CEI Workshop Types

Entrepreneurial Skills Development Workshops
If you want to acquire the entrepreneurial mindset, attend the skill development workshops to build confidence by developing a more entrepreneurial personality and skills base. Learn effective networking strategies; time and project management; conflict management; developing, nurturing, and managing key business relationships, and creativity. Also, to simply brush up on your "people and creativity" skills, attend these interactive, hands-on workshops.
Entrepreneurship Initiative Workshops
If you have a business idea or invention that you want to analyze, validate, protect, and commercialize or license, this series is for you. Seasoned entrepreneurs and service providers will discuss topics ranging from idea validation, patent searching, intellectual property protection, market analysis, building a core business team, and more. One-on-one interaction provides opportunity to fine tune your approach to creating an enterprise or license your ideas.
Competition Info Sessions and Preparation Workshops
If you want to compete in one of WPI’s business, invention, or innovation competitions, attend these events to discover:
- what business, innovation, and idea competitions are looming on the WPI horizon
- eligibility requirements and deadlines
- how to win cash and in-kind services to launch your business
- Business Plan writing skills
- Elevator Pitch composition and delivery
- help with verbal and visual presentation skills
- more upon individual request

See the CEI Calendar for event postings.

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