BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Faculty of Arts//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:Faculty of Arts - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962682.3252-EO-62259-24@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260317T014706Z CREATED:20231120T172956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T234427Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240504 SUMMARY: Entrepreneurship for Arts Majors DESCRIPTION: This customized training for UBC Arts majors\, offered in coll aboration with entrepreneurship@UBC\, offers you support to conceive\, rese arch\, design\, and prototype a start-up\, agency\, venture\, project\, pro duct\, or service\, or to kick-start running your own initiative\, business or not-for-profit society. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Want to build your skill set to launch your own product or service? Cur ious about what self-employment could look like for you? Keen to find a men tor who could help you advance your idea?

This customized training fo r UBC Arts majors\, offered in collaboration with entrepreneurship@UBC\, offers you support to conceive \, research\, design\, and prototype a start-up\, agency\, venture\, projec t\, product\, or service\, or to kick-start running your own initiative\, b usiness or not-for-profit society. The program will be offered from January to early May 2024.

The full program includes a commitment to three w orkshops\, individual meetings with an Arts entrepreneur-in-residence\, an end-of-term presentation\, and your own time working on your idea. By the e nd of the program\, you’ll know what steps you’d need to take to launch you r own venture\, and you’ll have the support from a mentor to ensure you fee l ready. You’ll also receive a document of completion if you finish all the required parts of the program\, which you can add to your resume and portf olio.

There is no cost to participate\, and registration is limited t o 16 participants. Please note\, all sessions will be in-person.

What it involves:

3 Workshops

Workshop 1 (J an 23\, 2–5pm) is all about developing your concept\, translating those ideas into reality\, and discovering potential clients and customer b ases. You will learn to develop and utilize a value proposition canvas\, ma p potential stakeholders based on their roles\, and develop customer discov ery skills.
Workshop 2 (Feb 13\, 2–5pm) will focus on articulating your idea by creating positioning statements that clarify your innovation and value proposition. You’ll learn how to map the marketpl ace and distinguish your product or service from available alternatives.
Workshop 3 (March 5\, 2–5pm) will focus on fuelling your idea: exploring revenue options\, considering funding models\, and det ermining how—or if!—you’ll generate income from your work.

Cap stone Presentation

The final\, capstone presentation meeting (2 hours in late April/early May\, date TBD based on participants’ schedules) is your pitch: you’ll share your idea with Arts faculty\, alumni\, entrepr eneurs\, and members of the community\, and will receive one-on-one guidanc e from mentors in values-based business and social-profit enterprise develo pment.

Additional required meetings

3 x 15-minute meetings with the Arts alumni entrepreneur-in-residence (following each wor kshop)
1 x 15-minute capstone presentation practice session (Date T BD)

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Regist ration closes on January 15\, 2024.

Entrepreneurship for Ar ts Majors is part of a series of events in The Compass: Arts Students Engagement Hub. O ffered in collaboration with entrepreneurship@UBC\, it offers Arts students support to conceive\, research\, design\, and prototype a start-up\, agenc y\, venture\, project\, product\, or service\, or to kick-start running an initiative\, business or not-for-profit society.

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