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Entrepreneurship is Alive

Entrepreneurship is Alive Student Pitchfest draws interest from technology driven business students IACBE April 9, 2014. Dr. Mary Beth McCabe mmccabe@nu.edu. What makes a student entrepreneur?. A variety of different skillsets, like a “jack of all trades” ( Lazear , 2005)

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Entrepreneurship is Alive

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  1. Entrepreneurship is Alive Student Pitchfest draws interest from technology driven business students IACBE April 9, 2014 Dr. Mary Beth McCabe mmccabe@nu.edu

  2. What makes a student entrepreneur? • A variety of different skillsets, like a “jack of all trades” (Lazear, 2005) • Student entrepreneurs are different. Politis, D, Winborg, J., Dahlstrand, A. (2012) Exploring the resource logic of student entrepreneurs. • Creating entrepreneurs from student scientists (2002) Tan and Subramanniam. Science and the student entrepreneur

  3. Promotion of event: earned, shared and, owned media.

  4. McCabe, left, with judges and finalists

  5. How can I create an event like this at my school? • Name your Student Pitchfest Event, featuring student business presentations (3-5 minutes) and create a depository • Students submit their business plans and committee selects finalists • Train mentor coaches and select judges • Select Winner/s to feature at future larger event • Certificates to all who students who presented • Set your budget: Ours was $600 in prizes. Grand prize team wins $500, second place $100, Top three teams get 1 year student memberships of academic organization • Create realistic deadlines for submission/selections • Next year, partner with International competition for winner.

  6. References • Lazear, Edward P, Entrepreneurship (2005). Journal of Labor Economics, Vol.23(4), p.649-680 • Politis, D, Winborg, J., Dahlstrand, A. Exploring the resource logic of student entrepreneurs (2012) International Small Business Journal. Vol. 30(6) pp.659-683. • Tan, Leo Wee Hin and Subramaniam, R, Science, Science and the Student Entrepreneur, 2002, Nov 22, 2002 p. 1556.

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