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[http://www.enactusunitedstates.org/ Enactus] (previously known as Student In Free Enterprise - SIFE)   believes investing in students who take entrepreneurial action for others creates a better world for us all. Enactus is an international a nonprofit organization started in 1975 that essentially compiles a network of studentstudents, academic and business and academic leaders committed that aim to using use entrepreneurship to change the power lives of entrepreneurial action people around the world for the better. As a part of Enactus, students travel the world, going to transform lives underprivileged communities and shape inspiring others to be a better more sustainable worldpart of their own success stories by helping them develop business and leadership skills. 

Students form teams on their university campus under guidance of a faculty advisor and business experts. These teams plan and work on socio-economic outreach projects while gaining an important perspective and leadership skills. These student groups undertake projects with the goal of improving the quality of life of the community members they work with and creating a path to sustainable human progress. Enactus holds annual competitions on the regional, national, and global scales for student teams to showcase their projects to their peers and be judged by faculty contributors and business professionals.

In addition to students, Enactus holds annualalso has over 500 corporate, regional, national organization and global competitions individual partners that provide a forum for teams to present their contribute and help make student projects to peers, facutly and business leaderspossible.  = Purpose = "To enable progress through entrepreneurial action."  For a broader understanding of what Enactus seeks to do, watch this short video:

"To enable progress through entrepreneurial action[http://enactus."org/who-we-are/our-story/?wvideo=qvcscj41ee Our Story | Enactus]

Some With 550 companies, orgnaizations, and individuals contributing to their cause, Enactus has the largest network of Enactus' partner global business and donors includehigher education partners in the world, including the following:

*Johnson and Johnson *The &nbsp;Home Depot<span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span>

<span style="color: rgb(47, 51, 60); font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-size:smaller;">This is your invitation to experience ideas into action with present and future world leaders over three unforgettable days of competition, collaboration and celebration</span>.</span>Teams from different schools compete internationally in what Enactus has coined the "[http://enactus.org/worldcup/ World Cup]." First, each team must compete at the national level. Projects are judged by business leaders and additional sponsors on the impact that each project has. The judging criteria is are summarized in "considering the relevant economic, social and environment environmental factors, which Enactus team most effectivey effectively empowered people in need by applying businss business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living."&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12px;">The winning team of the national championship is invited to compete globally in the Enactus World Cup. The World Cup is has held annually in a different country across the world.&nbsp;</span>

=== Campus and Community Impacts: <br/> ===

*Projects can potentially help benefit any part of community that the campus university team chooses, whether it is a local community or a communityabroad.*Support given to those in need*Benefit Community members receive training in terms of environment improvement, economic improvementbusiness and leadership, often resulting in the creation or social improvementof a local business*Students develop professional skills*Students expand their own knowledge of business and entreprenurial principles

There are 37 Enactus is active in 36 countries involved with 1and 1700 universities worldwide,600 universities. Enactus also has 62creating a network of 72,000 students who have volunteered student volunteers and over 7500 corporate,300organization,000 hours and individual partners. Together they have been worked on projectsimpacted over 1.3 million people across the globe.

An enquiry must be sent In order to start a chapter of Enactus. The respone to the enquiry will be a follow-up with at your university a student or faculty or university member. After which, must contact the university will be asked organization directly to register on the website. &nbsp; Once the registration is doneapproved, the students Enactus will think up project ideasprovide training, resources, decide on and opportunities to start making a difference. Students will work closely with a particular faculty sponsor at their university to receive guidance in the realms of busines professionalism and project, development and then start working on itmanagement.&nbsp;

<font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="2"><span style="line-height: 19.1875px">Enactus World Headquarters:</span></font><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19.1875px;">1959 East Kerr Street</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19.1875px;">Springfield, Missouri USA 65803</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19.1875px;">(417) 831-9505<br/span><br/span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19.1875px;">contact@enactus.org</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19.1875px;">Last Modified by [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Caroline_Clay Caroline Clay]&nbsp;</span>  [[Category:Organizations]]