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Sigma Nu Tau---Offering Greater Value to Members!
Dear ,
High achieving college students today are often invited to join a number of honor societies. Making a decision about which honor society or societies to join may depend on the membership/initiation fees as well as the relevance of the honor society to the student's interests. We believe that Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society offers members an excellent value for the $50 membership fee.
Here is a list of the concrete materials and intangible benefits that new Sigma Nu Tau student members receive:
- Lifelong membership in Sigma Nu Tau and the recognition and rewards of being an honor student
- Satisfaction that comes from belonging to an honor society that is exclusively for students majoring or minoring in entrepreneurship
- Pride stemming from membership in an honor society that is dedicated to principled entrepreneurship
- Sigma Nu Tau lapel pin
- Sigma Nu Tau membership certificate & congratulatory letter
- 1-year subscription to Entrepreneur magazine
- Continuing subscription to this Sigma Nu Tau e-newsletter
- Eligibility to apply for Sigma Nu Tau Scholarships
- Eligibility to enter the Sigma Nu Tau Video Pitch Competition
- Recognition on Sigma Nu Tau website & Facebook page
- Opportunities to network with successful entrepreneurs and faculty members who serve as role models as well as other motivated student entrepreneurs.
If you would like to establish a chapter at your university so that you can recognize outstanding students, faculty members, entrepreneurs, and honorary members, please visit our website (SigmaNuTau.org) and check out our Facebook page to learn more about the process. Or give me a call to discuss it! If you know faculty members or students at another college who might be interested in having a chapter of Sigma Nu Tau at their school, please encourage them to call me or direct them to our website's homepage link: "How to Start Your Chapter."
Wishing you great success & fulfillment in 2018!
Nancy J. Church, Ph.D.
President and Executive Director
Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society
P.S. Does your school have any news that you would like us to include in the next issue of our e-newsletter? If so, please send it to me at [email protected] or SigmaNuTauEntHonorSociety@ gmail.com or post your news on the Sigma Nu Tau Facebook page!
We Support USASBE!
Stop by our booth at the USASBE conference in Hollywood from January 10-14, 2018!
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Proud to Welcome
the Following Chapter to the Sigma Nu Tau Family:
24th Chapter of Sigma Nu Tau Chartered
at Morgan State University!
On Tuesday, November 28, 2017, Morgan State University,
a coeducational institution located in a residential section of Baltimore, Maryland, received its Sigma Nu Tau charter in its new state-of-the-art School of Business building.
Among the 12 charter members who were inducted were faculty members Dr. Mary Foster and Dr. Golshan Javadian (co-faculty advisors).
Morgan State University, which was established in 1867, has excellent business programs
offered at the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management. Students of the Graves School develop advanced business skills which are based on a strong liberal arts foundation. Morgan's location, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area, gives students a chance to use their skills through many internship and career opportunities at major corporations and government agencies. Morgan offers an entrepreneurship major as one of its several high quality academic programs in the Graves School. This major prepares students for entrepreneurial success by focusing on new venture creation, risks and rewards, managerial skills, and important interrelationships between business functions.
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Upcoming Business Competitions
Around the Country
Business competitions are an excellent way of gaining experience, feedback, publicity, and funds for new entrepreneurs. Here is a list of four upcoming business competitions:
(1) Rice University Business Plan Competition
Forty-two teams in the seed, start-up or early growth stages compete for an overall pot of at least $800,000 in prize money! Applications open November 2017.
(2) New Venture Championship, University of Oregon
Teams from elite universities come to Portland every year to pitch their venture plans and vie for NVC's more than $50,000 in cash prizes. Intent to compete submissions open on November 30, 2017.
(3) The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
This is a global competition for startups and projects solving real world problems with deep technological innovations. Applications open November 24, 2017.
(4) Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research
This is a great opportunity for faculty members to receive up to $35,000 in funding for research activities.
The Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research is intended to support the research activities of eligible junior faculty members who are actively pursuing research in the field of entrepreneurship. Research can be conducted on any topic of importance to entrepreneurship. All nominations must be submitted online by January 16, 2018. The nominee will then be invited to complete the online application by March 12, 2018.
Good Luck!
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What's APPin'ing
Save Contacts with the CamCard App!
As an entrepreneur, you make a lot of contacts at conferences and meetings. It becomes difficult to keep track of all the business cards you receive. You may even lose some of the them. Don't let this happen to you! Use CamCard, which scans your business card, records the contact information including name, phone number, email, title, company and address, and it automatically saves it into your phone or other email accounts. You can also sync data across other devices.
This app is available on the
Apple App Store
free and the cost
on other mobile phones is $3.26
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Sigma Nu Tau is happy to announce the four scholarship winners of the 1st Annual Sigma Nu Tau Scholarship Program! Each student was awarded a $1,250 scholarship.
