Boise State Venture College

Thank you to everyone who has made a gift on Bronco Giving Day. Your support truly makes a difference!

💙🧡 Haven’t made your gift yet?
Donate at: https://bit.ly/Bronco-Giving-Day-CID

Just 3 hours left of Bronco Giving Day! If you have not already, please consider supporting the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge, a statewide university competition dedicated to accelerating student entrepreneurs with promising ventures and small businesses. Your gift will help us raise an Alumni Award of $5,000 presented to a promising student venture. Whether you’re giving $5 or $500, it matters!

Donate at: https://bit.ly/Bronco-Giving-Day-CID

Bronco Giving Day has officially begun! As part of the , Venture College cultivates and supports entrepreneurship at Boise State economically empowering the campus community and beyond. The Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge is a statewide university competition dedicated to accelerating student entrepreneurs with promising ventures and small businesses. Your gift will help us reach our goal of raising $5,000 to be awarded to promising student ventures on behalf of Boise State Alumni.

Donate at: https://bit.ly/Bronco-Giving-Day-CID

Bronco Giving Day kicks off tomorrow! The and Venture College are raising funds for the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge (IEC). The IEC develops and rewards student entrepreneurs with promising ventures and small businesses. College and university students from across Idaho compete for money and services to advance their startups.

Your gift will help us reach our goal of raising $5,000 to be awarded to promising student ventures on behalf of Boise State Alumni.

Donate early at: https://bit.ly/Bronco-Giving-Day-CID

🚀 Bronco Giving Day begins at 12 a.m. (MST) on Wednesday, Feb. 26th! This annual giving event connects the Boise State community by helping support essential programming that drives us forward. The and Venture College are raising critical funding to support Idaho’s rising entrepreneurs in the Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge (IEC). Your gift will help us reach our goal of raising $5,000 to be awarded to promising student ventures on behalf of Boise State Alumni.

Donate early at: https://bit.ly/Bronco-Giving-Day-CID

Ready to take your research or startup to the next level? The NSF I-Corps Hub: Desert and Pacific Region offers you the tools, mentors, and resources to make it happen. Join us for I-Corps Aspire (Feb-Mar 2025).

⏰ Applications close January 30th
🚀 View all spring cohort dates and apply today!
https://desertpacificicorps.org/apply/

🏆 The Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge (IEC) is back April 3-4th!

Idaho college + university Student Entrepreneurs, please join us for an Information Session to learn more and ask questions before applications are due February 14th.

INFORMATION SESSION
📅 Wednesday, February 5th
🕔 12 pm - 2 pm (MT)
📍 Boise State Venture College - The SPACE, 2nd Floor Albertsons Library
📹 Virtual Option via Zoom
https://boisestate.zoom.us/j/94902721111?pwd=D2dhCa35KX8qvVea4ciOCSgOzziVYc.1

IMPORTANT DATES
⭐ Applications Due: February 14th
⭐ Prelims: March 7th
⭐ Finals: April 3rd - 4th

Student employees, Kade Bolen and Nora Meeker, won 3rd place in this year's Health Tech Challenge getting their start in the Albertsons Library MakerLab. Bolen will participate in the Venture College Incubator program which provides mentorship and resources to help further their concept "Beyond Beauty Brushes," accessible tools to assist those living with mobility and dexterity issues with makeup application. The Health Tech Challenge was sponsored by Health Tech Idaho and St.LukesHealth.

📖 https://www.boisestate.edu/news/2024/11/15/student-innovators-earn-podium-spot-in-health-tech-challenge/

Payton McGriff, a 2017 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge winner and Founder & CEO of SHE (Style Her Empowered), is in the running for CNN Heroes Hero of the Year with the chance to win $100,000 to support the future of their work! The winner will be announced in a special feature with Anderson Cooper on December 8th.

Call for Votes! 📣
✔️ Vote 10x daily (you can submit votes all at once) through December 3rd: https://ow.ly/aWKW50Ue9Hb
✔️ Sign-up to receive daily text updates by texting "REMINDER" to: 208-254-0461

🌍 ABOUT SHE (Style Her Empowered)
SHE is a grassroots, female-founded, and female-led organization working in Togo, Africa. Originally founded in 2017 as a class project, SHE has evolved into an international organization serving 1,500 girls annually and employing 33 women across 21 rural communities in Togo.

Congratulations to this year’s Scrap to Sculpture winners selected at Boise Entrepreneur Week!

This challenge was presented in partnership with Franklin Building Supply and Boise State College of Arts and Sciences, showcasing sculptures created using a "mystery box" of scrap materials from Franklin Building Supply's lumber yard. 🛠️

1️⃣ Roaring Seas | Jasmine Smith
2️⃣ Life of Bones | Violet Bublitz
3️⃣ Spots on Windows Save Lives | Abigail Hebert

Thank you to our sponsors: Franklin Building Supply, the Azek Company, and Boise State University!

📣Heading into the weekend, Venture College is thrilled to announce the 2024 Hacking for Homebuilding (H4H) winners from Boise Entrepreneur Week! 🎉 Congratulations to:

🥇1st Place + Crowd Favorite: Dawson Henry, TrashTrawl
“An innovative, versatile, and cost-effective waste management solution designed for construction and demolition sites at any scale.”

