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Entrepreneurship for Social Good

IDPT 22000
Closed
College of Wooster
College of Wooster
Wooster, Ohio, United States
Peter Abramo
Director of Entrepreneurship
(4)
6
Timeline
  • March 28, 2023
    Experience start
  • March 29, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 28, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Startup, Social enterprise
Any industries
Categories
Market research Competitive analysis Market expansion Product or service launch International development
Skills
business consulting business strategy marketing strategy research
Learner goals and capabilities

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

Students can assess how a company's mission contributes to specific U.N. sustainable development goals or targets, or supports a social value proposition. Students can conduct research on markets, competitors and investors for new new products and services and related to the U.N. sustainable development goals. Students can conduct basic market research, market analysis, competitor analysis, and industry trends for social entrepreneurial companies. Students can use design thinking principles to support product development. This type of work can benefit companies by providing insight to new markets, identifying new opportunities, creating strategic plans, or showing social value and impact.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
15 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

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

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • March 28, 2023
    Experience start
  • March 29, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 28, 2023
    Experience end
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:

  • PEST analysis to understand the constraints and opportunities of a new market in a foreign country
  • Market feasibility analysis for a startup
  • Analyzing qualitative data from interviews
  • Assessment of how a company's product or corporate mission can support the U.N. sustainable development goals, assessment of the potential social impact of a company.
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Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

A representative of the company will be available at the beginning of the project to meet virtually with the students for a kickoff meeting to lay out the project scope to the student team.

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.

How is your project relevant to the course?