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Nine ideas. Six investors. Are these the next big ideas in business? There’s only one way to find out—join us for “The Hatch” on April 10. You’ll hear the pitches and find out who receives the funds to make their business idea a reality during this live and interactive event.

Similar to the TV show Shark Tank, BGSU students will present their ideas to a panel of investors who will decide if they want to help fund the business and mentor the entrepreneur. “The Hatch” is free and open to the public. It is presented by the Dallas-Hamilton Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the College of Business.

“The Hatch” is part of our new Entrepreneurship Week (E-Week), April 8-12, 2013 at BGSU. Join us to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit with events such as the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship.

RSVP: https://cbaapps.business.bgsu.edu/EWeekRegistration/RSVPForm.cfm

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/152509941579399/

Watch students practice their pitches for The Hatch.

• Robert Striblen
• Sara Scacchi
• Stefan Grdic
• Nicole Braxton
• Caitlin Flack
• Jerrod Witt

Enjoy delicious tacos from Bueno, Scott Hodges' taco food truck. Scott, a BGSU student, is pitching this concept to investors at "The Hatch," on April 10. You can also provide feedback to our students to streamline their presentations. Additional students and ideas include: Hunter Bihn, needle for diabetics; Kourtney Greco, children's "Write a Book;" and Corey Jones, educational rap label.

Similar to the TV show "Shark Tank," "The Hatch" features student entrepreneurs who present ideas to a panel of investors as they vie for start-up funds for their business ideas. This event will stream live from our website.

This event is part of E-Week 2013.

Free and open to the public; however registration is required.

RSVP: https://cbaapps.business.bgsu.edu/EWeekRegistration/RSVPForm.cfm

Mark your calendar for Friday, April 20, and check back for more updates as we finalize this exciting entrepreneurial opportunity.

E-Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, the Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Hall of Fame induction ceremony and the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. Throughout the week, alumni visit campus and speak to our students, providing unique learning and networking opportunities.

• Sebo Keynote speaker: Jim Stengel, author of Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies, and Unleashing the Innovators: How Mature Companies Find New Life with Startups.

Join us in celebrating Dr. Poor’s 50 years of teaching entrepreneurship.

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Wednesday, April 10

12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Entrepreneur-in-Residence – Mark West, CEO, Shared Clarity

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub Prototype Offices, 2nd Floor, College of Business

BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Monday, April 8

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Learn

Speaker: Marilyn Eisele, Finance and Operations Leader

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business

BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Tuesday, April 9

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Lunch and Learn

Speakers: Bowling Green Successful Entrepreneurs

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business

BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Wednesday, April 10

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn

Speaker: Brian Hainline, Chief Medical Officer, NCAA

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business

BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Mark West, President, SharedClarity

Being an intrapreneur of procurement in the high-impact medical product market.

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business, BGSU

BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Katie (Frazekas) James, FarmHER & Co-owner of Teal Tractor

Community Supported Agriculture from farm to table. Meet this growing “FarmHer,” and hear her colorful story.

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business, BGSU

BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Gary Benz, Senior Vice President Strategy & Innovation, First Energy Corporation

Intrapreneurship, innovation, and strategy at First Energy

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business, BGSU

Julie Harbal, From Student Worker to Owner

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Adam Goldberg, From Artist to Entrepreneur

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Elsa Vogel, Pieces of Me - Building a Brand from Scratch

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Speakers:

• Sir Ken Robinson
• D.C. Crenshaw
• Gordon Hamm
• Maribeth Rahe

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

"Shark Tank" Falcon style - limited seating, registration required!

BGSU student entrepreneurs will present their business ideas to alumni investors during The Hatch on April 6, vying for funds to launch their businesses in a format similar to the popular television show “Shark Tank.” This event is streamed to Hatch Watch parties across the country and to several countries throughout the world.

What sets The Hatch apart from similar events is that the alumni investors make equity investments providing real money for students to launch real businesses. To date, more than $500,000 have been committed to student startups.

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Join an enthusiastic audience and panel of experts who analyze and discuss each Hatchling’s business idea. Root for your Hatchling and vote on who earns the “Eggy!”

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Rebecca Li, CEO and lifestyle curator

The BGSU Entrepreneurship Week is filled with a series of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Save the dates for BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week, which will include The Hatch and the Sebo Conference.

There will be many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

Movie viewing of “The Prophet” produced by alumnus Steven Hanson '75

Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theater, The Wolfe Center for the Arts

Save the dates for BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week, which will include The Hatch and the Sebo Conference.

