
  5. Rantizo awarded $40,000 at John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Venture Award luncheon (Business Record)  
  6. A new Ames company is building life-size statues out of legos (Clay & Milk)

Now on the ISU homepage: Adventuring in entrepreneurship

Some might call Steven Abramsky as sharp as a razor. After all, he had the brilliant idea to turn the women’s razor industry on its head with a design that can shave in any direction. Know what’s even more impressive? The fact that he did it all as an Iowa State student (and CYstarters '18 member). 
Read the full article here!

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