Community
The Cook Center for Entrepreneurship provides multiple opportunities to engage our community, promote entrepreneurship principles, and increase awareness of the accomplishments of local entrepreneurs.
The Cook Institute for Entrepreneurship The third annual Cook Institute for Entrepreneurship, which will be held at our main campus on October 3, 2012, was launched in 2010 to promote Gayle & Bill Cook's entrepreneurship philosophies. The featured speaker for this event will be Patricia Miller, Co-founder of Vera Bradley. Ticket and sponsorship information coming soon!
Woman's Night Out is an event to bring women together to simply have fun with a reminder of a message. Remember similarities, honoring differences, and women supporting each other in their selected endeavors. If you are interested in registering for this event, please go to www.shygirl.me.
Lemonade Day In partnership with Monroe County Government, the City of Bloomington, and the Boys & Girls Club, the Cook Center for Entrepreneurship is proud to be launching Lemonade Day in Bloomington on May 19, 2012.
Ivy Biz for Kids The Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington, with the support of Monroe County Government, launched a jewelry design camp with an emphasis on entrepreneurship for kids 10-14 years old in July 2011. The camp, SUCCESSorize, will be held again from June 11th-15th in 2012. There will also be a music recording camp called Entrepalooza from June 18th-22nd 2012. More information on both camps are at the link above.
Startup Weekend is an intense, 54-hour event that focuses on building a product that could form the basis for a credible business. The goal of this event is to bring together individuals with different skill-sets to match with ideas to build new companies. More info will be available soon on Startup Weekend 2012.
The Biz of Arts is a new workshop series developed in partnership with the Indiana Arts Commission. The workshops help artists develop the business skills necessary to run their own art-based business. Stay tuned for more info on upcoming workshops.
