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== Tactics#3.4 Inter-Departmental Prototyping Challenges ==
'''Description:''' The inter-departmental prototyping challenges are supposed
Idea State U is a Kentucky statewide business competition to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship by rewarding student teams from the Commonwealth’s colleges and universities, Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) program sponsors selected Berea College students to participate in this state idea competition. Students are coached by the director of EPG and guided throughout the whole process. One of the major achievements of past Berea college applicants was last year when a team of two freshman and one sophomore won the third place beating MBA students. This achievement is and will always be an inspiration and empowerment.
'''Milestones:'''
*Start with identifying the problems and recognizing opportunities (early February)
*Finalize Teams (mid-February)
*Organize weekly training sessions with Faculty Sponsor (mid-February - mid-March)
*Conduct customer discovery in order to gain empathy and develop business idea and plan (mid-February - mid-March)
*Participate in Idea State U (end of March)
*Winners follow up with the angel investors (early April)
= Strategy#4 Inspire students to pursue I&E<br/> =