There will be many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business

“The Prophet” – Creating a Digital Work of Art from a Literary Classic

Speaker: Steven Hanson '75, President and CEO, Hanson Inc.

The entrepreneurial spirit comes alive at Bowling Green State University this week as we celebrate innovation in business with a host of interactive events and activities.

Hatch Rehearsal

6:00 - 8:00 pm - David J Joseph Company Business Hub

Food by Beckett's Burgers

This week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

The Hatch Rehearsal, Monday, April 3, 6 – 8 p.m., The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business Administration

This week is filled with a host of events including The Hatch, and our grand finale, the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. There are many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

The Hatch Rehearsal, Monday, April 3, 6 – 8 p.m., The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business Administration

Similar to ESPN’s College GameDay, HatchTonight, introduces the Hatchlings, their ideas and their mentors live in the Perry Field House before The Hatch kicks off!

High school students, the BGSU community and alumni will watch as a panel of analysts discuss each Hatchling’s product, determine who they think will be funded and predict who will receive the Eggy Award!

The entrepreneurial spirit comes alive at Bowling Green State University this week as we celebrate innovation in business with a host of interactive events and activities.

Kick-off Breakfast

9:30 - 11:00 am - David J Joseph Company Business Hub

Speaker Jamie Zulch, Owner of Jamie's Seams to Fit & The Formal Detail will discuss "Small Business Start-up"

The entrepreneurial spirit comes alive at Bowling Green State University this week as we celebrate innovation in business with a host of interactive events and activities.

Lunch & Learn

11:30 am - 1:00 pm - David J Joseph Company Business Hub

Food provided by Campus Pollyeyes

Speaker: Gene Poor and PNC Bank will discuss "Money: Find out about FFF (Family, Friends, & Fools)"

The entrepreneurial spirit comes alive at Bowling Green State University this week as we celebrate innovation in business with a host of interactive events and activities.

Students have the unique opportunity to launch a business with the assistance of a business start-up program called "The Hatch." If selected as a Hatchling through an application process, students work on a business presentation with an alumni mentor for ten weeks. The aspiring entrepreneurs then face a panel of investors, along with a live audience, and pitch their ideas in hopes of obtaining funding to “hatch” their venture, similar to the television show "Shark Tank."

Free and open to the public: however registration is required.

The Hatch is BGSU's student business venture program.

Limited seating at Lenhart Grand Ballroom. Student watch party in Olscamp Hall.

Save the dates for BGSU's Entrepreneurship Week, which will include The Hatch and the Sebo Conference.

There will be many opportunities to engage with the College of Business through lunch and learns, panel discussions and presentations from world-renowned speakers.

The Hatch Rehearsal

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business

BGSU student entrepreneurs will present their business ideas to alumni investors during The Hatch on April 19, vying for funds to launch their businesses in a format similar to the popular television show “Shark Tank.”

Watch them rehearse earlier in the week!

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business, BGSU

BGSU student entrepreneurs will present their business ideas to alumni investors during The Hatch on April 19, vying for funds to launch their businesses in a format similar to the popular television show “Shark Tank.”

Watch them rehearse earlier in the week!

The David J. Joseph Company Business Hub, 2nd Floor, College of Business, BGSU

2015 SEBO SERIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, Friday, April 10, 2015, Lenhart Grand Ballroom, Bowen-Thompson Student Union

Theme: Disruptive Forces in Business

Speaker:

Jeffrey Taylor, Founder, Monster.com

Presentation: Be a Disruptive Force: How You Can Change the Rules of Your Industry

Other presentations by:

Matt Hlavin, rapid prototype and manufacturing - rp+m. Topic: 3D Printing

Joe McAleese, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC. Topic: Sensory Technology

Lou Terse, Partners LLC. Topic: Drones

BGSU student entrepreneurs will present their business ideas to alumni investors during The Hatch on April 19, vying for funds to launch their businesses in a format similar to the popular television show “Shark Tank.” This event is streamed to Hatch Watch parties across the country and to several countries throughout the world.

What sets The Hatch apart from similar events is that the alumni investors make equity investments providing real money for students to launch real businesses. To date, more than $500,000 have been committed to student startups.

BGSU student entrepreneurs will present their business ideas to alumni investors during The Hatch on April 11, vying for funds to launch their businesses in a format similar to the popular television show “Shark Tank.” This event is streamed to Hatch Watch parties across the country and to several countries throughout the world.

