IE Business School, ranked 1st in Europe and 8th in the World by the Financial Times, places a particular emphasis on its entrepreneurial spirit that drives new ideas and business ventures from its students and over 40,000 international alumni. We have therefore launched the IE International Venture Days tour. This tour consists of a series of competitions where we will be seeking out the most promising ideas. It will be an opportunity for you to pitch your innovative business projects and a chance to obtain international investment.

Brown was founded in 1764—the third college in New England and the seventh in America. Brown was the first Ivy League school to accept students from all religious affiliations, a testament to the spirit of openness that still typifies Brown today.

Originally located in Warren, Rhode Island and called the College of Rhode Island, Brown moved to its current spot overlooking Providence on College Hill in 1770 and was renamed in 1804 in recognition of a $5,000 gift from Nicholas Brown, a prominent Providence businessman and Brown alum, Class of 1786.

IE Business School and Brown University are hosting the next IE Venture Day in Providence on December 11, 2013. This will be a late afternoon event including a keynote speaker, panel discussion, and startup presentations.

During IE’s venture day, pre-selected business opportunities are presented to a jury of investors and Entrepreneurs.

To register, you will need to send an Executive Summary of 500 words or less on your business opportunity (including the names of your team members) before November 29th to Internationalventuredays@ie.edu. All submitting teams will be invited to attend the event and a subset of teams will be chosen to present to the panel. All teams will be notified by December 1 and presenters will be provided with details on the presentation format at that time.