Vancouver Student Entrepreneurship Association

Bright Ideas Competition 2010 Winners

winnie — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:27:28 +0000

Winners of the 3rd Annual Bright Ideas Competition:

1st Place:
H2Know: Tom Mazur, Kelly Ng, Joey Kovacs

2nd Place:
LazyLense: Janny Ke

People's Choice Award:
LazyLense: Janny Ke

Thank you to those who came out to the watch the competition.

3rd Annual Bright Ideas Competition Finals

winnie — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:11:11 +0000

Date:

Thursday April 8, 2010

Time:

5:30pm to 7:15pm

Place:

Henry Angus Room 098, UBC

Come listen to the top 5 teams pitch their bright ideas in the final round of the 3rd Annual Bright Ideas Competition, and VOTE for the one you like most. There will also be networking opportunities with judges, who are entrepreneurs from the biomedical, software gaming, and finance industry.

The evening will begin with a keynote speech by 2 young successful entrepreneurs from the Silicon Valley . Kenshi Arasaki and Eric Diep, co-founders of A Thinking Ape, will be talking their journey from students to entrepreneurs.

Food will be provided.

Bright Ideas Competition 2010

winnie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:56:19 +0000

You think you have an entrepreneurial idea?

Compete in the third annual Bright Ideas Competition. Get your team together and complete the application form and submit it online.

This year's prize pool is $1500 (cash + professional services).

The application is MINIMAL! Just answer a few questions related to your idea. Teams are restricted to 4 or less members, consisting of undergraduate students only. Students from all post-secondary institutions are welcome to participate.

****Submission deadline is March 27, 2010 at 11:59pm. Submit application to Anna: anna.an@vsea.ca

The top 6 teams will present in the Final Round of the Bright Ideas Competition on April 8th, 2010.

The Rules and Application form are included.

Remember to get your applications in.

VSEA open meeting

winnie — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:32:54 +0000

VSEA open meeting

Looking to get involved with student entrepreneurship or simply want to check out what we do? Come check out the VSEA open meeting on Monday. You will get the chance to meet our VSEA exec team prior to the meeting, and following the meeting is an optional workshop on "networking & approaching organizations for partnership". So come early, there will be plenty of food! Please rsvp with Anna at anna.an@vsea.ca.

Date: Monday, January 25
Time: 5:45pm for food, 6:00pm meeting start time.
Optional Workshop: 6:45pm to 7:15pm
Location: Hebb 12

Guest Speaker Series Event: How to build a Clean Tech company in 4,295 Easy Steps?

winnie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:01:39 +0000

Date:

Friday, January 15, 2010

Time:

5:00pm to 6:00pm

Place:

Irving K Barber Room 182

Our featured speaker is David Helliwell, CEO of Pulse Energy, Inc. Trained as a GeoPhysicist at Harvard and received his MBA at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, Mr. Helliwell is presently dedicating his full effort in marrying innovative technologies and creative mathematical analysis to help companies and institutions, such as UBC, to reduce as much as 30% of their existing energy consumption. In the upcoming seminar, titled “How to build a Clean Tech company in 4,295 Easy Steps,” he will share with us his insights on using powerful economical and financial incentives reduce 30% of world’s environmental problems.

Come join us next Friday, and learn the best ways to tie economics to our environment!

Date: Friday January 15, 2010
Time: 5pm - 6pm, followed by a networking session and reception
Location: UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, RM 182 (included map)
Cost: Free, Refreshment will be provided

What could you do with a 28 hour day?

ethulin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:18:40 +0000

Date:

December 4th, 2009

Time:

5-6pm

Place:

UBC Irving K Barber Library, Room 182

UPDATE: SOLD OUT!!! For those who have signed up and can't make it please let winnie.lai@vsea.ca know immediately. Others who want to come can sign up on the waiting list.

An interactive workshop on priority management and optimizing your exam performance.

We're all to busy. This is the event that ends before it starts. Learn to manage your time to maximize your exam results.

These are the type of entrepreneurial skills which are prudent for success in entrepreneurship but are also invaluable for students of any sort.

This workshop is hosted by the Vancouver Student Entrepreneurship Association, and it is free and dinner will be provided. Check out www.vsea.ca for more details and register here: http://vsea28hours.eventbrite.com/

Leading the workshop will be Mr. Brad Copes, General Manager of College Pro for British Columbia. Brad, a UBC Alumnus, has offered to share his time and knowledge to help us improve our time management skills.

Free Financial Planning Workshop with Colin Bussiere from Freedom 55 Financials

ethulin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:03:59 +0000

Date:

POSTPONED TO JANUARY 2010

Place:

1200 - 1111 West Georgia Street

VSEA is hosting a workshop with Colin Bussiere from Freedom 55 Financials! You can check out more about him at http://colinbussiere.com/

This is an amazing opportunity to:
Better understand what financial security means to you by reviewing your current situation and defining goals
Identify and discuss any roadblocks to achieving your goals and analyse your situation
Identify any gaps and build a plan to help you achieve your short- and long-term goals and dreams
Review and monitor your financial security plan regularly to help ensure it continues to meet your changing needs

And it is completely free!

EDIT: This event has been postponed to January of 2010.

50% off Mentor Mixer with Paul Kedrosky @ Bootup Labs (Gastown) - ticket includes first drink free

jonchui — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:39:21 +0000

Date:

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Time:

6pm - 9:30 pm

Place:

Bootup Labs | Gastown (375 Water St)

Bootup Labs has given us an exclusive 50% discount off Bootup Labs mentor mixer event with Paul Kedrosky ( a seasoned entrepreneur flying in from California just to speak with budding entrepreneurs).

If you want to see what the real Vancouver Startup Scene is like, come to Gastown and check it out!

Student Entrepreneurs Meet Up @ Innovasion Wed Nov 18

ethulin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:16:10 +0000

Do you want to know what's out there to help you pursue success in Entrepreneurship? On November 18th at the Vancouver Convention Center all post-secondary Entrepreneurship related organizations gather for an evening of collaboration and networking. The evening will include a keynote on how to get the most out of your experience while in school as well as displays and presentations by all of Greater Vancouver's Entrepreneurial Organizations. Bus transportation to and from the event is being organized. The Student Entrepreneurs Meet Up runs from 4pm to 6pm, but the Innovasion entrepreneurship exhibition is all-day long.
More information at www.innovasion.ca

Networking Social @ Mahoney's & Sons

ethulin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:14:54 +0000

Date:

November 21st, 2009

Time:

7pm

Place:

Mahoney & Sons

On the Saturday of the Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 21), VSEA and Enterprize will be hosting a networking event at the Mahoney & Sons on UBC campus for you to have a chance to meet successful entrepreneurs and like minded students. The event is free with appetizers provided and it is limited to the first 70 people who sign up.

To register, please go to: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHRyZmtFeXlZV0tiMnpGNmg3...

Map: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5990+Universi...