Southern California Minority Entrepreneurship Seminar

The Southern California Minority Entrepreneurship Seminar is a cross-collaboration between We Tha Plug, Founders First Capital Partners & the UC San Diego Office of Innovation & Commercialization. This summit is dedicated to helping Southern California (Counties: Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, and San Diego) small business owners, startup entrepreneurs & innovators of color with Launch & Scale- focused sessions on strategies, trending technologies, and alternative funding options, opportunities & programming for minority entrepreneurs. This End-of-Year Seminar is for entrepreneurs to take their idea or concept and launch your business in 2022 No matter if your an early-stage entrepreneur or scaling your existing business to add to your Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR). Experienced speakers, entrepreneurs & tech enthusiasts together for a day of session and networking.

• Entrepreneurship Fundamentals - Educate entrepreneurs on many of the steps required to take an idea or concept and launch a successful company in 2022 .
• Alternative Funding Options for your Business - Discovering alternative funding options such as Grants & Revenue-based financing which can help take your business to the next level without the worry of losing control/equity in your business.
• Understanding Customer-Focused Marketing- Grow with Google will conduct a 2-Part Session on how to create a compelling brand, define your audience, convert customers & build loyalty and advocacy.
• So Cal Ecosystem Networking- Join us later in the early evening for networking with San Diego & Southern Cal Ecosystem contributors & leaders

COVID INFORMATION

To keep our community safe, all UC San Diego guests must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test prior to attending this event. You will be required to show proof of either at registration. Masks will be highly recommended unless eating or drinking.

UC San Diego students, faculty & staff will need to provide their UC San Diego ID and daily symptom screener.

Non-affiliate visitors and guests will be asked for their photo ID and either a vaccination record showing full vaccination status or a negative COVID-19 test within the last 48 hours. For a digital record, you may use California Verify.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Design & Innovation Building at UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, United States