Author: Kira Hall

Building a business can be challenging and costly. Luckily, your students have access to seed money from the Moral Family Fund for Innovation, which they can use to build and grow their startup.

Applications close Nov. 18. Share this opportunity with your students and encourage them to apply before it is too late.

With the aid of funding available at the Center for Entrepreneurship, students have an opportunity to get their idea off the ground with the following funds.

• Don Hackett Support for Entrepreneurialism Fund
• The Moral Family Fund for Innovation
• The Women for Women Innovation Fund

The Women for Women Innovation Fund offers up to $5,000 for women who are part- and full-time Wichita State students to build and grow startup businesses. Apply today and turn your idea into a business with cash to help you commercialize it.

Applications close Nov. 18.

If you have an idea you would like to turn into a business, you’re in luck. As a student, you have access to funding available at the Center for Entrepreneurship, which you can use to help you build or grow your business.

Three funds are currently accepting applications:

• Don Hackett Support for Entrepreneurialism Fund
• The Moral Family Fund for Innovation
• The Women for Women Innovation Fund

Learn more about the funding available to you and apply soon.

Building a business can be challenging and costly. Luckily, Wichita State students have access to seed money from the Moral Family Fund for Innovation, which can be used to build and grow a startup venture. Applications close Nov. 18. Apply before it is too late.

The Women for Women Innovation Fund offers up to $5,000 for women who are Wichita State students to build and grow startup businesses. Applications close Nov. 18. Share this opportunity with your students and encourage them to apply before it is too late.

Volunteer as a judge for the Shocker New Venture Competition (SNVC) Trade Show People’s Choice Award 1- 6 p.m. April 22 at Koch Arena. The People’s Choice Award is awarded by the student body, which decides what team receives a cash prize to move their business forward. During the process of assessing each team, student judges will get an inside look into what it means to launch a business idea.

Encourage your students to volunteer as judges for the Shocker New Venture Competition (SNVC) Trade Show People’s Choice Award Trade Show 1-6 p.m. April 22 at Koch Arena. The People’s Choice Award is awarded by the student body, which decides what team receives a cash prize to move their business forward. During the process of assessing each team, student judges will get an inside look into what it means to launch a business idea.

Encourage your students to apply for the spring 2022 Women for Women Innovation Fund are now due March 23. Awarded to female Wichita State students, the Women for Women Innovation Fund provides recipients with capital to advance their business ideas.

The fund has supported women with varied business ideas like:

• Angelique Bahn-Applied with the desire to create a sustainable retail fashion boutique.
• Michele Valadez-Applied to help people in the event of a car crash with a 360 Car Cam.
• Devon Creasman-Applied to help connect local businesses with more consumers.
• Madeline Shonka-Applied to help people suffering from chronic illnesses with CoVstat.

Spring 2022 Applications for the Women for Women Innovation Fund are now due at noon March 23. Awarded to female Wichita State students, the Women for Women Innovation Fund provides recipients with capital to advance their business ideas.

The fund has supported women with varied business ideas like:

• Angelique Bahn-Applied with the desire to create a sustainable retail fashion boutique.
• Michele Valadez-Applied to help people in the event of a car crash with a 360 Car Cam.
• Devon Creasman-Applied to help connect local businesses with more consumers.
• Madeline Shonka-Applied to help people suffering from chronic illnesses with CoVstat.