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Students at RHIT show interest in being challenged and being able to use their creativity to solve complex problem. Currently, Engineers without Borders provides an excellent venue for students to become involved in social entrepreneurship. Teaching students in a class setting will further spark the interest in social entrepreneurship. A high percentage of engineering students at RHIT want their work to be ethically sound and provide a positive impact on the world, whether this be socially or environmentally. 

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#12/13 Present to Interested Faculty and Pitch the Idea to them

#01/13 Work with Faculty Member who sparked specific interest and talk with the Registrar about offering it in spring quarter

#02/13 Create course description and Provide Support for Professor throughout course

== Tactic #2: Startup Stories ==

Description&nbsp;:RHIT students are interested in initiating businesses with their own ideas, but many lack the necessary knowledge to do so. The students who want to learn more about entrepreneurship can through an Accelerator Program. There is no reason for students to wait until after graduation when an accelerator can provide students with workspace, functional workshops on how to incorporate, how to divide equity, how to handle intellectual property, and finally the networks and connections to start a business while in school. The accelerator will provide students with an entrepreneurial community and support needed from initial inventigation and exploration of a concept to launch and growth.

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02/14 – Network with local entrepreneurs, lawyers, and other professions who may want to help in the accelerator program; find possible sponsors

04/14 – begin publicizing program, solidify persons involved in program and program content

Description: RHIT students need a space to culture entrepreneurship and to develop their start ups. A maker space will provide this need to RHIT students. A maker space is a community-oriented workspace designed to encourage exploration, experimentation, and collarboration amoung people with common technological interests. It will be a place for student to design and think in new ways, and give students tools to realize their ideas in creative and innovative ways.The space will be open to new ideas as well as emerging technologies. The space will be geared toward experimentation, open not only to technologies with direct and predictable applications to academic cirriculum but also to experimental ideas. The maker spce will be open to all students and faculty interested entrepreneurship development. The space will provide a variety of tools, ranging from physical computing such as Raspberry Pi, Code/Soft Computing, Interfaces, Imaging, Fabrication, Aerial Tools, CAD software such as SolidWorks, Music, and Resource Directories.

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[[Katelyn Stenger]]