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== Tactic #1: Tiger Business Alliance through Clemson InnoVenture Network  The Mill ==

*Description: Alumni presence to The history of Lowell has provided us with a university is crucial for many reasons, with funding being storyline that which commons to mind most often. However, keeping a successful alumni network close to the students for mentorship opportunities is one that should first come to mindcompletely engulfed in disruptive and innovative thinking. *The Tiger Business Alliance will keep successful graduate entrepreneurs connected to the university. This program will allow for mentorship within the community from those who have the answersIndustrial Revolution began in Lowell, understand where and the young entrepreneurs history and mills that are starting out, and will here to remind us should be there for them along their own journey towards I&E. It is crucial used as a way to execute this program inspire innovative thinking The concept would provide maker space: *The history of Lowell has provided us with the right mindset. It is not a goal to raise x dollars for Clemson University. It storyline that is to foster a relationship between successful graduate entrepreneurs completely engulfed in disruptive and aspiring entrepreneurs- all who have been and will forever be TIGERSinnovative thinking.*Team Leaders: John Warner (CEO of InnoVenture), David Orr, PhDThe Industrial Revolution began in Lowell, and Matthew Gaevert, PhD (co-founders of Kiyatec)*Milestones:**Reach out the history and mills that are here to remind us should be used as a way to current alumni- Fall 2013 through Spring 2014inspire innovative thinking **Explore If we could transform a room that is within the localmills into a design center, regionalwith whiteboards and new tools as well as old machinary from that time era, and national entrepreneurial space for Clemson alumni- Fall 2013 through Spring 2014to generate creativity.**Formulate a list of interested alumni- Fall 2013 through Spring 2014**Create a forum We would need to find funding and central space for these alumni- Summer 2014to renovate.**Host webinar sessions on goals of the program- Summer 2014**Re-evaluate interested alumni- Fall 2014**Afford benefits This would allow students to see their surrounding environment and things that they could improve and rewards to committed alumni- Fall 2014change because it is slightly off campus.**Generate awareness of program The goal would be to current give students- Spring 2015**Marketing resources- Spring 2015**Connect students with alumni- Fall 2015a more open space that they can go and brainstorm and break things so they could potentially create more.