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<span style="font-size:medium;">The University of Michigan entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem is filled with opportunities. &nbsp;The opportunities range all over the entrepreneurship and innovation spectrum and cover all stages of the entrepreneurial process. &nbsp;The University of Michigan has many things to offer including classes, hackathons, and design teams. &nbsp;The city of Ann Arbor has much to offer as well, such as: accelerators and tech transfers. &nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">Increase in entrepreneurship and startups are a main goal of the state of Michigan due to its struggle throughout the past years with the recession and the decline of the auto industry. &nbsp;With our state fighting to make a comeback, the students of the University of Michigan have joined this fight. &nbsp;We are taking on our role as "Victors" for Michigan and diving into the entrepreneurship and innovation scene. &nbsp;</span>

= Strategy #1: Starting Young <br/> =

=== <span style="font-size:large;">Tactic #1: Taking Engineering 100 to the Next Level</span> ===

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Description: '''For all freshman engineering students, they have two required courses. &nbsp;One of these courses is a design course called Engineering 100. &nbsp;In this course, there are several categories that a student could sign up for. &nbsp;The categories include Design in the Real World, Harnessing the Wind, and Gaming for the Greater Good. &nbsp;In each of these semester-long courses, students have their first taste of the design process and all it encompasses. &nbsp;What it fails to do, is help students take their designs even further past the course. &nbsp;After the semester ends and a final presentation is given, students have very little support to take their great ideas and work onward. &nbsp;It is the Leadership Circle's goal to create a bridge to support the continuation of these projects. &nbsp;Resources varying from funding to legal support will be offered so that the students can continue on. &nbsp;</span>

=== <span style="font-size:large;">Tactic #2: Student Orientation Entrepreneurship and Innovation Project</span> ===

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Description: '''All freshman are required to go to Orientation at some point in the summertime, before they start attending the University of Michigan. &nbsp;At this Orientation, students have long days of being lectured to, touring the campus, and taking placement tests. &nbsp;To be able to spark their interest immediately and expose them to entrepreneurship, an I & E project will be created for them to complete during their time at Orientation. &nbsp;An idea for a project that could be shorter, but still allow for solid exposure, would be a 1-2 hour problem-solving and consulting project. &nbsp;A local company will present a problem they are having and the students will get to work solving that problem. &nbsp;They will use low-resource prototyping and basic technical skills to solve the problem. &nbsp;They will then pitch their final solution. &nbsp;This could be a freshman's first experience with pitching and real-world problem solving. &nbsp;</span>

=== <span style="font-size:large;">Tactic #3: An Increase in Design/Entrepreneurship Classes Offered to Freshman and Sophomores</span> ===

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Description:''' The University of Michigan has a Program in Entrepreneurship offered to undergraduates and graduates. &nbsp;To be eligible for this program though, students must be sophomores or above. &nbsp;Many other design courses are higher-level courses, which are harder for freshman and sophomores to access. &nbsp;The goal would then be to create more freshman and sophomore-accessible courses that allow for design, business planning, and other key skills to help with I & E projects. &nbsp;</span>

=== <span style="font-size:large;">Tactic #1: Web/App Version of an Idea Book</span> ===

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Description: '''Many innovators carry around a notebook to jot down notes on ideas and observations of the world. &nbsp;Many of these ideas never see the light of day due to lack of motivation or confidence by the person with the idea. &nbsp;The goal is to create a website and mobile app where your ideas can be recorded when they pop into your mind. &nbsp;It will be easy to use and accessible. &nbsp;You can decide to share an idea publicly or keep it private. &nbsp;If it is shared publicly, you can have input from fellow University of Michigan students.&nbsp;</span>

=== <span style="font-size:large;">Tactic #2: Resource Match-Maker</span> ===

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Description: &nbsp;'''There are many students with ideas or projects that are already in progress, but are at a standstill due to lack of skills. &nbsp;The search for these skills can be challenging and it is hard to find someone to add to your team who is as motivated and interested as you are. &nbsp;With the Resource Match-Maker, the skills you need will be posted to the Resource Match-Maker website. &nbsp;People will be able to browse the projects people are working on and the skills they are looking for in order to find a project that matches their need. &nbsp;It will act as a match-making system, connecting innovators to the technical, artistic, business, etc. skillset they are looking for.</span>

=== <span style="font-size:large;">Tactic #3: For Those Who Didn't Make the Cut...</span> ===

<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Description: '''There are many events on campus including MHacks, Startup Weekend Ann Arbor, and 1000 Pitches. &nbsp;With these events, there is an outpouring of fantastic ideas, but in the end only the best move on. &nbsp;To keep the hype going, the goal is to keep the "losing" teams motivated and help them make their project a reality. &nbsp;Resources of all kinds will be provided.&nbsp;</span>

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