Need legal help for your startup? Sign up for office hours with the Marquette Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic, a program that helps with entity (LLC, corporation, etc.) selection and formation, partnership agreements, intellectual property protection, NDAs, and more.
This event is held in partnership with the Marquette University Law School and is hosted by , Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic.听
If you are in the LEC at the noon hour on Wednesdays, we welcome you to join our LEC Brown Bag Hour. Bring your lunch, bring your smile, bring you! Flexible, casual, drop in when you can.
Do’s and don’ts in founding your company, setting up equity, and how to deal with co-founder problems
Are you founding a company or planning to? Come learn the key steps to founding/co-founding your startup, how to set up your equity agreements properly to set yourself up for success, and what to do when things potentially go wrong between founders. We have three expert panelists to help walk you through the process, answer your questions, and share their stories of when things didn鈥檛 quite go as planned with startups.
**Note: We support a healthy campus and abide by campus guidelines for COVID19 precautions. We ask for your flexibility as we may ask individuals to be masked or socially distance.
If you are in the LEC at the noon hour on Wednesdays, we welcome you to join our LEC Brown Bag Hour. Bring your lunch, bring your smile, bring you! Flexible, casual, drop in when you can.
Lack confidence when asked to speak with little time to prepare? Learn how to be spot-on when you鈥檙e put on the spot!
Public Speaking: Strategies for Effective Impromptu Responses听
Join Jennifer Kibicho, PhD, for a Hosted Brown Bag event and learn:
Jennifer Kibicho is an Associate Professor at 51猎奇鈥檚 College of Nursing and Teaching Fellow at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center. Outside of 51猎奇, Jennifer is the District 35 Toastmasters Director covering Wisconsin and Upper Peninsular Michigan with nearly 90 clubs and 1,200 members. Since joining Toastmasters in 2014, Jennifer has developed competent communication and leadership skills and has earned a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), the highest recognition award for Toastmasters International.
**Note: We support a healthy campus and abide by campus guidelines for COVID19 precautions. We ask for your flexibility as we may ask individuals to be masked or socially distance.
The benefits of mindfulness and self-compassion deepen with regular use over an extended period of time. Gather in a supportive community for weekly practice sessions to further explore, practice and integrate mindfulness and self-compassion tools learned in the Everyday Resilience sessions! Sessions are live on zoom and will not be recorded.
Join AIGA & the LEC during Geek Week for a night of storyboarding! Compete for a chance to win new art supplies or just come out to have fun. This event is open to all students no matter their academic background. Supplies for non-digital storyboarding will be provided at the event, as well as pizza! This event is cosponsored with Student Involvement and AIGA.
The winner of 51猎奇 Qualifying Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament will have the opportunity to compete alongside students from across the UW System at the WiSys Big Idea Tournament at UW-Whitewater.
Qualifying teams will receive:
The Tournament Winners will receive cash prizes of:
Join us for coffee and conversation as we welcome Alexa Alfaro, Co-Founder of Meat on the Street. Established in 2014, Meat on the Street was founded between siblings Alexa and Matt Alfaro as Milwaukee鈥檚 first Filipino food truck. The company has since grown with multiple food trucks, a catering service, and a brick-and-mortar location.
“Food is love in our household.鈥� This morning conversation will surround topics of how food keeps us connected as well as learning about Alexa鈥檚 journey in starting and sustaining Meat on the Street. From inspirations to process, hear about the path that led Alexa and Matt to most recently form a partnership with The Milwaukee Public Museum.
Have coffee on us as we listen to Ranell Washington, Social X/American Family Insurance, moderate this conversation at the LEC.
Social Good Morning is a conversation series hosted by the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center that invites听local听social innovators鈥嬏齮o have a听conversation about entrepreneurship in our communities. These discussions are moderated by an LEC team member including our featured Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. Innovators will have a brief interview听followed by听an open-format discourse, fielding questions from the audience about their strategies and passions. Topics of conversation range from poverty to sustainability to inclusivity and beyond.
The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center is excited to partner with the Accessibility Resource Center for this month鈥檚 Diverse Ideas talk.
The Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) at 51猎奇 is dedicated to providing equal access for students with disabilities to the University鈥檚 academic, social, cultural and recreational programs. The ARC provides comprehensive services and accommodations for students with disabilities as well as outreach and support to faculty and staff. The Accessibility Resource Center is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible University experience for all students.
Join us for lunch as we hear from ARC representatives about this on-campus resource designed to engage all students.
