Date: June 07
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: KB 102
Description:
Are you running your life or is your life running you? Level up your communication
patterns, improve the connections with the ones you care about most, and learn to
achieve more than you ever thought possible.
Heather Barber has always been involved in the family business. She was the only 8 year old with a job. Entrepreneurship is in her blood. After graduating from the University of Utah she started a company with her 3 brothers. What began as a one man show has turned into a state of the art printing company with five subsidiaries, 40 employees, and a 40,000sq ft campus. In 2010 Heather stepped away from the day to day business in order to devote her time to her family. She remained passionate about entrepreneurship and used this flexible time to assist African refugees start small businesses. She also taught Foundation of Business courses at Salt Lake community College. In 2021 she was asked to be the Chairman of the Board of Future Scholars of Africa, a Utah based nonprofit. FSA serves African refugees and African immigrants age 16-25 make the transition from high school to college/career. She received her Master in Business Administration from Louisiana State University. She is a self proclaimed group fitness junkie and in her spare time you can find her at the gym.
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WE LIFT EVENTS |
CO-WORKING WEDNESDAYS |
GENERAL EI EVENTS |
HOLIDAYS AND IMPORTANT ACADEMIC DATES |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LECTURE SERIES |
COMPETITIONS |
Date | Time |
Event Name |
Location |
3-May-23 | 12-1 PM |
KB 102 |
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3-May-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
4-May-23 |
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5-May-23 | 6-May-23 |
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10-May-23 |
CLASSES BEGIN |
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10-May-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
17-May-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
24-May-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
29-May-23 |
MEMORIAL DAY (OFFICE CLOSED) |
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31-May-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
Date | Time |
Event Name |
Location |
1-Jun-23 | 11-1 PM |
RevRoad University Event - "Cents of Style" with CEO Courtney Brown |
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7-Jun-23 | 12-1 PM |
WE LIFT Wednesday Event - How to Organize & Document Long-Term Visions & Goals |
KB 102 |
7-Jun-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
14-Jun-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
19-Jun-23 |
JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY (OFFICE CLOSED) |
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21-Jun-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
28-Jun-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
Date | Time |
Event Name |
Location |
4-Jul-23 |
INDEPENDENCE DAY (OFFICE CLOSED) |
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5-Jul-23 | 12-1 PM |
WE LIFT Wednesday Event - (Emily Tichenor) |
KB 102 |
5-Jul-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
12-Jul-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
19-Jul-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
24-Jul-23 |
PIONEER DAY (OFFICE CLOSED) |
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26-Jul-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
Date | Time |
Event Name |
Location |
2-Aug-23 | 12-1 PM |
WE LIFT Wednesday Event |
KB 102 |
2-Aug-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
9-Aug-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
16-Aug-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
23-Aug-23 | 9-5 PM |
WE LIFT Co-Working Wednesday |
KB 102 |
With resources available from the UVU Wolverine Fund, the Ross Seed Fund, the Zinn Starter Fund, and the UVU Entrepreneurship Institute, UVU has the resources and tools to help start or fund your new business!
VentureCon is a one day, four hour trade show where UVU students with businesses will have the opportunity to set up a table and pitch their idea, sell their product, or otherwise work on validating their business concepts. Members of the community are invited to come and support our student businesses by providing them feedback or purchasing the students' products.
Reach out to us for help perfecting your application to any of the competitions below!
The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge is the second phase following UVU's Opportunity Quest and receives applications from all Utah higher education entities.
Reach out to us and let us help you make your application be the best it can be.
ELIGIBILITY
COMPETITION HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for
students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. Nominees
compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and/or national
competitions in hopes to qualify for GSEA Finals. Founded in 1998 by Saint Louis University,
GSEA is now an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program.
ELIGIBILITY