Entrepreneurship for Social Good

Timeline
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March 28, 2023Experience start
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March 29, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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April 28, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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March 28, 2023Experience start
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March 29, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 28, 2023Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Market research Competitive analysis Market expansion Product or service launch International developmentSkills
business consulting business strategy marketing strategy researchLooking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from College of Wooster to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Students can assess how a company's mission contributes to specific U.N. sustainable development goals or targets, or supports a social value proposition. Students can conduct research on markets, competitors and investors for new new products and services and related to the U.N. sustainable development goals. Students can conduct basic market research, market analysis, competitor analysis, and industry trends for social entrepreneurial companies. Students can use design thinking principles to support product development. This type of work can benefit companies by providing insight to new markets, identifying new opportunities, creating strategic plans, or showing social value and impact.
Learners
Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
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March 28, 2023Experience start
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March 29, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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April 28, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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March 28, 2023Experience start
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March 29, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 28, 2023Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- PEST analysis to understand the constraints and opportunities of a new market in a foreign country
- Market feasibility analysis for a startup
- Analyzing qualitative data from interviews
- Assessment of how a company's product or corporate mission can support the U.N. sustainable development goals, assessment of the potential social impact of a company.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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March 28, 2023Experience start
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March 29, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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April 28, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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March 28, 2023Experience start
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March 29, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 28, 2023Experience end