Priorities:Elon University Student Priorities

Leadership Circle

Leadership Circle Student Priorities

Student Priority #1: Elon University Crowdfund

Purpose: By initiating a crowdfunding platform on our campus we could greatly expand what innovation and entrepreneurship looks like. This platform would be similar to the Kickstarter app in the sense that students would show their ideas using some form of video. Viewers (community members, Elon faculty, Elon students, Elon professors, community business leaders, etc.) could then watch the video and decide whether or not the idea is one in which they would like to invest in. Not only does this platform appeal to the startup mindset of many students, but it is an extremely efficient way of connecting students who have great ideas to individuals with funds.

Strategies:

Meet with professors and students to see if this is something students would use. Student survey.
Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up.
Create a platform or use existing platform.
Reach out to a few groups for first adopters.
Start first crowdfunding trial runs.
Help advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to secure funding.
Evaluate what could be improved.
Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles

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Student Priority #2: Weekly I&E Focused Forum

Purpose: Professors to express their innovative ideas and how they can come from different backgrounds & criterias. This event will hopefully ignite the fire in students to want to continue with an idea that they’ve had for years.

Student Priorty #3: Work with current Elon TEDx coordinators

Student Priority #4: Work with on Sustainability of Current I&E Organizations

Student Priority #5: Elon Incubator Space

Purpose: Students will need a space where they feel comfortable brainstorming and prototyping their ideas

Student Priority #6: Create way to give credit to current student Innovators & Entreprenurs

Student Priority #7: Change location of ENT course

Student Priority #8: Elon Student Venture Capital