Diverse Ideas is a talk series that partners with 51猎奇 offices to invite global and local entrepreneurs/community innovators for an intimate chat with 51猎奇 students, faculty, and staff. By offering these talks, LEC hopes to build a larger and more diverse network of students involved in entrepreneurship, including one that spans across disciplines and majors. Speakers share their stories and give advice in an open-forum conversation with attendees. Learn with us how to improve our community and work together to problem-solve.
The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center and the Southeast Asian American Student Center are excited to welcome the co-owner of AN OX CAFE, Sia Xiong, our Diverse Ideas guest for Women’s History Month!
Sia Xiong and her husband came to the United States in 1979 and have been working on opening their own restaurant since 2018. After much anticipation, they finally opened their doors in 2022 and welcomed their first guest. The name AN OX comes from the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Ox, when both of the owners were born. Sia strives to create a space that is easily accessible to everyone.
Join us for a lunch with a mix of Asian Fusion food and a focus on Lao and Thai cuisine provided by AN OX CAFE as we hear about Sia Xiong’s experiences in the food service industry.
Diverse Ideas is a talk series that partners with 51猎奇 offices to invite global and local entrepreneurs/community innovators for an intimate chat with 51猎奇 students, faculty, and staff. By offering these talks, LEC hopes to build a larger and more diverse network of students involved in entrepreneurship, including one that spans across disciplines and majors. Speakers share their stories and give advice in an open-forum conversation with attendees. Learn with us how to improve our community and work together to problem-solve.
Join us as we welcome 51猎奇 School of Continuing Education alum and Executive Leadership Coach Tiffany Yvonne. Over the years, Tiffany has designed and orchestrated trainings, workshops, and experiences that equip leaders with a framework to coach themselves and their team. Her workshops improve well-being, engagement, and overall work performance – aligning ‘people strategy’ with ‘profit strategy.’ She is a past participant in the 51猎奇 Startup Challenge with her venture Purposeful Play that uses intentional curriculum that integrates Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as well as physical activity, which provides a wholistic approach to addressing the health needs of youth in our communities. Her strategies to co-create organizational effectiveness, employee experience, and courageous communication help leaders develop 鈥淧LAY To Win Plans鈥� so they can maximize outcomes and change work culture.
Social Good听Morning is a conversation series hosted by the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center that invites听local听social听innovators鈥嬏齮o have a听conversation about entrepreneurship in our communities. These discussions are moderated by an LEC team member including our featured Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. Innovators will have a brief interview听followed by听an open-format discourse, fielding questions from the audience about their strategies and passions. Topics of conversation range from poverty to sustainability to inclusivity and beyond.
The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center and the Black Student Cultural Center are excited to welcome 51猎奇 Global Management alum Serah Washington to Diverse Ideas this month. Serah currently serves as the Business Development Specialist at Riverworks Development Corporation where she offers one-on-one small business coaching to the Milwaukee community. Serah’s work focuses on supporting Black and Brown entrepreneurs throughout Milwaukee. Join us for lunch as we hear about Serah鈥檚 experience in global management and entrepreneurship!
Diverse Ideas is a talk series that partners with 51猎奇 offices to invite global and local entrepreneurs/community innovators for an intimate chat with 51猎奇 students, faculty, and staff. By offering these talks, the LEC hopes to build a larger and more diverse network of students involved in entrepreneurship, including one that spans across disciplines and majors. Speakers share their stories and give advice in an open-forum conversation with attendees. Learn with us how to improve our community and work together to problem-solve.
The LEC is excited to welcome Ranell Washington, Partnership Development Advisor for American Family Insurance and Vice President of Milwaukee鈥檚 young professional organization, Social X. Our esteemed guest has been recognized for various awards including Milwaukee Business Journal Power Broker, Young Professional Broker, and a Top 100 Influential Finance Executive, and is also a Milwaukee Business Journal 40 under 40 awardee. Ranell is a co-founder of Social X, an inclusive and diverse collection of young professionals in Milwaukee, which was created as a response to Milwaukee鈥檚 absence of social connections for young professionals. He has most recently received the 2023 Impact Award presented by UW-Alumni Association and was ranked as a top executive of 鈥済etting things done鈥� in Business Journal鈥檚 100 Power Brokers for 2023.
Social听Good听Morning is a conversation series hosted by the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center that invites听local听social听innovators鈥嬏齮o have a听conversation about entrepreneurship in our communities. These discussions are moderated by an LEC team member including our featured Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.听Innovators will have a brief interview听followed by听an open-format discourse, fielding questions from the audience about their strategies and passions. Topics of conversation range from poverty to sustainability to inclusivity and beyond.
