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Carolina Startup Connect offers students and startups an event that give students learning and career development opportunities with high-growth startup companies, social ventures and innovative opportunities in the Research Triangle region. Think career fair ...but not! No suits or resumes here. Students should come prepare to mingle with a diverse group of businesses and founders in a casual environment. Local companies and nonprofits that are eager to work with talented students through internship and employment are given a free opportunity to post their jobs and mingle with candidates.

The first hour is a focused discussion panel that showcases black- and female-founded startups, offering minority students an opportunity to hear from underrepresented, successful entrepreneurs. The second event is a broad networking meet-and-greet session that gives students a chance to hear from and meet a variety of startups, small businesses and social initiatives from across the region. Innovate Carolina offers funding support for a select number of summer internship and applications open Spring 2023.

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Agenda

4:00pm Check-in

4:15pm Welcome & Introductions

4:30pm Celebrating Diverse Founders Panel Discussion

5:15pm Startup Connect Meet & Greet Networking

Who Should Attend

Any and all students. Startup and small business founders who want to connect with talented students. While this event is open to all startups and small businesses, it is best suited for and will provided more enhanced participation opportunities for organizations that:

• Have fewer than 100 employees or are not public
• Are located in the central region of North Carolina or offer well-structured virtual opportunities
• Have completed customer discovery and are preferably revenue generating.
• Exhibit high-growth potential.
• Can offer valuable learning experiences to students (clear goals, a supervisor and preferably paid internships).