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Release Your Ideas - Entrepreneurship Week at Duke University - November 17-23, 2008

Fuqua & Law Day
"How do your professional skills apply in the startup world?"
Wednesday, November 19
11:00 AM -6:30 PM
Fuqua School of Business

Calling all Fuqua and Law School Students!  So, you have all of these professional skills and you are wondering how they will translate to the startup world.  Hear from those that have come before you, and see how they used those same skillsets (or why they wish they had gone to school). No prior knowledge of entrepreneurship is expected - just have an open mind!

Register here

Duke Start-Up Challenge: Elevator Pitch Competition
"Students pitch their business ideas and compete for cash prizes"
Wednesday, November 19
6:30 PM -9:30 PM
Fuqua School of Business

Are you interested in entrepreneurship? Do you have an idea that you would like to turn into a company? Win $1000 at the Elevator Pitch Competition, part of the Duke Start-Up Challenge and Entrepreneurship Week at Duke University!

Students will have the opportunity to deliver a 2-minute pitch of their idea in front of a panel of judges, which include investors and entrepreneurs. The competition will be held on November 19th at 7:30 PM in the Fuqua School of Business. To learn more about how to deliver an effective elevator pitch, go to Elevator Pitches 101, a Duke Entrepreneurship Education Series event held on November 13th at 7:00 PM in Teer 203. 

If you are interested in competing, please click here and fill out the registration form. The deadline for submission is November 18th at 5:00 PM. Please see below for more details about the competition.

Learn more about the Duke Start-Up Challenge