Fifth Annual McNair Entrepreneurship Showcase Friday, November 12, 2021
Calling all builders, creators, change makers. The McNair Entrepreneurship Showcase is designed to celebrate you - and to inspire you to keep doing what you do best: bring ideas to life and improve our world through your entrepreneurial and innovative endeavors.
The McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise at the University of South Carolina warmly invites students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community to the Fifth Annual McNair Entrepreneurship Virtual Showcase Friday, November 12, 2021 from 1-3:15pm EST.
This hybrid event will be offered live, in person at an event pod exclusively for UofSC students: Russell House Underground (tickets are limited). A live virtual event on the Accelevents platform is available for UofSC students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members.
Five dynamic entrepreneurs and entertainers will be part of the Showcase:
In-person and virtual networking lounges will be available prior to and after the event.
Students attending the in person event pod will receive copies of Ben Green and Chris Heivly's books, "The Global Superstar" and "Build the Fort," as well as snacks to keep you fueled for an afternoon of inspiration.
Student- and alumni-driven startups will be featured through virtual display booths, along with resource providers serving startups and small businesses.
The showcase event is free and open to the public and is a featured event of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an international celebration of innovators who dream big and launch startups that bring ideas to life. Each November, GEW reaches millions of people of all ages and backgrounds through local, national and global events and activities. From large-scale startup competitions and workshops to small, community discussions – GEW connects new audiences and participants to a network that can help them take the next step, no matter where they are on their entrepreneurial journey.
About The McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise
The Institute is funded through the generosity of The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation which also funds centers at multiple other universities across the nation supporting entrepreneurship and free enterprise education. Under the guiding vision of Robert and Janice McNair, the foundation is committed to developing a new generation of entrepreneurial leaders who have both the technical skills and the philosophical understanding of how the free enterprise system forms the basis of economic opportunity and prosperity for individuals in our country.
Registration Note
Only currently enrolled UofSC students are eligible for the hybrid/in-person event ticket; everyone else will register for an online ticket. After the in-person tickets sell out, UofSC students can request to be added to the waiting list by emailing mcnairinstitute@mailbox.sc.edu.
Each attendee only needs one ticket. If you're unsure of which ticket type to select during registration, contact mcnairinstitute@mailbox.sc.edu.
COVID-19 Precautions
For the hybrid pod event, we will follow all UofSC COVID-19 guidelinesand will revert to an online format if necessary. Please monitor yourself for symptoms and do not attend if you are sick. Current UofSC policy requires a face covering to be worn at all times during this event unless actively eating or drinking.