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== Enactus ==
<div>[http://enactusatuva.org/ Enactus ]is a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world.</div><div>ENtrepreneurial—having the perspective to see an opportunity and the talent to create value from that opportunity;</div><div>ACTion—the willingness to do something and the commitment to see it through even when the outcome is not guaranteed;</div><div>US —a group of people who see themselves connected in some important way; individuals that are part of a greater whole.</div><div>Their mission as a team is to empower individuals to construct their own wealth by enriching their minds with invaluable knowledge and skills that will stimulate and sustain a spirit of free enterprise, and inspire them to live an environmentally sustainable lifestyle, ultimately leading to the economic security and the betterment of their quality of life and standard of living.<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>== Entrepreneurship Group at UVA The Inventor's Society ==<div>[http://uva-entrepreneurs.com/ The Entrepreneurship Group Inventor's Society at UVA] engages the University of Virginia was founded in 2013 with the goal of giving students with high-quality programmingreal world hands on engineering experience while also innovating for the community. This organization invites world-class speakers They strive to create solutions for challengeing problems within the UVA and entrepreneurs to speak to our Charlottesville communities. Projects that the considers come from its members about their experiences. In addition, they offer informational + recruiting sessions for startups and high-tech firmslocal organizations, such as an annual Google Leadership Lab. EG empowers students to expand upon traditional methods of learning businesses and doingindividuals. EG's officers organize creative The society also sponsors workshops that are meant to educate students in design thinking on practical engineering topics like electronics and rapid prototyping3D printing. Furthermore, EG's members are encouraged Guest speakers will also be invited to participate in ideation and pitch seminars that are based on constructive critique. EG consistently seeks give talks about topics such as how to establish effectively lead a network group of students driven towards entrepreneurial action at U.Va. This organization creates a forum for studentsengineers, professors, and alumni how to engage in discussion. It connects Commerce, Engineering, Architecture, and other students with those who share turn an idea into a passion for entrepreneurship.</div></div><div><br/></div>== Parfait ==<div>[http://parfaitmobiledev.blogspot.com/ Parfait ]is UVA’s first club dedicated solely to mobile development (Android and iOS). Created with the goal of connecting teams of student programmers with mobile projectsreal product, Parfait will create a framework for programmers interested in mobile development to work together and carry a project to completionhow ideas invented by society can be protected. Parfait is a student run mobile development club at the University of Virginia. The group caters to students of all backgrounds who are interested in mobile dev and have some prior coding knowledge.</div><div><br/> </div>
== Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED)<br/> ==
<div>[http://www.seedatuva.com/ Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) ]is a passionate group of students committed to fostering sustainable development in communities around the world. They do this by giving free consulting services to NGOs and social entrepreneurs wherever they need them, with an emphasis on sound microfinance. By forging long-term relationships, they are able to increase the efficacy and efficiency of their partners, and intensify the positive social change in their communities. They also seek educational and personal development within the University of Virginia. Through working in teams to solve problems for their partners, students are able to broaden their knowledge horizons while actively practicing the skills they learn in class. By developing a partnership with the McIntire School of Commerce, SEED has been able to utilize the full resources offered to them, while still maintaining the UVA motto of student self-governance. With over 250+ members working on projects for NGOs around the world, SEED has now established itself in the University of Virginia community, attracting members from all schools and disciplines within the University.</div><div><br/></div><div>
== University of Virginia Entrepreneurship Cup<br/> ==
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The [http://entrepreneurshipcup.com Entrepreneurship Cup ] is a business-concept competition open to all U.Va. undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Sponsored by [http://www.thirdsecurity.com/ Third Security LLC], this This annual competition seeks to enrich the area's entrepreneurial community by encouraging new ventures with the potential to address unmet needs, solve social and economic problems, and do so in an interdisciplinary way. Participating teams and individuals develop their entrepreneurial chops by submitting formal business concepts to a selected track, with qualifying teams pitching their concepts at that track's semi-final competition. This year, the competition will be taking on a slightly different format with three seperate parts.</span>
<span stylefont face="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There will be the Concept phase of the competition where teams are 9 total encouraged to submit their concepts. This competition encourages students to come up with out-of-the-box ideas that can be translated into compelling projects. Submissions are not expected to have a full business plan, a working prototype etc. </font></div><div></div><div>The Concept competition will be organized into five tracks:</spandiv>*Health Care*Social Entrepeneurship*Consumer/Business - to - Business*Science/Engineering*UVA Wise
== BME Advanced Design ==
Health Unbound was formed in the Summer of 2014 by the UIF Leadership Circle of 2014 to provide students interested in pursuing clinical innovations at the University of Virginia. We help students access resources such as space and project management for health innovation projects and sponsor students to attend workshops and conferences to build their skill sets. We also facilitate students to explore different career opportunities in health by facilitating networking between health fields and students via events such as medical hackathons and making connections between students and companies.
== Reinvented ReinventED Lab ==
ReinventED Lab is a Charlottesville-based organization for creative problem-solving in education, supported by 4.0 Schools' Community Catalyst program. Charlottesville has been selected for the Community Catalyst program to join 5 other cities (New Orleans, New York, DC, Birmingham, and Austin) in a growing national network of education innovation organizations.
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= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
= UVA Innovation and Entrepreneurship Landscape Analysis =
= Student Priorities<br/> =
[[Kelly Thomas|Kelly Thomas]]
[[Angela Liu|Angela Liu]]
[[Katie Yi Tong Kan|Katie Kan]]
<u style="font-size: 14.4px;">Current UIF Candidates:</u>
[[Tarun kalakoti|Tarun Kalakoti]]
[[Justis Midura|Justis Midura]]
[[Keaton_Wadzinski|Keaton Wadzinski]]
[[Arnab Sarker|Arnab Sarker]]
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