What sets The Hatch apart from similar events is that the alumni investors make equity investments providing real money for students to launch real businesses. To date, more than $500,000 have been committed to student startups.

The Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship is the culmination of Entrepreneurship Week (E-Week) presented by the Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the College of Business at Bowling Green State University.

We are excited to bring you the 2019 Sebo Series with the theme – “Blockchain: The Next Big Disruptor is Here”.

Join us to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit with interactive events and activities. Highlights include:

E-Week kick-off breakfast

Skyler Rogers is Co-Founder of NiceShirt.org and a BGSU alum. NiceShirt.org allows its customers to be a part of changing the world. They work with non-profit organizations who are committed to ending global issues, as well as small communities who have a great cause in need of support.

Free and open to the public; however registration is required.

RSVP: https://cbaapps.business.bgsu.edu/EWeekRegistration/RSVPForm.cfm

Featuring Krysten Jablonowski, Founder and President of Cribs on Campus and one of the 2013 Hatch participants who launched her own business.

There will also be an opportunity to speak with J. Robert Sebo '58, '13 (Hon.) who is the Entrepreneur in Residence.

Free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Panel discussion on legal considerations when starting a business.

Moderator: Michael Slates, Instructor, Finance, BGSU

Panel:

• Jim Rogers, Attorney at Law
• David Miller, Attorney at Law
• Tim Ault, Attorney at Law

Free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Panel discussion on start up equity financing.

Moderator: Dr. Dave Stott, Chair of Accounting and MIS Department, BGSU

Panel:

• Raymond W. Braun, Dean, College of Business, BGSU
• Bob Venzel, Business Owner, Venzel Communications, Inc.
• Dr. Gene Poor, Hamilton Professor of Entrepreneurship
• Ben Vollmar, Business Owner, Flatlands Coffee

There will also be an opportunity to speak with J. Robert Sebo '58, '13 (Hon.) who is the Entrepreneur in Residence.

Free and open to the public. Registration is required.

"What Business has Taught Me!" presented by Gene Poor, Founder and Chief Imagination Officer, LifeFormations. Learn business tips from this local leader and enjoy a free lunch from Jimmy Johns.

LifeFormations is a multiple-award winning creator of over 1500 animatronic figures over the past 20 years. They range from miniature humans to giant animals. They are able to create animatronics in a variety of styles utilizing a wide range of methods for appearance, show control and integration with other attraction elements.

This event is part of E-Week 2013.

Free and open to the public; however registration is required.

RSVP: https://cbaapps.business.bgsu.edu/EWeekRegistration/RSVPForm.cfm

Featuring Matt Miller, student and Founder of Magnetag. Enjoy free appetizers, compliments of Qdoba Mexican Grill.

This event is part of E-Week 2013.

Free and open to the public; however registration is required.

RSVP: https://cbaapps.business.bgsu.edu/EWeekRegistration/RSVPForm.cfm

“Social Economics: Adding Value to Business with Social Media”

The Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship has been a huge success each year since its inception ten years ago, and it has become recognized as one of the most respected entrepreneurship events in the region.

This year’s theme is all about social media: effectively utilizing social media to create value for your business.

The College is excited to announce that the keynote speaker is international best-selling author Erik Qualman whose book, “Socialnomics,” is the definitive guide to using social media in business. Come learn how your business can grow with social media.

The Falcon Hatchery in the Dallas-Hamilton Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership accepts applications each fall from current BGSU undergraduate students hoping to launch a new business venture. If your application is accepted, you will be paired with an alumni mentor and will present your business idea to alumni investors during "The Hatch" event in April.

See http://www.bgsu.edu/business/centers-and-institutes/dallas-hamilton-center-for-entrepreneurial-leadership/2014-hatch-student-finalists.html for the list of student finalists.

Attend any or all of the following three sessions.

Immigration Laws and Business Impact (2-3 p.m.)

• Business and Immigration Law. Fadi V. Nahhas, Esq., Eastman & Smith Ltd.

Trade Secrets Litigation – Protecting Your Competitive Advantages (3-4 p.m.)

• Employment and Litigation Law. Barry W. Fissel, Esq., Eastman & Smith Ltd.

Commercial Leases: Review of Commonly Overlooked Terms and Provisions (4-5 p.m.)

• Commercial Real Estate Law. Scott A. Johnson, Esq., Eastman & Smith Ltd.

CLE approved for Ohio credit, all welcome to attend.

RSVP for the Continuing Legal Education event by March 24 at kdove@bgsu.edu.