It’s amazing to see Notre Dame students featured in Forbes! Here’s an article about Notre Dame students who are trying to address the gap in resources available for “pre-idea social entrepreneurs.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2017/03/31/this-program-helps-aspiring-social-entrepreneurs-before-they-even-have-an-idea/#31345f0c549f
The article states:
“[T]he basic concept would be to help aspiring social entrepreneurs come up with ideas and get to the stage where they’re ready to apply for an accelerator or start talking to angel investors. The first cohort probably will be about six months long–enough time to think of and refine an idea–though that’s not set in stone. ‘We’d help them generate ideas and then send them off into the rest of the ecosystem for further support,’ says Mix. They figure that applicants will come from three buckets: generalists, like, say, a management consultant who enjoys problem solving; experts in such sectors as finance; and technologists.”
Under this business model, I wonder if the students will also employ attorneys as “experts.”
Nice to see ND getting some attention in this space! I’ve met Dustin, and worked with David Murphy, who runs the ESTEEM program. Hopefully, there are going to be more such interdisciplinary opportunities, and that some of these will involve law students as well. Entrepreneurship education is at its best when it brings together students from different disciplines and areas of expertise!
This is awesome! There is an article about ND Law student competing in a local entrepreneurship competition and winning a spot as an incubator corporation. I’ll post the article if I can find it again!