SJU Entrepreneurship Society

Next Thursday, April 23rd, Pier 92 is hosting NYC TechDay. This is a great chance to check out start-ups from around the world, meet investors, and even talk with companies who are currently hiring! We have no formal trip planned, but if interested make sure to send us a message and we can connect people to carpool.

NY TechDay - Home TechDay is a massive science fair for startups. Our 400+ exhibitors have the opportunity to show off their companies to thousands of consumers, the highest caliber investors, hordes of press, the most sought after talent, and the greatest pool of tech enthusiasts looking to celebrate emerging ventur…

The Family Business and Entrepreneurship Program will be hosting the Entrepreneur Forum of Greater Philadelphia on Tuesday April 14th. The event is free to students, faculty, and staff. There is a reception followed by a panel discussion on “Growth from the ground up” with 4 Philly 100 CEO’s. This is a great opportunity to network with members of the entrepreneurial community and to learn about growing a business. See attached flyer for the names of the CEO’s participating. Tell your friends.

Where: The Foley Center

When: April 14th

Reception 5:30-6:30pm

Panel Discussion 6:30-8pm

Today's Event....Come out for some free pizza and a chance to learn more about our society!!

GO-GETTER AWARD - The SJU Management Department has a large monetary prize of $500 it wants to award two FBE students who have started their own business!! Please email Dr.Robson ([email protected]) and Dr. Saparito ([email protected]) to get the application. Deadline is March 31st!

Come join the SJU Entrepreneurship Society next Tuesday, March 3rd for a members meeting, new members welcome! Waterless Works will be speaking!

Check out how recent UPENN grad Allison Tatios is using her creative nature and entrepreneurial spirit to revolutionize the long and tedious resume process into an easier, more attractive manner through her recent start-up Elevated Resumes. Allison will join us on Thursday April 2nd, for a tech themed panel discussion co-hosted by the SJU International Business Society. Keep an eye out for more to come!

OUR STORY My name is Allison and I founded Elevated Resumes in 2014. I have a creative spirit and one unique objective: to help people stand out against the competition and land the job that they...

SJU's grad student, Ather Sharif, recently launched an initiation aimed at making web technologies more accessible to people with vision impairment, as well as provide Philly non-profits with free websites and web-apps. Congrats, Ather!!

EvoXLabs, An Initiative to Serve Philadelphia Through Accessible Web Technologies, Launches |... Ather Sharif, a software engineer and web developer who became a quadriplegic due to a car accident in March of 2013, has experienced firsthand how a lack of accessibility can lead to major hurdles for people with disabilities. He launched EvoXLabs in the … Continued

Dan Morawski and Tyler Ge**er will also be there to talk about their start-up, Manayunk Express !!

http://www.manayunkexpress.com/

Manayunk Express Providing safe transportation services to and from Manayunk

Check out this article on one of our panelists tomorrow, Joseph Tront, founder of Just Chillin' Ice Cream


http://www.hawkhillnews.com/article/2014/09/not-your-average-ice-cream-man

Not your Average Ice Cream Man: Haub student CEO is Just Chillin' “Just Chillin’” used to only be a phrase that Joseph Tront, ’16, a 19-year-old finance and economics major at Saint Joseph’s University, said when people called him to see what he was up to.

TOMORROW: MDV 210 11 am STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR PANEL. Come prepared to ask 5 fellow Hawks questions on how they started & operate their own businesses. Food will be provided as always.

Check out SJU's own student entrepreneur, Chris Caporale, talk about his start-up Waterless Works. Chris will be at the club's STUDENT PANEL on THURS. DEC. 4th. Room TBD

http://articles.philly.com/2014-11-10/news/56396716_1_car-wash-mobile-app-clean-drinking-water

New Local Startup Washes Cars Without Using Water Waterless Works provides water-free car washes on location. It's the brainchild of 21-year-old St. Joseph's University junior Chris Caporale.

Hey everyone, we're looking for STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS. The club is aiming to do a panel, but the panelists must be students or very recent graduates who are either in the process of starting up a business or already have. If you know of anyone who would be interested, please message us! Thanks.