The entrepreneurial spirit pushes a person to ask how they can change the world. They are driven by the idea of producing something of value. How does a student effect the change in the world? How do you begin to produce something of value? The goal of any entrepreneurial organization should ultimately be to collaborate to produce value. When bringing together multiple diverse people with one similar outcome there are many things to be considered. A lot of artists are turned off by the engineering aspect of entrepreneurship and the inverse is also true.
To bring artist and engineers together there is a need for an organization that allows collaboration while allowing for students to highlight their strengths. In the case of [http://www.squared.vcu.edu/ VCUSquared], a university-wide entrepreneurial initiative at [http://www.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University], the overreaching goal is in “developing new programs and coordinating related activities around the Universityuniversity. The team also works to understand the regional environment, and collaborate with external partners so that VCU and the local business communities can leverage available resources and expertise. With an understanding of our larger entrepreneurial ecosystem, the VCU Squared team works to enhance the culture of entrepreneurship at VCU and harness the talent of our student, alumni and research community.” This means an understanding for the diversity of entrepreneurial interests through internal coordination, regional collaboration and a strong standing in diversifying the organization.
= One Organization Can’t Do Everything =