The UNH Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) calls the ECenter home and Ian Grant (ECenter Executive Director) its Advisor. Sponsored by The Patten Family Foundation, E-Club has lived at the ECenter for almost four years. In that time, E-Club has grown its programming to include fun events and speakers. “The E-Club was founded almost 5 years ago due to the vision of Paul College’s Assistant Professor, Andrew Earle. Since the small group of six students back then, it has grown to over 50 students who active members. The student-directed club looks to encourage students who share the same interest and passion in self-determination though entrepreneurship.” E-Club's student leadership team is made up of seven students headed up by President TJ Evarts '19 and Vice-President Jack Potvin '22. You might recognize TJ as the founder of SMARTwheel, which placed 2nd with a $40,000 prize at e-Fest earlier this year and was selected for one of the ECenter's Summer Seed Grant spots in the summer of 2018.
TJ and the E-Club Board plan active workshop meetings for every Monday during the semester, and an occasional external field-trip event. This semester, E-Club hosted their second annual Wildcat Tank, their version of Shark Tank. The prizes in Wildcat Tank were made possible by The Patten Family Foundation and the Maurice Prize for Innovation/J. Alfred Maurice. E-Club also hosted the Entrepreneurs Game of Life, which lets students make decisions as entrepreneurs without having to leave the ECenter. "The speakers this semester, including UNH alumni founders of the beverage company NOCA, have been amazing," said President TJ Evarts. "They shared great insights into the start-up world and provided us with unique guidance and advice for our own start-ups."
Even more is in store for E-Club next semester, so stay tuned! In the meantime, check out E-Club's website.