RSO Spotlight
ISU Entrepreneurship Club
Annie Spiro
Issue date: 10/4/02 Section: News
The ISU Entrepreneurship Club plans to go to an annual CEO conference in Washington, D.C. in early November, and is currently hosting two big fundraisers to prepare.
The first fundraiser is called "Operation Junebug" and will soon be held on the Quad.
The date is not yet certain, senior entrepreneurship and small business management major James Nugent said.
Billed as the largest dodge ball competition ever, club members are hoping to break the Guinness Book of World Records at the event, Nugent said.
The club will also be selling t-shirts and food at this event to raise money, he added.
The other way the club is raising money is by going to businesses in the Bloomington-Normal area and asking for donations, Nugent said.
As an incentive to donate, the club is holding a raffle, with Bulls versus Wizards tickets as the grand prize, Nugent said.
The CEO conference in Washington, D.C. is a good opportunity for students to attend seminars.
A lot of what happens there is networking with people in other fields, junior fashion merchandising and business major Fallon Hearn said. Hearn is treasurer of the club.
The club meets every Monday at 8 p.m. in Williams Hall, room 129.
Currently, there are about 15 members in the club, but "anyone in the [academic] entrepreneurship program should be a member," Hearn suggested. Students of all majors are welcome to attend, Nugent said.
The main focus of the club is to share business ideas and to hear from area business owners.
The club also goes to local business related conventions, Nugent said.
Wednesday, a representative from College Pro came to speak at the meeting. College Pro offers a unique opportunity to college students; allowing them to the franchise painting company, Hearn said.
One thing the club is trying to implement is a shadowing system with the businesses that speak at meetings.
There is a plan to have a club member shadow the person who speaks to see what they do.
The student would then report back to the club members at the next meeting, Hearn said.
Every other week a different representative comes to a meeting.
The club tries to sponsor businesses that will appeal to different majors. "For example, I want to open a fashion boutique," Hearn said.
"Everybody at some point should look into owning their own business. We [the club] are preparing them to do this," Nugent said.
The first fundraiser is called "Operation Junebug" and will soon be held on the Quad.
The date is not yet certain, senior entrepreneurship and small business management major James Nugent said.
Billed as the largest dodge ball competition ever, club members are hoping to break the Guinness Book of World Records at the event, Nugent said.
The club will also be selling t-shirts and food at this event to raise money, he added.
The other way the club is raising money is by going to businesses in the Bloomington-Normal area and asking for donations, Nugent said.
As an incentive to donate, the club is holding a raffle, with Bulls versus Wizards tickets as the grand prize, Nugent said.
The CEO conference in Washington, D.C. is a good opportunity for students to attend seminars.
A lot of what happens there is networking with people in other fields, junior fashion merchandising and business major Fallon Hearn said. Hearn is treasurer of the club.
The club meets every Monday at 8 p.m. in Williams Hall, room 129.
Currently, there are about 15 members in the club, but "anyone in the [academic] entrepreneurship program should be a member," Hearn suggested. Students of all majors are welcome to attend, Nugent said.
The main focus of the club is to share business ideas and to hear from area business owners.
The club also goes to local business related conventions, Nugent said.
Wednesday, a representative from College Pro came to speak at the meeting. College Pro offers a unique opportunity to college students; allowing them to the franchise painting company, Hearn said.
One thing the club is trying to implement is a shadowing system with the businesses that speak at meetings.
There is a plan to have a club member shadow the person who speaks to see what they do.
The student would then report back to the club members at the next meeting, Hearn said.
Every other week a different representative comes to a meeting.
The club tries to sponsor businesses that will appeal to different majors. "For example, I want to open a fashion boutique," Hearn said.
"Everybody at some point should look into owning their own business. We [the club] are preparing them to do this," Nugent said.