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November 12, 2021

Entrepreneurial Open House

FAU's Entrepreneurial Open House welcomed more than 100 guests at Boynton Beach City Hall.

Attendees got a first look at Tech Runway's new innovation space in city hall, and learned about resources and programs that can assist with their entrepreneurial endeavors, such as FAU Adam's Center for Entrepreneurship, the Boynton Beach City Library, Creative Edge Studios, Florida SBDC at FAU, FAU Tech Runway and FAU Wave.

Tech Runway wishes to thank the City of Boynton Beach, The Butcher and the Bar for catering the event and all of its guests for attending. If you would like to learn about FAU's entrepreneurial programs fill out our survey here and we will contact you!

Watch a quick highlights video here.

Maximizing Employee Performance with GetSpeedBack

GetSpeedBack, a Venture Class 8 company, was spotlighted as a notable performance review technology company in an article by Refresh Miami. The article explains how GetSpeedBack innovates the performance review process, yielding more constructive critiques.

360 Degrees of Success

Shipmonk, a Venture Class 1 company, released a new 360 degree video of their warehouse facility. Watch now.

The company also ranked 217 out 250 of Inc.'s 2021 Best-led Companies in America. Read more.

Frank and Ellen Daveler Entrepreneurship Program Application

Deadline Nov. 15

Inc. Regionals: Fastest Growing Companies

Deadline Nov. 19

Florida Panthers and Levan Center of Innovation: Magical Hockey Stick Challenge

Deadline Nov. 30

FIU | Venture Miami Opportunity Program

Deadline Nov. 29

Inc. Best Workplaces Nominations

Deadline Dec. 10

South Florida Business Journal | 2022 Influential Business Women Awards

Deadline Dec. 31

Connect With 35 Mules

Open Application

Seaworthy Collective: An Incubator for Ocean Related Startups

Open Application

2022 Florida Venture Forum

Open Application

Grow with Google OnAir

Workshops, Tips and tricks, and Resources

TheVentureCity | First Ticket and Product-Led Growth Program

Open Deadline

Pareto | Pre-Seed Program

Open Application

Florida International University | Venture Miami Opportunity Program

Open Application

35 Mules | 1909 Gala

6 – 10 p.m., Nov. 12, West Palm Beach

Americas Society / Council of the Americas | 26 Anniversary BRAVO Business Awards

7 – 11 p.m., Nov. 12, Miami

The Urban League of Broward | Minority Business Expo 2021

9:30 – 12:30 p.m., Nov. 13, Virtual Event

Flatiron School | Software Engineering & Data Science Project Showcase

7 – 8 p.m., Nov. 15, Virtual Event

Open Coffee South Florida | Open Coffee South Florida

8:30 – 9:30 a.m., Nov. 16, Virtual Event

Florida SBDC at FIU | Step Up Your Startup

1 – 2 p.m., Nov. 16, Virtual Event

AWS User Groups of Florida | Amazon Connect: Create a Delightful Customer Experience With Server-less Apps

5 – 6 p.m., Nov. 16, Virtual Event

General Assembly | Immigrants At Work: Stories of First Generation Americans

5 – 6 p.m., Nov. 16, Virtual Event

General Assembly | Brand Storytelling: Creating a Powerful Story That Inspires

6 – 9 p.m., Nov. 16, Virtual Event

General Assembly | How to Create a Personal Brand as a Soloprenuer

6 – 7 p.m., Nov. 16, Virtual Event

CIC Miami | OktoberINVESTfest 2021

9 – 1:30 p.m., Nov. 16, Virtual Event

CIC Miami | Root Cause Program Quality Learning Series: Staff Support and Performance

11 a.m. – noon, Nov. 17, Virtual Event

In c. | Your Next Move: Investing in the Next Generation of Brands

noon – 1 p.m., Nov. 17, Virtual Event

Amazon Web Services | Building a Data Lake and Business Intelligence Solution for Higher Education

noon – 3 p.m., Nov. 17, Virtual Event

Founder Institute | The $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition

1 – 3:30 p.m., Nov. 17, Virtual Event

Tech for Nature | Accelerating Solutions

3 – 4 p.m., Nov. 17, Virtual Event

South Florida Business Journal | 2021 Structures Awards Event

5:15 – 8 p.m., Nov. 17, Miami

French-American Chamber of Commerce | Miami Live 2021

Nov. 16 – 18, Miami

Florida SBDC at FIU | Franchising: What You Need to Know

1 – 2 p.m., Nov. 18, Virtual Event

The LAB Miami | Think Tank Thursday

5 – 9 p.m., Nov. 18, Miami

South Florida Business and Wealth | 2021 Apogee Awards

6 – 9 p.m., Nov. 18, Dania Beach

Minority Business Pitch Competition

Deadline Nov. 13

Founder Showcase Pitch Submission

Deadline Nov. 14

Smith College | Draper Competition

Deadline Feb. 4 2022

Startup Showdown: Pitch Contest

Now Accepting Applications

Pitch Night MIA

Now Accepting Applications

FAU Executive Education Professional Certifications

It Labs | Turn Data Science Into Business Value to Your Customers One-on-One Workshop

Awesome Foundation Miami

Application for Grant Funding

Florida SBDC at FAU | SBIR/STTR Specialized Consulting Services

Now Accepting Applications

Gainesville Entrepreneurship and Adversity Program (GEAP)

Now Accepting Applications

7K Startup | Build Your Minimum Viable Product Contest

Now Accepting Applications

HubSpot Resources:

Hubspot Remote Sales Playbook

Hubspot App Marketplace

Hubspot Landing Page Builder

Hubspot Sales and Marketing Email Templates

Hubspot Content Creation Templates

Scholarship Opportunities:

Ironhack and Uber | Tech Career

Apply for up to $5K in Tuition Costs

Boca Code | Diversity in Tech Scholarship

Apply for up to 20% off Tuition Costs

Flatiron School | Access Scholarship

Apply for up to $3K in Tuition Costs

General Assembly | Make it Happen

Apply by Nov. 4 for up to $10K in Tuition Costs

BrainStation Miami Tech Scholarship

Apply for up to $5K in Tuition Costs

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