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Nutrition Entrepreneurship (Session A)

NTR 360
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Arizona State University (ASU)
Arizona State University (ASU)
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Christina Barth
Christina Barth
Educator
(1)
4
General
  • Undergraduate; 3rd year, 4th year
  • 25 learners; teams of 5
  • 45 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 1/1 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Any industries
Categories
Medicine & health Healthcare Communications Workplace health/wellness
Skills
target market online communication marketing communication food services entrepreneurship
Project timeline
  • August 17, 2023
    Experience start
  • October 6, 2023
    Experience end
Overview
Details

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Arizona State University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this course will explore the entrepreneurial opportunities in nutrition, food service, wellness and health communications. This course also meets the Experiential Learning criteria which includes 45 hours of hands-on experience.

Learner skills
Target market, Online communication, Marketing, Communication, Food services, Entrepreneurship
Deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

A final project deliverable might include:

A team business idea pitch to their mentor/supervisor.

The pitch includes the following:

1) Attention-grabbing opening statement.

2) Introduction of the team.

3) The “problem” the team is identifying.

4) The product and how it solves the problem.

5) Target market and marketing strategy.

6) Competition.

7) Team members' area of expertise.

8) Financial summary / projections.

9) Call to action.

Project Examples

Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Demonstrating effective written communication about an innovative product or service.
  • Articulating an idea, business model, revenue source(s), and business plan for an innovative product or service.
  • Identifying and describing corporate structures, components of a business plans, and financial sources for start-up ventures.
  • Preparing for various career options including establishing their own health & wellness coaching business, working on a collaborative care team in a medical practice, implementing wellness programs in a corporate setting, or using their training in combination with their current position or a combination of any of these.
  • Pitching a business idea to mentor (5-10 minutes).