Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership | Illinois

Startup Illinois
May 19, 2011
Photo credit: Caitlin Riederer, AEL intern

Startup Illinois is a fundraising event to support entrepreneurship in Illinois. The event showcased 10 startups, and honored keynote speaker, Brad Keywell, for his entrepreneurial leadership in Illinois.

Social Entrepreneurship Workshop with Vanita Viswanath, the CEO of Udyogini
April 15, 2011
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The Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative hosted the Social Entrepreneurship Workshop, covering a range of issues from understanding social issues to designing enterprises and assessing impact.

The 13th V. Dale Cozad Lecture in Entrepreneurship
April 12, 2011

Bill Tai, the partner at venture capital firm Charles River Ventures, a serial entrepreneur, and angel investor, spoke on Venture Capital Investing Themes: What’s Hot, What’s Not, at the 13th Annual V. Dale Cozad Lecture on Entrepreneurship.

The Cozad New Venture Competition - Semi-Final
April 1, 2011
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Twenty teams participated in the Cozad News Venture Competition Semi-Finals Round.

Fast Trac Class: Seizing the Market for Entrepreneurs
April 1, 2011
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Ron Watkins, the Associate Director of Illinois Business Consulting, facilitated "Seizing the Market for entrepreneurs" for students who enrolled in the FastTrac class. 

Luncheon with Professor Deirdre McCloskey
March 30, 2011
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Professor Deirdre McCloskey is the Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication, at University of Illinois Chicago campus.

Exploring the Start-up Nation
March 20-25, 2011
Photo credit: Melissa Chua, AEL intern

The Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership took a group of University of Illinois students to Israel in order to to study, document, and film its amazing startup community.

Illinois Launch Winter Bootcamp
January 10-12, 2011
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Illinois Launch Winter Entrepreneurs Bootcamp (WEB) took student entrepreneurs from Champaign-Urbana to Chicago to network with prominent venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs and industry leaders.