Workshop: Developing and Presenting Your Slide Deck

Gallagher Hall

Whether you are starting a business, building a nonprofit or proposing a new idea to your boss, your presentation serves as your dynamic business plan for sharing your vision with potential team members, investors and stakeholders. Monique Brown: -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquebrown/, co-founder and managing director at The Growth Factory and a partner at Growth Factory Ventures, […]

Big Bang! Business Competition Awards Ceremony

UC Davis Conference Center

The UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition provides a forum for innovators to collaborate, develop and test business ideas. Join us as we celebrate this year's finalists, announce our winners—and help them launch into their bright future! Networking | 5 p.m. Program | 6 p.m. Our 23rd annual Big Bang! will award up to $90,000 […]

Information Sessions: Fellowship Programs in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Online

Explore career options, acquire new skills, expand networks and nurture a growth mindset in cohort-based fellowships for UC Davis undergraduates through postdocs. Two online information sessions are scheduled, where you can consider which fellowship is right for you. The application period is open for 2023-24 fellowships. Be advised space is limited; interested students are encouraged […]

Information Sessions: Fellowship Programs in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Online

Explore career options, acquire new skills, expand networks and nurture a growth mindset in cohort-based fellowships for UC Davis undergraduates through postdocs. Two online information sessions are scheduled, where you can consider which fellowship is right for you. The application period is open for 2023-24 fellowships. Be advised space is limited; interested students are encouraged […]

EQUIP Info Session (Undergraduate Fellowship Program)

Zoom

Designed especially for undergraduates, EQUIP provides training in innovation, leadership and design thinking—and prepares you for successful internships in startups and other leading-edge companies. Join us to learn more about EQUIP (the Entrepreneurship Quest: Undergraduate Internship Program), offered by the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC Davis. This fellowship is […]

The Kickoff (Big Bang! Competition and Workshop Series)

UC Davis Conference Center

Join us as we launch the 24th annual UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition and workshop series! These challenging times call on us to create new solutions to our world's complex problems. The Big Bang! provides a forum for innovators to collaborate, develop and test business ideas—and move from concept to company. The Big Bang! […]

Big Bang! Workshop: Starting Something That Matters

Zoom

Join Joe DiNunzio, executive director of the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, for an introduction to the most important skill any innovator or entrepreneur needs: the ability to build a network around their ideas. Later in the workshop, Vicky Lee, a partner with DLA Piper's technology and sourcing group, will address the concept […]

Big Bang! Workshop: Making the Leap

Zoom

Are you ready to move your business idea from concept to reality? Join Graduate School of Management Professor Andrew Hargadon to learn how to clearly articulate the problem you are solving, your proposed solution and its value proposition. We’ll also discuss how to develop a foundation for thinking about moving your venture forward—and how to […]

Networking and Team Formation Meetup

Garrison Room (Room 212), Memorial Union, UC Davis campus

Interested in launching your entrepreneurial experience through our Big Bang! and/or Little Bang! competitions? Join us for an hour of networking and team formation. Meet other Aggie Innovators from across campus—and start building your team for the UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition and the Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition. Food and drink provided. […]

Info Session: Big Bang! + Little Bang! Competitions

Zoom

Join us on Zoom to learn about the Big Bang! Business Competition and Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition. The UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition: https://innovate.ucdavis.edu/big-bang-competition provides a forum for innovators to collaborate, develop and test business ideas—and compete for cash prizes. The Little Bang! Poster + Pitch Competition: https://innovate.ucdavis.edu/little-bang-poster-competition helps students define their […]

Info Session: Big Bang! + Little Bang! Competitions

Zoom

Join us on Zoom to learn about the Big Bang! Business Competition and Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition. The UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition provides a forum for innovators to collaborate, develop and test business ideas—and compete for cash prizes. The Little Bang! Poster + Pitch Competition helps students define their business idea […]

Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition | Registration Deadline

Gallagher Hall

The Little Bang! Pitch + Poster Competition will help you define your business idea and communicate it on a poster. The competition is designed for currently enrolled students at the high school, community college, undergraduate or graduate level. This is an entry-level competition; you do not need any business experience to participate. Overview * The […]