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November 14, 2019

@ Behrakis Grand Hall

Mingle with Philadelphia’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs, earn a residential position at the Baiada Institute Incubator, and learn professional skills from prominent speakers at Drexel University’s biggest entrepreneurship event!

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Fall 2019

@ Behrakis Grand Hall

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The Close School and Saxbys have partnered up to bring a creative new contest to Startup Fest participants and attendees. If you purchase a hot beverage from one of the Saxbys on Drexel’s campus (34th Street and Lancaster Avenue or inside the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building) between Oct. 25 – Nov. 8, save the sleeve for a chance to win prizes!

The Saxbys coffee sleeve contest dictates that participants follow three simple steps:

Go to Drexel’s Saxbys locations & purchase your favorite hot drink
Doodle your own design on the coffee sleeve
Bring the sleeve to Startup Fest and submit the registration table.

Those with the most creative design can win Saxbys gift cards, four design hours with premier Philadelphia marketing agency Argyle Interactive, and more!

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Behrakis Grand Hall
3210 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, US[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none”]

Coming Soon

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Behrakis Grand Hall
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Philadelphia, PA, US[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1513089869271{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

Download Program

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Support and learn more about Drexel student and alumni startups during this showcase. Only on November 7.

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Watch rapid fire elevator pitches from students!
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Listen as semi-finalists for the incubator competition give 90 second pitches about their companies!

Have an idea yourself? Apply to the incubator competition by October 15.

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Enter in raffles to win gift cards and other prizes!

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Grab some appetizers, a beverage and speak with Philadelphia’s top professionals and entrepreneurs.

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This event is only for competition finalists; located at The Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship.
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Watch the final round of elevator pitches from Drexel students!

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Watch rapid fire elevator pitches from staff!
Sign up to pitch here![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”scheduletab”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”scheduletime” css=”.vc_custom_1540407657086{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;}”]3:00PM[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_tta_accordion style=”flat” c_icon=”” active_section=”0″ collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Quick Announcements” tab_id=”1540407636149-cfabd3ba-207d”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540407728980{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

Announcing incubator finalists, notes from sponsors, and other announcements.

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Hear Drexel student entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to compete for funding and incubation space in the Baiada Institute!

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We’re excited to have Mike Edwards (co-founder of eBags.com) and Jon Nordmark (CEO, co-founder at Iterate.ai & eBags.com) share their thoughts on entrepreneurship and success!

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See which of the student entrepreneurs who competed in the Baiada Incubator Competition win first, second or third prize.

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Grab some appetizers and a cocktail, then speak with Philadelphia’s top professionals and entrepreneurs.

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About the Charles D. Close School

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In today’s extremely competitive global workforce, there is an increased value and demand for initiative, independence, innovation, and the intellectual dexterity to rethink old ways of doing things and invent new ones. The Charles D. Close School has pioneered an approach to entrepreneurship education that addresses this need by teaching students to be entrepreneurial thinkers and doers, preparing them to meet the world market on solid footing and to create their own opportunities.

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Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship
Suite 402 Pearlstein Business Learning Center
3230 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-895-2566
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