Updates from Innov8ga - August 2025
Two entrepreneurship opportunities are available at low/no cost for participants – #1 for entrepreneurship educators and #2 for entrepreneurship-minded students/faculty/and business community. Highlights and registration details below.
OPPORTUNITY #1: Innov8ga Fall Conference with the theme of "Innovations in Family Business" will be held on Friday, 10/24/25, from 8:30am-2:30pm hosted at the University of West Georgia [westga.edu] (UWG) in Carrolton GA. Register now through 8/15/25 (extended till 8/29) for the Early Bird Pricing of $30 per attendee -- https://tinyurl.com/innov8gafall2025 [events.tie.org]. The flyer is at: CLICK HERE [drive.google.com] Additional details are at https://www.innov8ga.org/ [innov8ga.org]. The semi-annual conference is a great opportunity to network and learn from best practices in entrepreneurship education happening across our state! NOTE: UWG is also planning a student-facing competition/event on 10/23 during the afternoon/evening, so look out for more details on that program in a few weeks or email Raja Bhattacharya <rajab@westga.edu> if you have questions or wish to be involved.
OPPORTUNITY #2 – Free Online Courses via TiE U --“Verizon Small Business Digital Ready”: As part of the TiE University program, we have secured FREE access to an online database of 40 self-paced, mini-courses (20-35 mins) called “Verizon Small Business Digital Ready” and are making this available to ALL your students/alums/faculty/businesspersons in your community, so asking you to please spread the word. Here are the highlights:
- Please spread the word -- details and registration via THIS TIE-U LINK [bit.ly]
- Cost = free
- For whom = anyone who wants to be a better businessperson (not just students)
- Topics in 12 categories as noted below: requirement is to take 2 of the 40 mini-courses which run 20-35 mins each within any of these categories; engaged participants completing ≥ 2 mini-courses are eligible to apply for a $10k non-dilutive grant for their startup to Verizon Foundation -- details shared once you register.
Feel free to share this event with others in the Entrepreneurship education space. Let’s grow exciting new businesses for the southeastern US economy!