{"id":8425,"date":"2026-04-28T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/?page_id=8425"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:16:01","slug":"innovation-events-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/innovation-events-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Innovation Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Build Your Business Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented by: Tarleton Innovation and Entrepreneurship University Center (TIEUC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description: This workshop is designed to help entrepreneurs master the art of storytelling for their business. Participants learn how to craft compelling narratives, starting from concise elevator pitches to the essential components of a formal business plan. The session focuses on turning technical or complex ideas into engaging stories that resonate with investors and customers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Key Focus: Storytelling, Business Plan Essentials, Audience Engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/tieuc\/category\/seminars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TIEUC Seminars &amp; Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>SBDC Training &amp; Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented by: Tarleton Small Business Development Center (SBDC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description: The Tarleton SBDC offers a variety of low-cost training sessions and no-cost consulting for small business owners in the North Central Texas region. Workshops cover fundamental business pillars, including financial management, digital marketing strategies, tax compliance, and startup fundamentals. These sessions provide practical, &#8220;real-world&#8221; tools to help businesses navigate the complexities of growth and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Key Focus: Marketing, Finance, Operations, Small Business Growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsusbdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarleton SBDC Training Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Texas A&amp;M New Venture Competition (TNVC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented by: Texas A&amp;M University System (TAMUS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description: As the premier system-wide pitch event (often associated with high-growth technology and innovation), the TNVC provides a platform for faculty and student founders to present their ventures to a panel of expert investors and industry leaders. Participants compete for significant seed funding and receive professional feedback to help transition their research-driven innovations into scalable commercial products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Key Focus: Pitching, High-Growth Tech, Investment Networking, Seed Funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/texasnvc.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/texasnvc.org\/\">Texas A&amp;M New Venture Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovation Events Build Your Business Workshop Presented by: Tarleton Innovation and Entrepreneurship University Center (TIEUC) Description: This workshop is designed to help entrepreneurs master the art of storytelling for their &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":960,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8425","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/author\/swmmangold1\/","display_name":"swmmangold1"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 days ago","modified":"Updated 4 days ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 28, 2026","modified":"Updated on April 30, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 28, 2026 1:26 pm","modified":"Updated on April 30, 2026 1:16 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/960"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8476,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8425\/revisions\/8476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}