Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Club

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to the Innovator's Gala!

Academics • Babson Center for Global Commerce • News • The University of the South Published on April 28, 2017 - Source: Babson Center for Global Commerce Innovator's Gala 2017 Daniel Evans, Tariro Kandemiri, Sofia Olenchek, Blaise Iradukunda, and Tori Hinshaw (from left), pitched their ideas for improving the community at the 2017 Innovator's Gala Sofia Olenchek, C ‘20, thought...

Ignite Retreat - Fall 2016

Are you eager to create change in the world? Have ideas for bettering your community? Want to be a part of making an impact? Join us for the Ignite Retreat! Sign up on Tigernet AND contact Spud Marshall at [email protected] to request a FREE ticket! (limited availability)
Deadline to sign up is September 28!

Ignite Retreat - Fall 2016 Are you eager to create change in the world? Have ideas for bettering your community? Want to be apart of making an impact? If so – join us for the Ignite Retreat! Over the course of 3 days, a team of facilitators, coaches and conspirators will lead you on a journey to discover how your skills combi...

Sullivan Field Trip September 2016

Having fun with ELF solar powered vehicles and camera poses.

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Academics • Babson Center for Global Commerce • Events • The University of the South Patrick McGee was first exposed to the world of business as a young man working in a drug ring operating between Ft. Worth and Louisiana. That was his model of entrepreneurship. After he landed in prison, he was faced with a deep internal crisis and decided that he needed to change. That was where h…

March 1, 2016 in the Mary Sue Cushman Room

Sewanee Soup Proposal Application

Sewanee Soup Proposal Application SOUP is a great way to raise money, build community support and get connections to local resources that can help you carry out your project. Your proposal doesn’t need to be a novel. Keep it short, quick and to the point! Your idea can be about ANYTHING! The idea must be relevant to the greater Sewa…

An Inventor Asked Children To Come Up With Ideas For Inventions And Then He Made Them A Reality

Love these examples of innovative kids!

An Inventor Asked Children To Come Up With Ideas For Inventions And Then He Made Them A Reality When famous British designer Dominic Wilcox asked children throughout the United Kingdom to think of invention ideas, he had no idea what to expect.

#OptOutside: REI's Latest Marketing Ploy or Something More? - CASE

I often hear skeptics say that "social enterprise" is nothing more than marketing strategy. This article disagrees-- it is the future of business.

#OptOutside: REI's Latest Marketing Ploy or Something More? - CASE Is the move by REI simply marketing or does it signal a continued shift in how retailers view their relationship with their customers & their employees?

Why some of us don't have one true calling

Having trouble isolating your "ONE TRUE PASSION/CALLING"?... It's not that big of a deal, really. I'm thinking there is a strong link between entrepreneurship and multipotenialites. What are your thoughts?

Why some of us don't have one true calling What do you want to be when you grow up? Well, if you're not sure you want to do just one thing for the rest of your life, you're not alone. In this illuminating talk, writer and artist Emilie Wapnick describes the kind of people she calls "multipotentialites" -- who have a range of interests and jo…

Because we missed a week during break, we will have back to back meetings in mid October. Our next meeting is this coming Monday, October 19. Mary Stuart Smart, C'14 and Eileen Tilson will be our guest speakers. They will be talking about Thistle Farms and the marketing strategies they use to spread the word about their social enterprise.

The ESI Club and the Sewanee Women's Center welcome you to have lunch and discussion about Women as Entrepreneurs with Humphreys Entrepreuneur-in-Residence Catherine Merritt at the Bairnwick Women's Center on Monday, October 26 at noon. Register on TigerNet to reserve your space!

Our next work session will be Monday, October 12 from 7:00-8:30 in the ATC Conference Room. We'll be playing around with the Business Model Canvas. See you there!

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The ESI Club welcomes Lion's Thread Creative Director and Co-Founder Sydney Hulebak to Sewanee on Wednesday, October 7 in McClurg Conference Rooms at noon. Grab your lunch before coming up to hear her story.

Academics • Babson Center for Global Commerce • Events • The University of the South Not too long ago, when she was still a student at nearby Berry College, Sydney Hulebak and her friend Brin Enterkin founded Lion's Thread, a social venture that sells bow ties made by women artisans in Uganda. Currently, Brin lives in Uganda, serving as CEO, while Sydney is stationed stateside, work…

Academics • Babson Center for Global Commerce • Events • The University of the South

Academics • Babson Center for Global Commerce • Events • The University of the South Not too long ago, when she was still a student at nearby Berry College, Sydney Hulebak and her friend Brin Enterkin founded Lion's Thread, a social venture that sells bow ties made by women artisans in Uganda. Currently, Brin lives in Uganda, serving as CEO, while Sydney is stationed stateside, work…

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Congratulations to Social Entrepreneur Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, who was recently on campus at Sewanee, for winning the 2015 Waislitz Global Citizen Award!

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri won the Waislitz Global Citizen Award! You made this possible! We also want to thank our dear friend, advocate, and long time volunteer, Barb Dunlap, for nominating him.

ESI Club... we'll discuss the Ignite Retreat at our meeting Monday, but if anyone can't make the meeting or has questions, please come see Janna at the Babson Center.

Hannah Gallagher from Sewanee: The University of the South launched her social venture, ZABI, last spring thanks to the . Join us in October at www.sullivanfdn.org/event/fall-2015-retreat/ to discover what you might be capable of launching?

FIRST CLUB MEETING TONIGHT AT 7PM!! ATC CONFERENCE ROOM! We have the lovely Ms. Karen Proctor, founder of Harbour Workshop LLC and Babson College fellow speaking about her passions and role as a social entrepreneur. DO NOT MISS OUT! :)

The time is nigh!! Classes will begin on Aug. 26th and the ESI Club will be in full force. Get ready for an innovative, inspiring, and driven semester!!!

Hopefully you all have gotten well-deserved rest after a hectic semester! As you make plans for the summer, do remember to peruse your creative mind to develop a business idea that you would like to work on this upcoming year! As always, innovate and prosper!

LAST NIGHT FOR OFFICER APPLICATIONS. DUE TO [email protected] BY MIDNIGHT!!

10 mins!! Head upstairs with your trays of food!

MONDAY. 6PM. CLURG. We will be electing officers.

MONDAY. 6PM. CLURG. We will be electing officers.

So for those of you that have taken Econ 101, there's an entire class being offered next semester by Professor Mohiuddin on SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP!!! Check it out :)

SOOO WE WERE APPROVED by SGA!!! Yay us! Now we've just got to secure funding and then we will really be in business ;)

Hey everyone!! Tomorrow night, Breyana, Tran and I will be proposing this club to SGA! We want to make sure that Sewanee knows there are people looking to innovate for the greater good! Send us good vibes so we can make changes!