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SUMMARY:Startup Fest '25: Impact and Innovation
DESCRIPTION: \n\nIGNITE YOUR AMBITION AND PROPEL YOUR STARTUP DREAMS TO THE
  NEXT LEVEL!\n\nStartup Fest is the Close School of Entrepreneurship’s p
 remiere\nannual event\, a day dedicated to innovation\, action and connect
 ion.\nWhether you’re pitching for funding\, networking with industry\nle
 aders or exploring the future at the vendor expo\, this is where\nideas be
 come reality. Undergraduate\, graduate and alumni — no matter\nyour majo
 r — you’re invited to dive into a full day of\ncompetitions\, workshop
 s and thought leadership conversations that will\nfundamentally change you
 r entrepreneurial journey!\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\n * COFFEE AND CROISSANTS (9:3
 0—11 a.m.): Relax and enjoy coffee and\ncroissants during a special tapi
 ng of Startup Talks with Chuck Sacco\,\nwhere Professor Sacco and a specia
 l guest will answer your questions\nquick-fire. Location TBD.\n * FEATURED
  SPEAKER (12—1 p.m.): Robert Amar of Small World Seafood\nwill be speaki
 ng about “The Small World of Seafood”. He will share\nhow he created a
  thriving business by bringing fish and fellowship\ndirectly to consumers 
 in his local Fairmount neighborhood during the\nCOVID-19 pandemic. His mes
 sage stresses the importance of community\nand neighborhood in the buildin
 g of a grassroots food business.\nDon’t miss this inspiring talk!\n * PR
 OVING GROUND EXPO (1—4 p.m.): Discover ground-breaking ideas\nand cuttin
 g-edge innovations from Drexel University students at the\nProving Ground 
 Expo\, Pearlstein Building Lobby. Apply to be a Vendor!\n * MASTER CLASSES
  WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS (2—3 p.m. and 3—4\np.m.): Choose from a v
 ariety of workshops led by local business\nleaders from across the industr
 y to gain valuable insights and\npractical knowledge in workshops that wil
 l teach you “How To…”\nin less than an hour. Rooms 302 and 308 Pearl
 stein.\n * FAST PITCH COMPETITION (11—12 p.m.): Pitch your idea in 2\nmi
 nutes or less to win cash prizes. This is a verbal pitch only - no\nslides
 . As the theme for this year’s Startup Fest is Impact and\nInnovation\, 
 impact-driven ideas will be given preferential scoring.\nAll students (gra
 d and undergrad\, from any Drexel school or major) are\ninvited to compete
 . Room 102\, Pearlstein.\n * STARTUP FUNDS FALL 25 COMPETITION (3:30—5:3
 0 p.m.): The final\nround of the Fall Drexel Startup Funds competition\, w
 here students\ncompete for up to $20\,000 to fund their ideas. Room 102\, 
 Pearlstein.\n * NETWORKING RECEPTION AND AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENTS (6—7 p.m.)
 : Join\nus at the conclusion of the event for cocktails and light refreshm
 ents\nin the Baiada Institute\, 4th Floor\, Pearlstein Building\n\n 
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LOCATION:Pearlstein Business Learning Center\, 3230 Market St\, Philadelphi
 a\, PA 19104
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