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New Year, New Venture

Applications for the 2019 Launch Competition will open on Friday, Jan. 25 . The annual competition provides the most promising venture companies and talented entrepreneurs the opportunity to join the yearlong program. A class of 21 startups is selected from three separate tracks: community-based entrepreneurs; FAU undergraduate students; and FAU faculty, staff and graduate students. To learn more about the program; and view resources, prizes, benefits, rules and eligibility requirements, click  here .

Twelve Days of Entrepreneurship

Check out the "Twelve Days of Entrepreneurship" podcast from Shrimp Tank. The episode features Ted Jenkin, CEO and co-founder at Oxygen Financial and Lee R. Heisman, co-founder at Savant, LLC, discussing the 12 tokens of advice that entrepreneurs should follow to be successful in the new year. LISTEN NOW

$46,000 Raised to Rescue Children

Child Rescue Coalition, an FAU Tech Runway alumni, hosted their second annual Coalition Cup Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament brought in $46,000 to support the nonprofit's mission to rescue children from sexual abuse. The coalition creates innovative technology for law enforcement that has led to the arrest of nearly 11,000 child predators and the rescue of more than 2,500 children in 90 countries worldwide. Their fourth annual gala will take place from 6 – 10 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Marriott Hotel in Delray Beach. To purchase tickets, click here. LEARN MORE

Connecting Talent with Funding

Early bird tickets are available now for Meet The Angels. The event will take place 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at FAU Tech Runway in Boca Raton. Meet The Angels is designed to provide entrepreneurs with the opportunity to meet some of South Florida's major angel groups, investors and investment funds. This event includes light appetizers and a cash bar. Ticket purchase is required. BUY EARLY BIRD TICKETS

Pitch Your Way to Success

The University of Texas at Austin is proud to present the 2019 SXSW Graduate Startup PitchTexas Competition. The competition will award $50,000 in cash prizes, including a $35,000 first prize, $10,000 second prize and $5,000 third prize. Finalists will also benefit from exposure during SXSW's Startup Village track. Applications are due Jan. 25 . APPLY NOW

Power Networking Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Jan. 16 Holiday Inn Conference Center, West Palm Beach Palm Beach Tech Talks | Boca Raton 6 – 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 Prosperity Brewers, Boca Raton 2019 CFO Awards 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Signature Grand, Davie Startup Grind: Fireside Chat with Peter Pezaris 6 – 8 p.m. Jan. 24 The Silver Logic, Boca Raton

Product Hunt South Florida Pitch Night 6 – 8 p.m. Jan. 24 General Provision, Fort Lauderdale GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch 6 – 9 p.m. Feb. 9 Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa Future of Travel Technology Summit 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Feb. 12 Historic Lyric Theater, Miami InternetCoast Events

L'Oréal Brandstorm 2019 Applications Due: Jan. 18 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition Applications Due: Feb. 10 MIT Clean Energy Prize 2019 Applications Due: Feb. 17 Startup World Cup | Fenox VC Now Accepting Applications Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Now Accepting Applications

Sprint Accelerator Now Accepting Applications Google Cloud for Startups Now Accepting Applications 1 Million Cups Now Accepting Applications InternetCoast Opportunities

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