Are you interested in entrepreneurship and innovation policy? The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation co-organizes the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Virtual Research Seminar Series! Join the mailing list for seminar announcements here: https://mailchi.mp/3d0399d764f5/eip-virtual-research-seminar

Governments around the world enact policies that affect technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An increasing number of scholars are investigating these topics, which has implications on policy design and program implementation. Yet, scholars lack a forum for presenting their work. This virtual seminar series will fill this gap—bringing together the insights from academia and policy application—thereby increasing our understanding of policy issues and build a forum for expressing these ideas and a supportive community to nourish them.

The next seminar will be on January 25: from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm ET. Shivaram Devarakonda (Tilburg U.) - will present "Probabilistic Patents and Venture Capital Financing: Evidence from the Biopharmaceutical Industry (with V Chila).
Please register for the event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArc-uvrj4pHNOxz2qWRyd24kkKKwqRr1GS

Verge Consultants are graduate students that work with CCEI and Connecticut's SBDC to support startups and small businesses as they are overcoming the various hurdles of starting and growing their companies. Verge Consultants work together as a team to consult between 8-12 companies per summer in a variety of different industries, life cycles, challenges they face, and types of projects. Through a partnership with Connecticut Small Business Development Center, Verge Consultants get the opportunity to work directly with SBDC's business advisors to learn firsthand about consulting and supporting businesses. Consultants receive a stipend of $7,500 for 10 weeks of consulting between the end of May and the beginning of August.
Verge Consultants will:
Gain exposure and deliver solutions in multiple industries.
Experience working with companies across various business life cycles.
Work on Challenging projects that differ amongst each client.
Collaborate with a team of consultants that has diverse business backgrounds and a wide range of startup and consulting experience.
Build a resume of consulting experiences from 8-12 different client companies.

If you are interested in applying to become a Verge Consultant, please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/verge-consulting-group/