The Brink SBDC preps USD students for campus pitch competitions such as the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge, Fowler Business Concept Challenge, and the TECh Challenge. USD students can take advantage of:
- Free and confidential 1:1 business advising. Meet with an advisor.
- Pitch prep practice and advising
- Market research for market sizing and assessing demand
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge
The Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge (GSIC) is a weekend-long event that encourages people to develop innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges. Whether your passion lies in helping alleviate hunger or stopping environmental degradation, the Fowler GSIC invites you to engage with one or more of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by developing an innovation that responds to an environmental or social challenge at the local or global level. Learn more.
Fowler Business Concept Challenge
The Fowler Business Concept Challenge (FBCC) energizes the entrepreneurial spirit of students at the University of San Diego — including majors from all schools. The sky is the limit on creative ideas and we encourage students to explore their entrepreneurship potential to make a positive impact on the world. Both finalists and semifinalists have the chance to win up to $45,000 in scholarships. Learn more.
TECh Challenge
The Torero Entrepreneurship Challenge (TECh) is an entrepreneurial competition designed to engage, educate, mentor and award technology innovators. With a generous gift from entrepreneur and technology leader Larry Kull, USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering offers a technology track award through the Larry Kull Endowed Student Award in Engineering and Entrepreneurship to reward game-changing projects that embody technological innovation. From the TECh orientation session through the TECh competition, budding entrepreneurs will be guided down a proven entrepreneurial path to sharpen their venture-building skills — ultimately leading to an opportunity to compete for $20,000 in seed money. Learn more.
Companies for Student Projects
The Brink SBDC and the SDIV-SBDC network advises thousands of companies each year. Many USD classes pair students up with companies for hands-on consulting experience that delivers value to the companies. If you are interested in exploring this resource, please contact The Brink SBDC at sbdc@sandiego.edu