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Two hour push-up event. Pushers do as many PU with unlimited breaks, to promote entreprenurial/innovation education in Bridgeport & Norwalk K-8 schools.

Participants have two hours to do as many push-ups as possible during this time with unlimited breaks. There will be no referees to judge pushups. There is no similar event of any size happening anywhere.
100% of the proceeds raised by this event will be donated to Connecticut Invention Convention, a non for profit., CIC is the nation’s largest continuously operating program for K-8 student inventors and entrepreneurs.

11/19/2025

That’s a wrap on PFE NYC! Huge thanks to Andrew Nemnich for producing the 5th annual PFE NYC event — complete with a killer DJ, full room, and record participation. Check out our mini recap 🎥❤️

Huge thank you to our amazing pushers + sponsors! You’re helping us turn kids into creators, innovators, and future founders. 🙌❤️

10/28/2025

We’re turning up the energy at Push For Entrepreneurship 2025 with LIVE MUSIC from The Upbeats! 🔥

Fairfield County’s electrifying new band, The Upbeats, are bursting onto the local music scene with an all-star lineup of exceptional musicians and a sound that’s impossible to resist.

With bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, and saxophone, they deliver high-energy funk, classic rock grooves, and pop hits guaranteed to get you moving.

🎸 What sets The Upbeats apart?
Collectively, they’ve toured and performed with music legends including Robert Palmer, Joe Cocker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, and Debbie Davies — bringing decades of world-stage experience right here to Connecticut.

Join us Saturday, November 8th, 2025 at Fairfield University for a morning of fitness, fun, and now… live music that moves you!

💪 100% of proceeds benefit the Connecticut Invention Convention — supporting innovation education for young entrepreneurs. Connecticut Invention Convention

Register now at pushforentrepreneurship.com

10/09/2025

We’re weeks away from PFE2025 and there’s still time to join in! 💪🏼❤️

Swipe to see who we’re pushing, rowing, yoga-ing and biking for.... Connecticut Invention Convention🙌🏼

Join us for Push for Entrepreneurship 2025, a fitness fundraiser supporting innovation education through the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC).

📅 Saturday, November 8, 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Fairfield University, Barrone Center, Oak Room

📅 Saturday, November 15, 2025
⏰ 10:30 AM
📍 One Dag, E 47th St, off 2nd Ave

100% of the proceeds raised will go directly toward empowering young inventors and future entrepreneurs.

Let’s come together, break a sweat, and make a real impact!

09/28/2025

✨ Exciting Announcement!✨

We are thrilled to share that this year’s Push for Entrepreneurship (PFE) event will feature Ayaan Naqvi - former Connecticut Invention Convention(CIC) inventor, entrepreneur, and 2x Shark Tank presenter - as our Keynote Speaker!

Ayaan, now just 17 years old, was raised in Shelton, CT, and began his entrepreneurial journey at a young age. In 4th grade, after watching the family dog destroy Christmas ornaments, he came up with a brilliant idea: Ornament Anchor 🎄

What started as a simple solution quickly grew into a business when his first booth was flooded with people eager to purchase his creation. With the support of his family, Ayaan has taken Ornament Anchor from a childhood idea to a product loved by consumers around the world. 🌍🎄

Join us as Ayaan shares his incredible journey — from former CIC inventor to Shark Tank — and inspires the next generation of young innovators at PFE!

Join us for PFE 2025, a fitness fundraiser supporting innovation education through the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC).

📅 Saturday, November 8, 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Fairfield University, Barrone Center, Oak Room

100% of the proceeds raised will go directly toward empowering young inventors and future entrepreneurs.

Let’s come together, break a sweat, and make a real impact! 🔥

Register to push, start a team or become a sponsor now: pushforentrepreneurship.com

09/16/2025

💪 Every push fuels a dream!

Join us for Push for Entrepreneurship 2025, a fitness fundraiser supporting innovation education through the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC).

📅 Saturday, November 8, 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Fairfield University, Barrone Center, Oak Room

100% of the proceeds raised will go directly toward empowering young inventors and future entrepreneurs.

Let’s come together, break a sweat, and make a real impact!

🔥 Register to push, start a team or become a sponsor now: pushforentrepreneurship.com

11/27/2024

Push for Entrepreneurship 2024: Smashing Records with $110,000 Raised for Innovation Education

PFE’s 10th annual event, broke records with $110,000 raised! All funds raised by PFE support the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) in offering its curriculum to low-income school districts and after-school programs across the state.