The winners are:
Samantha Sansone - Belmont University
Makayla Stormer - Claflin University
Charlotte Thompson - High Point University
Stacey Safara Wanjagi - SUNY Plattsburgh
Congratulations!
Many thanks go out to the faculty advisors who nominated and encouraged their students to apply! Thank you to all eight of the students who applied! We are also very grateful to our four judges: Jay Azriel (York College of Pennsylvania), Erin Draper (Clarkson University), Rick Leibowitz (Columbia Gorge Community College SBDC), and Bob Walker (University of Iowa)!
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Mission of Sigma Nu Tau:
"To promote, recognize, honor, and reward academic excellence in entrepreneurship and to encourage and recognize the practice of principled entrepreneurship"
4 Types of Membership:
Student
Faculty
Entrepreneur
Honorary
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Sigma Nu Tau Chapters
2009
#1 - SUNY Plattsburgh
Founding Chapter
2011
#2 - Kent State University
#3 -Belmont University
#4 - California State University-San Bernardino
#5 - Clarkson University
2012
#6 -High Point University
#7 - Claflin University
#8 -Suffolk University
#9 - Middle Tennessee State University
#10 - Baruch College
#11 - John F. Kennedy University
#12 - Rowan University
#13 - Illinois Institute of Technology
2013
#14 - University of Baltimore
#15 - New York Institute of Technology
2014
#16 - The George Washington University
#17 - Husson University
2015
#18 - York College of Pennsylvania
#19 - University of Iowa
2016
#20 - North Central College
2017
#21 - The University of Scranton
#22 - Harding University
#23 - Western New England University
#24 - Morgan State University
#25 - Your school could be the next new chapter!
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and designate Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society as your target charity.
It won't cost you anymore
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Entrepreneur
Lifestyle:
10 Ways to Stay Motivated as an Entrepreneur
Do you ever find yourself struggling to stay motivated on your path to success? If so, read on to learn some great ways to keep fueling your fire!
1) Set personal goals.
Write them down and keep them handy so that you can read them whenever you need a burst of motivation.
2) Leverage triumphant entrepreneurial stories.
These can be very inspiring!
4) Maintain a healthy routine. Don't forget to take care of yourself!
5) Create a morning routine. Win the morning, win the day!
6) Set reminders for yourself. This can help you stay focused and organized.
7) Engage in motivational activities, such as watching inspirational movies or listening to uplifting podcasts and music.
8) Get a good night's sleep. Lack of sleep can lead to a lack of concentration and motivation.
9) Set challenges with your loved ones. Ask your friends and family to challenge you to stay motivated.
10) Reward yourself. If you treat yourself after reaching a milestone, you will feel encouraged to do more hard work!
(Entrepreneur Magazine, "10 Ways to Stay Motivated as an Entrepreneur," by Murray Newlands, October 2017)
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"If you can't fly then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk, then crawl; but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Entrepreneurship Article of Interest:
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4 Simple Ways to Grow Your Brand on Instagram
Are you an entrepreneur looking to increase your social media following? Check out these helpful tips on how to make your business stand out from the rest!
1) Choose the right username.
It is important to make sure your username is relevant and that it matches your other online properties as much as possible. A good username will not only increase your chances of being seen, but it won't confuse your followers either!
2) Create outstanding visual content.
As an entrepreneur, your pictures and videos that you post to Instagram should look professional. Your posts will stand out to your audience if they are more visually appealing than the thousands of other pictures posted on Instagram each second.
3) Follow the guidelines.
Don't let your brand get banned! Make sure you know the rules of Instagram so that your reputation stays intact.
4) Invest in advertising.
"In today's mobile world, Instagram is a top tool to use to bring more visibility to your personal brand as well as a place where people can be directed to your website and other online properties." Instagram can be an easy and efficient way to advertise your brand, so don't pass up opportunities to do so!
(Entrepreneur Magazine, "4 Simple Ways to Grow Your Brand on Instagram," by Susan Gilbert, October 2017)
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Great News!
Sigma Nu Tau announces that it began accepting all major U.S. credit & debit cards on November 15, 2016!
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Our website offers easy-to-find honor society forms and introductory information pages. The website now has step-by-step instructions for petitioning to establish a collegiate chapter of Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society at your college or university. Visit sigmanutau.org today and see for yourself! |
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To obtain materials to petition to start a chapter at your university & for more information about Sigma Nu Tau's mission, constitution, bylaws, or general information on the benefits of starting a chapter,
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January 2018
Issue 31
Editor:
Associate Editor:
Katherine Bailey
Contributor:
Smit Pujara
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