Santa Clara University

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  SCU to Host 2008 Global Social Benefit Incubator

  Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society will host the 2008 Global Social Benefit Incubator. Join us as entrepreneurs from around the world present their business plans at the day-long event.

  Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008
  Location: California Mission Room, Benson Center, Santa Clara University

  

  About the GSBI
  

  The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) is an intensive two-week residential program at Santa Clara University that enables successful technology innovators to become sustainable in fulfilling their social missions and to scale their endeavors. It combines classroom instruction in finance, marketing, organizational development, and business planning with case studies, best practices, and most importantly, carefully matched mentoring support. The invited entrepreneurs have demonstrated proof of concept in applying technology to address urgent human needs in the most adverse of circumstances around the world.

  

  
  Living and learning together, GSBI participants develop common conceptual skills and a true sense of community. Together these outcomes foster peer-to-peer collaboration and receptivity to expert mentoring from seasoned Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. At the August 30 business plan presentations, you will see how the innovative adaptation of technology and models of social change, in combination with grounded business plans, can bring positive benefits to all of humanity.

  We know you will be inspired by the work of the 2008 Global Social Benefit Incubator class and the promise of their innovative business plans.

  To RSVP: visit www.scu.edu/sts or Sherrill Dale at sdale@scu.edu.

  For further information call the Center for Science, Technology, and Society, Santa Clara University, (408) 551-6027, or email sdale@scu.edu. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please call the Center or 1-800-735-2929 (TTY-California Relay) at least 48 hours prior to the event.

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  Jun. 23, 2008 3:25 PM
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  Boomer Venture Summit Winners

  Congratulations to the 2008 winners of the Boomer Venture Business Plan Competition, Niveus Medical and HomePreferred. Each team received the $10,000 award at the Santa Clara University Boomer Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition.

  
  

  
  Niveus Medical presented their plan to take an intelligent electrical muscle stimulation system to market, helping patients quickly return to their active lifestyles following critical illness. The Home Preferred team (below) pitched a plan to be the first retail chain to serve baby boomers who want to age in place.
  

  
  

  
  

  America's 78 million Baby Boomers make the aging boomer market one of the most important trends to follow. The competition attracted a cross-section of the venture community to learn about the demographic and market-leading ideas presented in the Business Plan competition.
  

  
  

  
  The Summit was co-produced by Jan Sola, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Executive Development Center (EDC) and Mary Furlong, ED.D, Dean's Executive Professor of Entrepreneurship.

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  Jun. 19, 2008 10:10 PM
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  CTE Alumni Recognized by US President

  Congratulations to the CTE Class of 2007. Alumni from the CIE's inaugural Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship program recently received high praise from 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush. The President recognized the CTE alumni during a round table discussion on Italian Entrepreneurs, while on a recent visit to Italy.

  
  
  
  

  

  
  

  
  In the photograph above, sitting next to the President are Valentina Coccoli '07 (left) and Micol Macellari '07 (center). At the President's request, Macellari addressed the crowd and shared her experiences in the program. Emanuele Orgiu '07, Abramo Barbaresi '07, and Elisabetta Capezio '07 were also in attendance, as were three students in the entering Class of '09.

  
  

  

  
  The U.S. Ambassador to Italy, Ronald Spogli has been a strong advocate for advancing entrepreneurship in Italy. Among his efforts to promote entrepreneurship education was the establishment of the Fulbright BEST program, with which he intends to send many more students to Silicon Valley to study entrepreneurship in the future.

  
  

  
  A White House press release covers the event, with SCU and CIE mentioned in the 8th paragraph.

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  Jun. 16, 2008 3:58 PM