Tag Archive for "Entrepreneurship" - Argyros School of Business and Economics

The Leatherby Center Hosts the Keith A. Pham Business Model Competition Chapman student and alumni startups get a boost with prize money, real-world experience and the opportunity to pitch to local investor groups

January 6, 2016 by Hannah Munoz Thompson | Leatherby Center

The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics hosted the Keith A. Pham Business Model Competition on December 4, in which teams consisting of Chapman students and alumni competed for prize money and an opportunity to pitch to Angel investor groups. At the competition, the 10 finalists pitched their business models to a panel of

Join us at the MotorMood Launch Party on June 23!

June 18, 2015 by Hannah Munoz Thompson | Argyros School News

MotorMood, a student startup company out of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics, is officially launching its Kickstarter campaign. MotorMood was founded by Argyros School student Kina De Santis, who was recently nominated for the Orange County Business Journal‘s 2015 Women in Business Awards. The Chapman community is invited to hear MotorMood’s

ChapmanxSilicon Valley. Don’t miss out again.

January 21, 2015 by Christina De Santis | Travel Courses

I attend Chapman University in Southern California. Disneyland is nine minutes away (I’m a fast driver). When class ends for the day, students head to the beach and lay in the sun. They take weekend trips up to Big Bear to go skiing. They hike to the Hollywood sign. It’s casual. You know what isn’t

Chapman University honors 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Jeff Kearl

October 14, 2013 by Kameron So | Argyros School News

ORANGE, Calif. — Chapman University’s Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship will host its fourth annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award Dinner honoring serial entrepreneur, Angel investor, and venture capitalist Jeff Kearl. The dinner will take place Feb. 27, 2014, in Chapman University’s Sandhu Conference Center. Kearl is on the Board of Skullcandy and a board

University of Houston takes first place for medical software firm in the California Dreamin’ Investor and Fast Pitch Business Plan Competition

May 7, 2013 by Kameron So | Leatherby Center

ORANGE, CA – The California Dreamin competition, now in its second year at Chapman University, brought together students from top university entrepreneur programs around the country to prove that they have the best business plan. The event, by invitation only, took place April 26 and 27 and featured 25 schools competing for $230,000 in prize

An opportunity to network with female entrepeneurs at Aspirely

April 25, 2013 by Kameron So | Leatherby Center

Aspirely will be hosting a Champagne Brunch on April 26, 2013 from 11:00am – 1:30pm. Female entrepeneurs are invited to come meet the Aspirely Moms in a Champagne Brunch full of conversation, resources and connection. To register for the event, please go to the event registration page (use code FAF50 for 50% off). From the

SWAV apparel wins the Chapman University Business Plan Competition

April 23, 2013 by Kameron So | Leatherby Center

Student entrepreneurs are thriving at Chapman University. With resources like the Leatherby Center for Entrepeneurship and the eVillage, Argyros School students are exposed to a host of opportunities and valuable resources outside of the classroom. In addition to seminars, distinguished speakers, and mentoring programs, the Leatherby Center hosts two business plan competitions annually – the

Hackathon event for software engineers, entrepreneurs to be hosted on campus

January 18, 2013 by Kameron So | Events

Chapman University, in partnership with AnyMeeting.com, a leading provider of web conferencing, will be the host site for the AnyMeeting WebRTC Hackathon planned Saturday, Jan. 26. Influxis, a live streaming and real-time application hosting provider, has signed on to be a sponsor of the event along with TokBox, creators of the OpenTok video platform, who

Chapman University to host Cross-Border Entrepreneurship Conference

October 9, 2012 by Kameron So | Leatherby Center

Chapman University is hosting the Cross-Border Entrepreneurship Conference (“CBE”) to be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012. This conference will provide opportunities for individuals, members of business and professional organizations, private capital and government entities from both the United States and Mexico to explore alliances among operating companies and investor groups on both sides of the

Watch Henrik Fisker’s TEDx Talk: New Isn’t Easy

July 20, 2012 by Kameron So | Events

In his TEDxChapmanU talk, Henrik asks “What if?” and challenges the audience to take risks to keep their passions alive. He encourages everyone to work toward proving the “doubters” wrong and to believe in extraordinary ideas. He describes the setbacks he faced in designing a vehicle that was different than the rest, and walks us