We know that young people need contact with the wonder of innovation and excitement of entrepreneurship, yet few in underserviced school districts are exposed to this opportunity. Once kids “invent” a product at an early age they are changed for life. CIC builds an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset by teaching students ‘how to fish” which will ‘feed them for a lifetime’.

Highlights:
🌟Most $ raised – $110,000 from 224 donors, a 38% increase from last year’s record
🌟Record Attendance – room was packed –over 110!
🌟Keynote Speaker: Scott Shickler hit it out of the park - Inspirational and on point.
🌟Shark Tank Presenters: CIC graduates who presented to us gave credit to their CIC experience as the spark that made their experience on Shark Tank happen. Listen to their inspiring story from CIC to Shark Tank on our YouTube channel.
🌟Mini Invention Convention – Kids, grade 3 – 9 presented their inventions, demonstrating the power of their innovation education. I never heard so many compliments about our inventors.
🌟4th annual PFE NYC event is growing

A Big Thank You to our PFE Sponsors - Thank you Colebank Foundation our first Platinum Sponsor along with gold sponsors: Merrill Lynch, Carter Morse & Goodrich and Scott & Grace Shickler Fund, and Silver sponsors: Ocean Crest Ventures, Yale Productions, Morgan Stanley and Fairfield University Dolan School of Business.

Thank you to our trainers: Workout Lounge in Norwalk CT, Adam Harrington, Yoga Leader and Bill Fellah, PFE’s official trainer.

10/28/2024

A big thank you to our first time sponsor !! 💪🏻❤️

We’re less than a week away from PFE CT!

Learn more at pushforentrepreneurship.com

Connecticut Invention Convention

10/18/2024

We're incredibly excited to share that Ayaan Naqvi and Mickey Naqvi – the young entrepreneurs behind the Shark Tank-featured, Ornament Anchor – will be joining us at Push For Entrepreneurship on Saturday, November 2nd starting at 9 AM at Fairfield University!

Ayaan invented the Ornament Anchor while participating in the Connecticut Invention Convention and later teamed up with his brother Mickey to launch their family business!

Join us! PFE is 2 hours of pushups & exercise to raise money to inspire the next generation of innovators. 100% of proceeds raised will be donated to Connecticut Invention Convention

Are you ready to push yourself? Contact us today to become a pusher, donor or sponsor! pushforentrepreneurship.com

Saturday, November 2nd
Fairfield University
9AM

Sunday, November 10th
Mid-town Manhattan
9AM

Shark Tank

10/08/2024

Introducing our 2024 PFE Keynote Speaker & Serial Entrepreneur Scott Shickler! 💪🏼❤️

Scott Shickler is a highly recognized education entrepreneur. His work embodies the essence of empowerment, innovation, and transformative leadership.

Scott founded two very successful education tech companies and now serves as CEO of 7 Mindsets, the nation’s leading provider of multi-tiered mindset-based and mental health learning solutions and his Magic Wand Foundation.

Scott has authored and co-authored eight books, including The 7 Mindsets to Live Your Ultimate Life. He has been featured in prominent media outlets, including CNN, ABC and NBC News, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Scott captivates his audience with a blend of humor, riveting storytelling, and interactive activities, ensuring each session is not just an event but a transformative experience.

PFE 2024 is a month away! 💪🏼❤️

2 hours of pushups & exercise to raise money to inspire the next generation of innovators. 100% of proceeds raised will be donated to Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC)

Are you ready to push yourself? Contact us today to become a pusher, donor or sponsor! pushforentrepreneurship.com

Saturday, November 2nd
Fairfield University
9AM

Sunday, November 10th
Mid-town Manhattan
9AM

10/01/2024

Where does the money raised for PFE go? 💪🏼❤️

100% of the money raised goes to Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), whose mission is to provide the students with opportunities to develop critical-thinking and creative problem-solving skills through invention and innovation, and to instill the spirit of ingenuity in students for the rest of their lives.

Your donation to CIC through the Push for Entrepreneurship fundraiser goes to low income school districts to provide an opportunity for students to participate in CIC’s programs.

PFE 2024 is a month away! 💪🏼❤️

Are you ready to push yourself? Contact us today to become a pusher, donor or sponsor! pushforentrepreneurship.com

Saturday, November 2nd
Fairfield University
9AM

Saturday, November 9th
Mid-town Manhattan
9AM

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