Create a new club or organization= Introduction = <span style="font-size: 12px;">Student venture funds act as an internal investment for students. The main objective for is to monetarily support entrepreneurial ideas in order to expand student opportunities, but<br/span> <span style="font-size: 12px;">  also help with training and mentorship. Student venture funds typically</span><span style="font-size: 12px;•"> invest in student entrepreneurs and in return take a small share of the profits.  </span><span style="font-size: 12px;Intro (short paragraph describing the club that was ">These organizations can be created)by just students or students and faculty.<br/span> • Need = Needs and goal (what Goal = First, as a student, you did to must find out if this is a need on your campus. To assess the need for a student venture fund, you need to find out how many students on campus are interested in launching new ventures. If students are interested and how this club would fill agree that a student venture fund is an organization they can benefit from, it will be easier for you to proceed with the university faculty and administration. = Academic Permission = This will look different for every school. Some will need)<br/> • Academic permission (what kind of permission and proposals were needed)<br/> • from deans or boards. = Support (what types of = You will be able to build the support were necessary — faculty, studentnetwork as you go. Having involvement from students, leadership, alumni, and your community, etc)<bris beneficial for growth. = Cost = Places like [http://www.fsb.miamioh.edu/musvf/>Miami University] • Cost (what found their funding was necessary to create the clubthough a Proctor and Gamble grant, and how that donations through Miami University. Some students raise their funds though internal fundraising. Outside funding was foundby businesses has allowed places like the [http://raised)<brwww.insideindianabusiness.com/> • newsitem.asp?ID=58135 University of Notre Dame] to raise 3.5 million in funds. = Leadership = Assuming you are the founder or co-founder, embarking on a mission to gather your team can be complicated. You need to find other students (how you selected or faculty) who would run are interested, dedicated, team players. Student venture funds can take up a lot of time for the club)<br/> • members. Some student venture funds put in 30-hour work weeks. = Launch (how you promoted and launched the new = Launching your club)<br/> • can look different for different universities. Some student venture funds promote every week or month by setting up booths or handing out fliers. This allows them to continually show their presence on campus. = Lessons learned Learned and tips Tips for Others = *Since this is a student-led venture, it is important to be a respectful peer. As with any organization, you will be making relationships, and having a humble attitude is a must. By relating to others (what worked you will have a greater chance at a successful organization. *Be overly prepared for meetings. By being prepared you will be able to answer any questions that may arise. You will earn respect from your peers and what didn’tteam if they are confident in your leadership abilities. For more information, and your recommendations for others)view these universities with student venture funds: *[http://som.gmu.edu/globalbusiness/entrepreneurship/venture-fund/ George Mason University]*[http://rady.ucsd.edu/invest/give/venturefund/ RADY UC School of San Diego]*[http://www.uakron.edu/research/svf/ The University of Akron]*[http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/simon-school-venture-capital-fund Simon School University of Rochester]*[https://www.dsif.nl/ Dutch Student Investment Fund at the University of Twente] [[Category:Pursue]]