Hello Hubsters,

We got our first day of snow! So we hope this email find you warm, toasty, and inspired to keep working on your ideas and inspirations. Please tell us your Big Ideas - what you want to discuss with your fellow Hubsters. We want to hear your voice - to make your HUB experience even more beneficial and inspiring. On that note:

• Hub Latest:  2 Hub Workshops, Calling for Big Ideas for HUB, Design for America Process Guide, +1 Attachment
• News & Events: SEAC Holiday Social.
• Opportunities: NEW Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge, IDEX Accelerator, University Private Equity Summit, Sustainable Business Plan Competition, D-Prize

Hub Workshop: Business Model Canvas Workshop

Come learn about the Business Model Canvas, a tool for organizing the key components of a start-up (or even established business).

• The first half of the session will be a mix of short burst videos on different components of the BMC, coupled with filling out parts of the BMC for Front Row Education (Jackson's ed-tech startup) as an example
• Following this we will break out individually or as small groups for 15 minutes to draft a quick version of a BMC for an idea you are working on.
  • While this session is valuable for individuals coming in with a particular startup idea, you do not need to have an idea of your own to participate - all are welcome! (That's what the small groups are for!)
• To finish, we will walk through the canvasses of 1-2 groups - giving feedback, and suggesting ways they can test their hypotheses

When: Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Where: Jacobs 518
Registration Required (RSVP)

Hub Workshop: Pitching and Selling

Come and join us to discuss the content of a good pitch and how to sell your idea with a powerful, authentic delivery to potential investors. The workshop will be conducted by Troy Henikoff (http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/henikoff_troy.aspx), the CEO and Co-founder of Excelerate Labs – seed stage accelerator in Chicago, lecturer on Entrepreneurship at Kellogg, board of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and an advisor to Hyde Park Angels.

When: Wednesday, December 4, 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Where: Jacobs 518
Registration Required (RSVP)

Calling for BIG IDEAS!
Is there a topic that you are interested in? Is there a start-up or an idea that you would love to discuss with your HUBster? This is your chance to make HUB BIG IDEAS even more rewarding for you and your fellow Hubsters. We want to hear from you! Post BIG IDEAS Topics here.

Design for America Process Guide

We had a fun and hand-on Ideation Workshop last week and here is the link to the process guide. We believe that this process guide will be a great tool for you - whether you are in the process of ideating for your social enterprises or competing on a Kellogg competition. There will be many more workshops and tools that come your way - from HUB truly.

Holiday Social 2013
SEAC is hosting a holiday social next month and 5 of Northwestern University students will have a chance to win 5 free passes (values at $22.09). There will be Drinks - Hors d'oeuvres - Shopping - Networking. You ll get to meet the local social enterprise leaders and shop for holiday gifts (for a good cause!).

For further details about the holiday social, please visit SEAC's website.

When: Thursday, November 14, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Where: Loyola University Lewis Towers (820 N. Michigan, Beane Hall, 13th floor)
Registration Required (RSVP)

Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge

The 2014 Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge gives students the rare opportunity to pitch their idea to top executives from Walmart. This is an amazing opportunity to receive invaluable feedback such as market trends and discover the feasibility of your idea for creating a more sustainable future. Participants have a chance to win $20,000 and meet other like-minded peers who share passion for sustainability. 

Only one page is required to enter the regional competition instead of a full business plan - due Nov. 27^th

Here are the deadlines from this year's competition: (please mark your calendars!) 

·      Nov 27, 2013 | Deadline to sign up for the 2013 Challenge: sign up now!

·      Dec 10, 2013 | 64 schools selected from registered applicants; eight regional hosts announced

·      Jan 24, 2014 | One-page plan summary due

·      Feb 14, 2014 | Regional Rounds begin

·      Mar 10, 2014 | One semifinalist team selected from each regional competition

·      Apr 9-11, 2014 | Semifinal/Final Rounds at Walmart Home Office in Bentonville, AR

IDEX Accelerator: Fellowship program in India and Kenya

This is a great opportunity for Kellogg students who are interested in working with social enterprises in emerging markets. IDEX Accelerator is a 6 month fellowship program that places individuals in India and Kenya for 6 months. Fellows will get to get hand-on experience by learning and working with businesses that focus on clean energy, health care, education, and agriculture. 

For more details, please see the attachment in this email.

University Private Equity Summit
Register for the 2014 University Private Equity Summit (UPES).  UPES is an excellent way for aspiring business professionals to connect and learn from the leaders in the venture capital, private equity, impact investing and other entrepreneurial industries. Last year’s conference had student representatives from a variety of schools including Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth, Northwestern, and many others, while also bringing speakers from firms such as 500 Startups, Kleiner Perkins, August Capital, Nike, TechCrunch, and Skullcandy. Earlybird registration is $325 and expires November 30th. After November 30th, the price will rise to $400. Register here.

William James Foundation, Sustainable Business Plan Competition
Our main program, a sustainable business plan competition, supports both those who are at the "just an idea" stage and those who might be a few years down the road, and are ready to take their company to the next level through boot-strapping or professional equity investments. Net Impact members have always been a significant portion of the entrepreneurs we have been able to support, and I hope to keep it that way. Our competition will have about $100k worth of services and cash for the best teams, but the real prize is the average of 20 pages of professional level peer review that we offer for the plans that are accepted into our feedback rounds. We work with entrepreneurs all over world - any age, any country. You just have to be building a company with a built-in social and/or environmental goal as part of how you make money. Most of the process is managed over email, and finalists are allowed to present by Skype if they can not attend in person. (Two of our recent winners did just that.)

The application process for our program is quite simple - there is a two page form at https://wjf.wufoo.com/forms/intent-to-compete-2014/. There is no fee to apply. Due November 15.

D-Prize
D-Prize is a call to the world’s brightest social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Submit your idea to start a new distribution initiative in one of our five challenge areas. If selected, we will award you $10,000-$20,000 to pilot your idea over a three-month trial period, and connect you with mentorship from already successful social entrepreneurs. D-Prize will fund a total of 5-15 social entrepreneurs. If your pilot is successful, we will help you to launch your work and attract significant support.

Submissions Due: Saturday, November 30
Application Link: http://www.d-prize.org/

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• Jackson Edwards - Co-President

• Cody Fischer - Co-President

• Shayak Banerjee - VP Finance

• Julie Han - VP Marketing

• Paul Hubbard - VP Social

• Johnathan Strott - VP Speakers

• Fiona Handayani - Speakers Director

• Daniel Kahn - Social Director

• Phuong Huynh - Marketing Director