2020-20201 ECenter Corporate Sponsorship Booklet

2020-2021 Corporate Sponsorship Program
Helping to Grow Entrepreneurship at the
University of New Hampshire’s Entrepreneurship Center

ECenter Overview
Opened in 2016, the Entrepreneurship Center
(ECenter) is the co-curricular heart of ideas,
innovation, and entrepreneurship at UNH,
providing high impact experiential programs.
The ECenter is open to any student from any
college or major on campus.
In 2017, out of 25 nominees, the ECenter won
international recognition as the outstanding
new Entrepreneurship Center open for five
years or less.
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ECenter Vision
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Our vision is to create the next generation
of leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset
who can see opportunities and identify
creative solutions others have missed, one
idea at a time. Although part of UNH, we
are independent of any one college.
ECenter delivers unique, hands-on,
experiential programming that inspires,
nurtures, and mentors students from any
major, at every step in the process, from
idea development to company creation.
We operate as a start-up in an academic
environment, and programs are donor
funded. Led by a proven serial entrepreneur,
we are rapidly demonstrating significant
success throughout the UNH student
community.
Being co-curricular means we're able to
complement what all students are learning
in every classroom on campus. We focus on
high impact experiential programs.
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2018 - 2019 Academic Year
Facts and Figures
604 Hours
Engaging Students in Innovation,
Ideas, and Entrepreneurship Programs
ECenter Website
13,596
Unique
Visits
129%
Increase
from 2017
Donations Received
$362,972
2017 - 2018
Newsletter
3,000+
People Reached
$454,587
2018 - 2019
Number of Visits to the ECenter and Events
1,814
1671
Fall 2018
Spring 2019
7First Place
i2P Top 20
Pitch Comps
Internships
Seed Grant
Maurice Prize
Top Teams From
Finals of Holloway
and SVIC Coached
at the ECenter
Third Place
Second Place
1:1 Coaching
Fall 2018
74 Hrs / 61 Students
Spring 2019
122 Hrs / 49 Students
Students From All Five UNH Colleges
are Winning with the ECenter
CEPS CHHS COLAC OLSA Paul
$10,500
In Student Seed Grants
1520
i2 Passport
335
Student Participants
Makerspace
at the ECenter
561 700+
Visits Hours
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Student
Mentors
Miles of
3D Printing
Material Used
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Open Days
Each Week
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Signature Programs
ALUMNI ENTREPRENEUR
Hall of Fame
$16,000 SUMMER
SEED GRANT
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#ECenterImpact
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“Half Acre was just an idea. We absolutely could not have gotten where we
are today without the help of the ECenter. In our first month of business we
had over $11,000 in sales.”
- Andrew DeMeo ‘18, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
“No where else on campus will you find such an interesting mix of innovative
students from a variety of majors. It’s not about business, or engineering, or
computer science. It’s about recognizing challenges people face every day and
coming up with ways to make those things a little less challenging.”
- Devin McMahon ‘19, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
“The ECenter has been a great resource for me in my own business. It has
given me access to facilities and people here on campus to help me take my
venture to the next level.”
- TJ Evarts ‘20, College of Engineering and Physical Science
“The ECenter provided tremendous mentorship, guidance, and opportunities to
participate in competitions and events that I didn’t know existed.”
- Joel Nkounkou ‘18, College of Engineering and Physical Science
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“The ECenter provided me with tools and mentors I never knew I needed.
Don’t be afraid to check it out!”
- Nikki Swartz ‘18, College of Engineering and Physical Science &
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
#ECenterImpact
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Engaging
ALL Students
i2 Passport is a nationally recognized innovative
program. It encourages students to participate in
activities and events around ideas, innovation, and
entrepreneurship with the opportunity to win up to
$35,000 in cash prizes to help pay tuition or pay off
student loans.
Focus on FirstGen students through i2 Passport:
30% of UNH students are the first in their family to
attend college.
Empowering women to become innovators:
65% of i2 Passport students are women.
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Coaching to Success
The ECenter has worked with many student ideas that grew into successful
revenue generating companies and competition winners.
2016
2017
2018
2019
2 nd place winner
of Holloway Prize
4 of 6 finalists in Holloway
Prize, including 1 st & 2 nd
place winners
4 finalists of SVIC, including
two 1 st place winners,
3 rd place winner
3 of 6 finalists in Holloway
Prize, including 1 st & 3 rd
place winners
6 finalists of SVIC, including
two 1 st place winners,
2 nd & 3 rd place winners
National Competitions
Two finalists for national
e-Fest competition
2 of 6 finalists in Holloway
Prize, including 1 st & 3 rd
place winners and
People’s Choice winner
6 finalists of SVIC, including
two 1 st place winners,
2 nd & 3 rd place winners
National Competitions
2 nd place ($40,000 prize)
winners for national e-Fest
#ECenterImpact
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Semi-finalists in Draper
Competition for Collegiate
Women Entrepreneurs

