QU Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Makerspace has been busy! You can learn and have fun at the same time(especially with free coffee). We are adding extra capabilities for next semester and are already looking forward to seeing what innovative ideas the students have.

QU E-Club ended the semester with a fun outing at The Range at KC! It was a fun and productive semester with a great group of students.

E-Club students made a solid profit on their spring business and wanted to share a percentage with a nonprofit business in our community. They selected Sleep in Heavenly Peace - IL, Liberty Area! It was rewarding to see the check presentation.

QU Alum, Mike DiSalvo, interacted with the E-Club students to challenge them and encourage them to reach for their dreams! Mike owns PurposePath Capital and shared his journey in an honest and fun format that the students could relate to.

Thank you to Quincy Metal Fabricators for providing a tour to the E-Club! C. David Nuessen and Brian Musholt explained company history, processes, and customer needs. This is a great example of a company which was started to meet a customer demand, and not just a passion of the founder.

QU student Ben Schramm is producing t-shirts in the Makerspace to promote his business. Check out www.bb-window-washing.com. Good luck Ben!

Thank you Michael Libmann, financial professional with Prudential, for sharing your wisdom about investing and marketing with the E-Club.

It was great having the Pike CEO class visit the Center for Entrepreneurship last Friday. After a brief tour, they worked on a group exercise to determine a business they want to start. Big thanks to Josey Miller for sharing her CEO story and tips to succeed in college!!

Thank you Jackson Burnett and Mackenzie Graves for helping explain the activities surrounding entrepreneurship at QU. Mr. Taylor Rakers coordinated the virtual meeting with QU alumni around the country and it is always great to promote the program!

I’m really proud of the students in the entrepreneurship club! Over 80 midterm care packages were sold. Some students demonstrated exceptional leadership skills. Others were customer service driven, good with financials, or had the ability to create an assembly process.