Performing Arts Center Campus Map Giving COVID-19 Update Apply Visit Get Info Toggle search Menu MAIN NAV (SOKA) BRIDGES TO BUSINESS Student Life Home Student Life Bridges to Business (B2B) is a leadership and skill development program that helps students connect their Soka Education to meaningful business, entrepreneurship, and value-creation opportunities through multiple campus initiatives. For information or application email b2b@soka.edu. Play Video Video: Learn more about the Bridges to Business program YEAR-LONG TEAM PROGRAMS Team B2B Team B2B offers business leadership coaching and mentorship in a team building format. Monthly programs span the academic year and include workshops and speakers on topics such as ethics, etiquette, personal branding, networking, design thinking, finance, social impact, and digital/tech literacy. Option to participate in a Spring Break Business Bootcamp. Request application at b2b@soka.edu. Enactus Enactus is a global organization dedicated to developing the next generation of business leaders and social innovators. The international program offers multiple opportunities for students to network with peers and leading employers while receiving training and real-world business experience at regional, national, and international competitions and conferences. SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS IMPACTATHON Business Pitch Competition B2B produces a campus-wide IMPACTATHON, a fast-paced day-long social impact business pitch event open to students and alumni interested in creating market-based, impact-driven solutions that align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. UCI New Venture Competition Through a unique partnership with the University of California Irvine’s Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Soka students and alumni may attend 10-high level business workshops and participate in UCI’s New Venture Competition, where teams can win up to $20,000 in start-up funding. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS PARTNERSHIPS Learning Cluster Support B2B supports faculty in connecting Learning Clusters to experiential learning opportunities to meet leaders and visit organizations that operate in the social impact, entrepreneurship, and business sector. Conference Partnerships Collaboration with faculty and students to produce conferences that highlight social enterprise, economic development, career, and business opportunities with a focus on positive social impact and the triple bottom-line: people, profit, and planet. CONTACT US Mary Patrick Kavanaugh, MFA Director of Special Projects Bridges to Business (B2B) Critical Conversations @Soka mkavanaugh@soka.edu P: 949-480-4115 @SOKAB2B Follow Us 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949-480-4000 info@soka.edu Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Jobs Directory Contact Us Directions Consumer Disclosures Title IX Annual Security and Fire Safety (Clery Act) Report Covid-19 Update © 2021 Soka University All Rights Reserved Site Design by iFactory