Coaching to Success
#ECenterImpact
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Coaching to Success
Andy DeMeo ’18
2017 winner of SVIC
$11,000 revenue in first month
Francesco Mikulis-Borsoi ‘21
and Kristian Comer ‘21
2018 winners of Holloway
$15,000 revenue in first 3 months
#ECenterImpact
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Benefits of
Corporate Sponsorship
We understand that sponsorship is not just about philanthropy for
companies. We work hard to provide added value to you through
branding, direct engagement opportunities, and, when possible,
encourage our passionate members to become your customers.
Bonus engagements:
• With students directly, through judging and mentoring
• Meet and greet with ECenter Advisory Task Force and Alumni
Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame inductees
• With ECenter alumni directly
• For recruitment opportunities
Corporate sponsors have many alternatives, but they support the
ECenter because they want to be aligned with passionate, tenacious,
hard working, and innovative students dedicated to making an
impact and growing ideas into companies.
We pride ourselves on outcomes. The students you support through
sponsorship will have a lifelong impact - for themselves and New
Hampshire - as a result of what they experience here.
High Impact Experiential Programs
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2020-2021 Corporate Sponsorship Benefits
Program Branding
Program sponsorship naming
Example: Sample Program sponsored by “Your Company”
Exclusive category sponsor of certain events/programs
Co-sponsor of certain events/programs
Hyperlinked logo on ECenter website homepage and
sponsor pages
Website Branding
Logo placement on ECenter website high-traffic content pages
Hyperlinked logo on ECenter website sponsor pages
Hyperlinked name on ECenter website sponsor pages
Podium branding at an event
Event Branding
Corporate sponsor logo signage at events
Corporate sponsor name signage at event
ECenter Branding
Logo Company on an logo Ebassador on program clothing board itemat ECenter
Company name on program board at ECenter
The ECenter is a non-profit 501(c)(3) under UNH and the UNH Foundation.
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2020-2021 Corporate Sponsorship Benefits
Digital Branding
Logo in ECenter bi-monthly digital newsletter
Reserved VIP seating at Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
event (2 invitations) and introduction to inductees
Engagement
Opportunities
10% discount at ONE UNH CaPS Career Fair or free admission to
UNH Start-Up & High-Growth Career Fair
Meet Reserved seating at Student Summer Showcase Event
Access to exclusive ECenter LinkedIn Alumni Network
Beta test corporate products with student focus group
Opportunity to provide corporate branded giveaways
The ECenter is a non-profit 501(c)(3) under UNH and the UNH Foundation.
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2020-2021 Corporate Sponsorship Benefits
Meet and greet social with ECenter Advisory Task Force
Sponsor feature in ECenter Annual Report
20% discount at one UNH CaPS Career Fair or free admission to
UNH Start-Up & High-Growth Career Fair
3 Year Commitment
Bonus
Opportunity to have lead-named programs
10% discount at one UNH CaPS Career Fair or free admission to
UNH Start-Up & High-Growth Career Fair
Hyperlinked logo on ECenter website homepage
Reserved sponsor seating at Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
event (2 invitations)
The ECenter is a non-profit 501(c)(3) under UNH and the UNH Foundation.
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All ECenter Programs are Donor Funded
Give Directly Online:
www.unh.edu/ecenter/make-gift
To learn more, please contact:
Ian Grant, Executive Director
ian.grant@unh.edu
603.862.5470
Your support is essential to growing student
entrepreneurs and driving the NH economy.
Thank you for your consideration!
The ECenter is a non-profit 501(c)(3) under UNH and the UNH Foundation.
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