STARTUP WEEKEND SCHEDULED FOR STUDENTS & ENTREPRENEURS



The MetroHartford Alliance and the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education is hosting a Startup Weekend on Sept 26 to 28 at the HELCo building, Sheldon Street, Hartford. This year’s Startup Weekend focuses on ideas to improve education by engaging students, faculty, and administrators to work with entrepreneurs from the private sectors. The event runs 6 p.m. on Friday to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Participants pitch ideas, form teams, and present business plans to a panel of judges. Student registration $25; other registrants $99. For more information, visit http://www.up.co/communities/usa/connecticut/startup-weekend/4114.