🥈2nd Place: Kaitlin Thomas, City Vision
“Bringing affordable home plans into the community’s hands”

🥉3rd Place: Sandra Meza, Grid Panels
“A sustainable assembly system that uses renewable materials to integrate affordable, efficient, and quality designs in the built environment.”

Hacking for Homebuilding was sponsored by: Franklin Building Supply, Simpson StrongTie, Weyerhaeuser, Orepac Building Products, Huber, Woodgrain Doors, Masonite, Rugby Architectural Building Products, City of Boise, Mokelumne River Forest Products, and Boise State University.

Join us at Boise Entrepreneur Week for the Scrap-to-Sculpture Design Challenge! 🛠️ Come see incredible artworks created by talented high school and college students, all made from upcycled materials.

🗓️ When: Thursday, October 3
⏰ Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
📍 Where: JUMP Boise 6th Floor, Pioneer Room

These creative pieces will be on display during our Hacking for Homebuilding competition—don't miss out on this inspiring event!

Scrap-to-Sculpture is sponsored by: Franklin Building Supply, Woodgrain and The AZEK Company.

Venture College and Boise State College of Engineering thank all our sponsors for supporting our fifth annual Hacking for Homebuilding competition. Thank you for helping students and encouraging innovation within the homebuilding industry.

Join us for the Finals at Boise Entrepreneur Week on Thursday, October 3, at JUMP Boise from 10 AM to 12 PM MT on the 6th floor. Everyone is welcome to support the finalists and also come support student teams who've crafted sculptures for our Scrap-to-Sculpture Design Challenge running simultaneously!

Hacking for Homebuilding is sponsored by: Franklin Building Supply, Simpson Strong-Tie, Huber Engineered Woods, Weyerhaeuser, OrePac Building Products, Rugby Architectural Building Products, Masonite Doors, City of Boise, Woodgrain, and Mokelumne River Forest Products.

Venture College is proud to introduce the 2024 Hacking for Homebuilding finalists at Boise Entrepreneur Week. Join us in welcoming Dawson Henry, a student at the Boise State University and founder of TrashTrawl.

TrashTrawl is an innovative, versatile, and cost-effective waste management solution designed for construction and demolition (C&D) sites at any scale.

Join us for the Finals at Boise Entrepreneur Week on Thursday, October 3, at JUMP Boise from 10 AM to 12 PM MT on the 6th floor. Everyone is welcome to support the finalists! Hacking for Homebuilding is a statewide competition offered in partnership with Boise State College of Engineering and Venture College, a program in Boise State College of Innovation + Design.

Hacking for Homebuilding is sponsored by: Franklin Building Supply, Simpson Strong-Tie, Huber Engineered Woods, Weyerhaeuser, OrePac Building Products, Rugby Architectural Building Products, Masonite Doors, City of Boise, Woodgrain, and Mokelumne River Forest Products.

Venture College is proud to introduce the 2024 Hacking for Homebuilding finalists at Boise Entrepreneur Week. Join us in welcoming Kaitlin Thomas, a student at the Boise State University and founder of CityVision.

CityVision brings affordable home plans into the community's hands.

Join us for the Finals at Boise Entrepreneur Week on Thursday, October 3, at JUMP Boise from 10 AM to 12 PM MT on the 6th floor. Everyone is welcome to support the finalists! Hacking for Homebuilding is a statewide competition offered in partnership with Boise State College of Engineering and Venture College, a program in Boise State College of Innovation + Design.

Hacking for Homebuilding is sponsored by: Franklin Building Supply, Simpson Strong-Tie, Huber Engineered Woods, Weyerhaeuser, OrePac Building Products, Rugby Architectural Building Products, Masonite Doors, City of Boise, Woodgrain, and Mokelumne River Forest Products.

Venture College is proud to introduce the 2024 Hacking for Homebuilding finalists at Boise Entrepreneur Week. Join us in welcoming Sandra Meza, a student at the University of Idaho and founder of Grid Panels.

Grid Panels are a sustainable assembly systems using materials that are renewable to integrate affordable, efficient, and quality designs in the built environment.

Join us for the Finals at Boise Entrepreneur Week on Thursday, October 3, at JUMP Boise from 10 AM to 12 PM MT on the 6th floor. Everyone is welcome to support the finalists! Hacking for Homebuilding is a statewide competition offered in partnership with Boise State College of Engineering and Venture College, a program in Boise State College of Innovation + Design.

Hacking for Homebuilding is sponsored by: Franklin Building Supply, Simpson Strong-Tie, Huber Engineered Woods, Weyerhaeuser, OrePac Building Products, Rugby Architectural Building Products, Masonite Doors, City of Boise, Woodgrain, and Mokelumne River Forest Products.

Join us and Health Tech Idaho in kicking off our Health Tech Challenge today at Boise Entrepreneur Week at JUMP Boise from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. University students from across Idaho will get the chance to solve pressing issues in the health, med & bio tech industries.

Industry experts and problem sponsors will lead mini-chats discussing:
🔹The problem statement they are representing.
🔹Why it hasn't been solved yet and are there existing things that aren’t sufficient?
🔹Why does it deserve to be solved and why now?

Following the chats, there will be a Q&A session to dive deeper!

Join us afterwards at the ConnecTech Networking Happy Hour.