Join the Social Innovation Lab for our next Impact Bootcamp: ‘Fundraising for Social Good’ on March 30 at FastForward U from 12:00-1:30 PM ET. This program is designed for social entrepreneurs ready to build or refine their fundraising strategy. It’s open to all who are building mission-based solutions to big problems: from nonprofit leaders to [....]
The FedEx Small Business Grants Program awards U.S.-based small businesses with grants and prizes to enhance their businesses. The 2024 program will begin accepting applications until is 12pm ET (Noon) on April 1, 2024. PRIZES There will be 10 recipients in total with one grand prize recipient receiving a $50,000 grant in the form of [....]
The Johns Hopkins University Life Design Lab, the Carey Business School and FastForward U are partnering to bring Baltimore-region startups together with Johns Hopkins undergraduate and graduate students for this event! Who: Undergraduate and graduate students from all years are encouraged to attend. What: An opportunity to connect with startups and start building connections. All employers at [....]
The Johns Hopkins University Life Design Lab, the Carey Business School and FastForward U are partnering to bring startups together with undergraduate and graduate students for this event. Attend to connect with students to recruit for open internships/jobs and build your company brand. Pitch your organization and your talent needs to students interested in working [....]
Join the Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design‘s annual Shark Tank and hear business pitches from a variety of student startup teams. Registration information and details coming soon.
FastForward U invites you to celebrate five years of empowering and equipping Johns Hopkins students, alumni, and community changemakers. Moving forward as the Pava Marie LaPere Center for Entrepreneurship, we will honor the namesake’s legacy as a visionary student and early staff member who helped pioneer our programming for student entrepreneurs. We extend a warm [....]
Please join us for this year’s Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, Distinguished Lectureship in Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This year’s esteemed lecturer is Valina L. Dawson, Ph.D. Valina Dawson is a distinguished neuroscientist and Professor at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in Neurology, Neuroscience, Physiology, and Cellular & Molecular Medicine. She directs the Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs [....]
A virtual competition to celebrate good design in healthcare held on April 13, 2024. Winners show a solid understanding of the need, the people impacted, focused problem-solving, and a great real-world solution. Registration information coming soon.
Schedule a personalized technical session with Microsoft Startups and One Commercial Partnerships team members. Every second and fourth Thursday, FastForward members have the opportunity to meet virtually and discuss: Cloud computing resources Go-to market strategies Corporate and academic partnership And more April Dates: 4/11 4/25
Join us for HopStart 2024! Current Hopkins undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students are invited to participate in our annual business plan and pitch competition. Over several rounds of competition running from mid-February to competition day on April 26, teams will submit business plans and develop pitches for their exciting and innovative startup ideas. Teams will [....]
