The Beswick Dinner with Entrepreneurs Series

Announcement - Dinner Program Named!

Paul R. Beswick, WPI Class of '57, has created a fund for the Dinner With Entrepreneurs series! We thank the Beswick family for their continued support of our entrepreneurship center programs!

About the Dinner

The Dinner with Entrepreneurs program allows students to meet and mingle with entrepreneurs to understand entrepreneurship as a career choice, to validate their own business ideas, discover helpful resources, and meet peers interested in starting a business. Meeting entrepreneurs is a great way for students to learn about entrepreneurship. The program launched in 2001 with John E. and Jeanne T. Hughes Foundation funding.

Details:

Check the schedule below for upcoming dinner dates and mark your calendar.
Register.
Dress casual, but neat.
Dinners are free to WPI students and to others by invitation of the CEI.

Registration Required

Please register through the link below. If you must cancel your reservation, please let us know 48 hours in advance to allow a waitlisted student to attend in your place. Students receiving a waitlist response will be notified of openings as they become available.

Networking know-how in 30 minutes

It seems straightforward, but networking requires strategy, so, before each dinner, a few hands-on skills and exercises are practiced. Arrive at the Higgins House Library at 5:30 p.m. sharp. Appetizers are provided.

Can I learn to overcome common networking hurdles? - Yes!
Will I learn networking etiquette? - Yes!
Can I practice my new networking skills before the dinner? - Yes!

Past Networking Clinic Speakers

Most cited reasons for attending the dinners:

...a great chance to meet interesting CEOs, Founders, and Presidents.
...found a support network for developing my business idea.
...learned networking skills in the pre-dinner clinic and used them immediately.
...received an internship in a start-up biotech company.
...gained skills, practice, and confidence in networking.
...great food and conversation!

Directions to Higgins House.

Schedule:

WPI Students: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - What entrepreneurs are coming?
1. Jon Radoff, Founder of GuildCafe.com - check this $3M news out! (former WPI student)
2. Karen Kiver Patalano, Founder and President of Kaizen Healthcare, and husband, Jim. (WPI alums)
3. Matthew Hickcox, President of Odic Incorporated (son attends WPI)
4. Scot Junkin Founder of SpekEZ Technologies - a company in launch stage (WPI alums)
5. Ryan Angilly, Founder of SpekEZ Technologies
High School Students: Thursday, May 22, 2008
1. Sharon Ann Wulf, Ph.D., President, Enterprise Systems
2. William Scaglione, Founder and President, Professional Enterprise Solutions
3. Artur Janc, Co-founder, LINGRO
4. Paul Kastner, Co-founder, LINGRO

Archived Dinner Programs

View photos of past dinners!

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