URCE-ENTREPRENEUR CLUB

MISSION

The "UR's EC" aims to support students AND Alumni from The interested in starting their own company or joining an early-stage startup. It intends to provide the necessary resources, mentorship and events to ensure success.

Purpose

• Fuel the entrepreneurship
• Spirit Build a creative community
• Develop new competencies
• Leverage an existing network
• Reinforce The UR's brand

Member Profile

Determination: Be ready to do what is needed to make it happen. Don't quit when he/she is faced with the first obstacle.

Openness: Find connections and build strong relationships. Big companies are always the result of a great founding team.

Flexibility: Don't be stubborn and know when he/she needs to follow another path in order to reach a goal.

Imagination: Most good ideas seem bad initially. Always try to solve problems with creativity.

FUNCTIONNING

Projects: Projects could range from doing surveys, ways of fundraise, finding sponsors for events and many more.

Meetups and Trips: Local visits/meetups to/with incubators, accelerators, startups, one annual trip to meet with other clubs, startups etc,

Community: Members will engage in a community that should give back with mentorship, connections, opportunities, financing etc,

Pitching Ideas: Regular pitching contests to help improve communication skills. An annual event with opportunities for the UR'sEC to reinforce its brand positioning locally and internationally.

Launching Companies: Members will be able to test multiple ideas, find co-founders, network with mentors and investors and hopefully launch their companies.

Workshops and Events: Workshops and Events will help members gain knowledge in specific areas, carried out by alumni, teachers, staff, current students and external professionals.

Workshops

• Lean startup concepts
• Business canvas use case
• Writing a great pitch deck
• What is growth hacking and more?

EVENTS

• Business Activities and resources
• Idea generation activities
• Marketing and product development activities
• Team building activities
• Creating own ideas for raising funds
• Ability to derive independently visualization on future goals.
• Creating business articles.