Good morning!
**Apologies for cross-posting**
Do you know students who want to create their own future?
Their future starts with an idea. Whatever that idea is, we have an opportunity to help them turn it into a reality. USASBE Launch! (http://www.usasbelaunch.com/) is a competition for any undergraduate student that focuses on developing impactful ideas, then testing assumptions in the field and wrapping a validated business model around that idea. If your students have an idea, or an idea for an idea, we have a systematic way to develop that idea into a viable and innovative business model, which is a dynamic representation of how a company creates, delivers and captures value.
Our process will help them increase the chance of launching a sustainable business venture; no matter if they're an artist, a scientist, a dreamer, a doer, a square or a circle, a suit or a mutant . . . this process will bring their idea to life. We will provide a variety of workshops and bootcamps for students to learn about the different tools and methodologies to start and grow a new venture. The competition will reward those students who can develop and execute a business model at the highest level with cash, services, and opportunities for high quality mentoring relationships. We have created and are continuing to create partnerships with a tremendous group of companies to provide access to a variety of critical resources.
Your students can create their own future, and we can help. Students should start thinking of ideas today. Later in April (or early May), we will put together a few virtual bootcamps/workshops to introduce students to the toolkit we recommend they use, but the future is theirs to build and they can do it however they see fit. The end result needs to be action and measurable results - sales, LOIs, etc. The earlier they start, the better their success!
Thank you for helping spread the word of this great opportunity. If you have any questions or ideas, please let me know.
Dr. Doan Winkel
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Illinois State University
Campus Mailbox 5580
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-2736
www.doanwinkel.com
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