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Prepare Students for Start Norfolk

<p> <b id="internal-source-marker_0.6001419294625521" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Academic Tide is hosting an event this weekend funded by the VCCS Chancellor&rsquo;s Innovation Fund Grant, so all of you can attend and eat for free. &nbsp;Start Academy (</span><a href="http://www.startacademy.co"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">www.startacademy.co</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">) is a 48-hour event during Feb 22-24 that allows students across the area to collaborate to build their own entrepreneurial ideas or join in public open data projects that will be facilitated during a single weekend. &nbsp;The goal of this event is to prepare you for Start Norfolk (</span><a href="http://www.startnorfolk.com"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">www.startnorfolk.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">) and give you the chance to win a free ticket for the event (which is normally $50).</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">You are welcome to bring any family and friends. &nbsp;Please make sure you register for yourself and anyone else you&rsquo;ve invited on our Eventbrite: </span><a href="http://academictide.eventbrite.com"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">http://academictide.eventbrite.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "> . &nbsp;All ideas and skills are welcome, so if you have a business idea, know how to code, design, market, or just solve problems in general this is for you!</span></b></p>

Posted By: Ian Taylor
Date: Wed Feb 20 08:04:07 EST 2013

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