Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute

09/05/2026

Want to expand your professional network while supporting global sustainability? 🌿

We are looking for dedicated volunteers for the 2026 Global Sustainability Awards - Atlanta, hosted at Emory University on Saturday, September 12th!

Here is why you should join us:
- Connect with key leaders, including Southface Executive Director Nathan Bassette and Kimberly-Clark Chief Sustainability Officer Lisa Morden.
- Collaborate with top organizations like TiE Atlanta, UN Association of ATL, Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub, RCE Greater Atlanta, and The Mayor's Office of Sustainability & Resilience.
- Get inspired by groundbreaking sustainability achievements from 2025 & 2026.

Sign up via the link below to to reserve your volunteer spot! https://t.gsu.edu/4iF0aM9 #

09/04/2026

🚨 Want to be part of Demo Day from the inside?

We’re looking for volunteers to help make the 2026 Main Street Foundry Demo Day Showcase a success!

Volunteers receive FREE event entry, swag, lunch & snacks, networking opportunities, and volunteer service hours! Come & meet fellow entrepreneurs and students, and get a behind-the-scenes look at one of ENI’s biggest events of the year.

Multiple dates and shifts are available, so grab the one that works best for you!
Sign up with the link below! https://t.gsu.edu/4xdzKFK

09/03/2026

The next generation of entrepreneurs is ready to take the spotlight.

We are excited to invite you to Main Street Foundry Demo Day 2026 — a high-energy celebration of innovation, vision, community, and entrepreneurial growth taking place right here in Atlanta.

After an intensive summer inside the Main Street Foundry accelerator, more than 100 ventures will showcase the businesses, ideas, and solutions they’ve spent months building and refining. This is your chance to connect directly with founders, explore emerging ventures, and witness the future of innovation unfold in real time.

Expect an evening filled with meaningful connections, inspiring conversations, collaboration opportunities, and an atmosphere built around supporting entrepreneurs who are bold enough to create something new.

Atlanta’s entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to grow, and Demo Day is where founders, leaders, mentors, investors, creatives, and supporters come together to celebrate what’s possible when innovation meets community.

Save The Date!
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026
Register now with the link below! https://t.gsu.edu/42GGeiU

09/02/2026

Happening Tomorrow! Big ideas start with the right community.

Are you ready to learn, connect, and grow?
Join us for this year’s ENI Scholars + Side-Hustle Hub Kickoff to discover the programs, resources, and opportunities available to help you bring your ideas to life.
Meet fellow students, successful alumni, founders, faculty, advisors, and members of the entrepreneurial community—all in one place.

Come learn more. Build your network. Explore what’s possible.
Dinner will be provided. Register today with the link below! https://t.gsu.edu/4iiRmeE

09/01/2026

Your idea has potential. Now it’s time to develop it.

The 15 Founders Accelerator, offered through a collaboration between Georgia State University and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), gives GSU students the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial ideas through an intensive 8-week experience.
The program is designed for students who are exploring a business concept, building a side hustle, or working to validate and grow an early-stage venture.
This zero-cost program provides access to guidance, tools, and support to help you take your next step as a founder.

Only 15 founders will be selected.
Applications close September 17.
October 1–November 12 | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | 55 Park Place NE

Apply today and turn your idea into action.
Sign up with the link below! https://t.gsu.edu/4zCLiUI

08/31/2026

Want to expand your professional network while supporting global sustainability? 🌿

We are looking for dedicated volunteers for the 2026 Global Sustainability Awards - Atlanta, hosted at Emory University on Saturday, September 12th!

Here is why you should join us:
- Connect with key leaders, including Southface Executive Director Nathan Bassette and Kimberly-Clark Chief Sustainability Officer Lisa Morden.
- Collaborate with top organizations like TiE Atlanta, UN Association of ATL, Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub, RCE Greater Atlanta, and The Mayor's Office of Sustainability & Resilience.
- Get inspired by groundbreaking sustainability achievements from 2025 & 2026.

Sign up via the link below to reserve your volunteer spot! https://t.gsu.edu/4iF0aM9 #

08/31/2026

What could your side hustle, talent or big idea become?

Come find out at the ENI Scholars + Side Hustle Hub Kickoff!

Meet students who think like you. Hear from professionals who created careers on their own terms. Explore opportunities to sell your products, grow your network, build career skills and connect with entrepreneurship resources at GSU.

Whether you’re already building something or just curious about what’s possible, this is your place to start.

Sept. 3 | 4–6 p.m.
55 Park Place | Room 1242
Come hungry—we’ve got dinner covered for registered students.

Start with an interest. Leave with possibilities.
https://t.gsu.edu/4iiRmeE

08/31/2026

08/28/2026

They've put in the work all summer. Now it's time to see the results.
Join us for Main Street Foundry Demo Day and experience student entrepreneurs pitching the businesses they've worked tirelessly to build. You won't want to miss it!

Register here: https://t.gsu.edu/42GGeiU