General
- Undergraduate
- 72 learners; teams of 4
- 10 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 3/3 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Sole proprietorship, Startup, Non profit, Social enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
- Any
Categories
Project timeline
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April 19, 2024Experience start
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April 19, 2024Check your email to view the challenge video instructions
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April 20, 2024Meet your Industry Partner
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April 22, 2024Meet Partners
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April 24, 2024Final Submission by 5:00pm Promptly
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April 26, 2024Question & Answer Response Submission
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April 26, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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April 19, 2024Experience start
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April 19, 2024Check your email to view the challenge video instructions
You will receive an email containing a video from the employer which outlines their specific challenge, and what they would like you to work on
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April 20, 2024Meet your Industry Partner
On Monday, you will have the opportunity to meet with your industry partner. An email will be sent to you so watch your emails.
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April 22, 2024Meet Partners
Today, your team will meet the client partners. What do they want you to do? What can you do to fulfil their needs/expectations?
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April 24, 2024Final Submission by 5:00pm Promptly
Team (strictly) 5 minute video submissions due by 5:00pm. No exceptions. Teams may now prep to answer Q&A.
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April 26, 2024Question & Answer Response Submission
Recorded answers to follow-up questions posed by your teams' partner/client must be submitted by 11:59pm promptly by this date.
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April 26, 2024Closing Event
Have all your team members join us for this lunch hour. Hear from keynote speakers, your partners, other teams, and most importantly, find out who won the competition!
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April 26, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Your business may be an ideal candidate to take advantage of a small team of entrepreneurial student consultants devoted to helping you at no cost to your business.
Welcome to the third edition of the Riipen Cross-College Entrepreneurial Challenge! The CCEC brings together Mentors, Faculty and Students to help real-world businesses solve current challenges.
Are you a small business looking for some innovative and creative ideas from intrapreneurial-minded students capable of solving a pressing business problem? Then this challenge is a good fit for you!
Your business will be featured in our social media campaigns launching in March to May of 2024 with your logo prominently displayed.
You will be responsible for creating a 5 to 10 minute video explaining your business concern, then meeting with student teams to answer their well researched questions. You will have the opportuntiy to select the best option for your problem based on the submissions from various college student teams.
This year's competition launches on Friday April 19th, and will have two portions: a student team video submission and Q&A response (from student teams as well). The video submission will be a 5 minute recommendation of the challenge presented. Students will be responsible for submitting their video by 5:00 pm on Wednesday April 24. You will be required to review and evaluate all the submissions on Thursday April 25th, generating some questions to which student teams will answer that day.
Then, upon a professional panel review from industry experts along with you, winners will be chosen on Friday April 26th, and announced at our virtual closing ceremony.
Prizes will be awarded to selected teams & individuals based on outstanding teams, creativity, top presenters and much more!
- Learner skills
- Consulting skills, Problem-solving skills, Presentation/pitching
- Deliverables
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On Thursday, April 24th, teams will submit videos of their recommendations to a panel of judges. There will be an opportunity for Q&A before winners are selected.
The winner will be announced on Friday, April 26th 12 - 1:30pm in a live virtual session with MC and Keynote Speaker.
Final Submission: The final project submission must be submitted by Thursday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m. (EST).
Project Examples
Small Business Challenges; Showcasing Intrapreneurial prowess.
Intrapreneur
[ in-truh-pruh-nur, -noor, -nyoor ]
noun
- an employee of a large corporation who is given freedom and financial support to create new products, services, systems, etc., and does not have to follow the corporation's usual routines or protocols.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Are you seeking some ideas on how/where to grow your business product/service offerings?
Do you enjoy interacting with bright students who could provide some interesting insights to you?
Do you have a business challenge that a group of engaged students could help you solve?
Does it excite you to hear from diverse global perspectives?