Special Events | Plan of Action
Special Events | Plan of Action
Table of Contents PURPOSE / OVERVIEW
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EVENT TABLE / TARGET ATTENDEE’S PROFILE
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EVENT VENUE REPORT AND CONFIRMATION
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Special Events | Plan of Action
Purpose / Overview Elevate Entrepreneurship Systems has hosted a number of unique events that engage students in understanding the importance of entrepreneurship and that also expand the network of those who support the development of an entrepreneurial eco-‐system. Elevate will implement the following special events plan in partnership with MSCC and the Delta Regional Authority. These special events are a critical component in the process of developing a strong student entrepreneurship eco-‐system within the Delta Region. The Elevate Entrepreneurship Systems Special Events Strategy will: • Engage students in applied entrepreneurship training & competition • Build relationships / networks between students and business leaders • Engage policy makers in developing support for student entrepreneurs within Delta Communities • Provide educators with training on how to weave applied entrepreneurship education into their area of study which will yield improved educational outcomes for students within the Delta Region • Bring local, national and global together to explore entrepreneurial opportunities within the Delta • Engage MSCC Students, Delta Students, and Community members in creating business enterprises, accessing capital for business start-‐up activities, and encouraging non-‐traditional partnerships between students, community leaders, and members of the private sector • Provide community leaders with best-‐practices to support and cultivate applied entrepreneurship education within their communities The goal of the special events plan of action is to demonstrate the activities/events that will take place to provide students with training, motivation, and demonstrate the impact of applied entrepreneurship education; to bring resources together; and to support the development of the entrepreneurial mindset. This goal is consistent with the Delta Regional Authority’s Small Business Framework on Transforming Community Economies, produced by Dr. James Stapleton. See Link: http://www.dra.gov/!userfiles/editor/docs/SBE Policy Framework Final.pdf This special events plan of action will incorporate the following key areas from the Delta Regional Authority’s Framework as seen below.
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Event Table / Target Attendee’s Profile The table below provides an outline of each special event that Elevate will coordinate to support the development of the project. This table below also provides a profile of the target attendee profile, those who will be in attendance, and the order of the events. Event Title
Technology and Entrep. Workshop
Elevate / MSCC / DRA Media Announcement and NACCE Planning Workshop
Objective
Provide Student entrepreneurs with basic training in how to develop web-‐based businesses and to develop basic marketing materials for 2-‐4 student entrepreneurs
Announce the Elevate Entrepreneurship Systems partnership with MSCC and DRA to develop student entrepreneurs and also to announce the launch of the MSCC Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Capture applied entrepreneurship training classes with students from MSCC Applied Entrep. Edit the video content into learning modules Training / Video that delivered online Production Submit product to MSCC Academic Team to develop video-‐based curriculum Empowering Train educators on implementing applied Entrep. entrepreneurship training and launching Workshop 1 educational programs throughout the Delta Educators This event will engage a group community Empowering leaders in a half-‐day training that will provide Entrep. them with tools for implementing & Workshop 2 supporting applied entrepreneurship systems. Community Participants should then implement strategies within their communities/ institutions. This event will provide leaders from the Empowering private sector and entrepreneurs with the Entrep tools to Workshop 3 -‐support student entrepreneurial eco-‐system Private Sector/ -‐grasp the impact of entrepreneurial learning Entrepreneurs on business creation and workforce dev 4
Speakers / Leaders
Attendees
Maria H. Matthew H. Andre Barnes-‐ Engineer
-‐Up to 25 student entrepreneurs -‐Up to 10 community entrepreneurs
-‐Community Leaders -‐DRA Team -‐MSCC Team -‐Student Entreps -‐Media Reps -‐Local Bus. Leaders -‐Chamber Leaders -‐Econ Dev Leaders -‐Region Foundations -‐MSCC Students Matthew West Memphis Hampton -‐HS Students -‐Community Maria H. Memphis -‐HS Students MSCC Video -‐College Students Dept. (Optional) -‐Community Partners MSCC President Leadership DRA President Leadership
Matthew H. Maria H.
-‐MSCC Leadership -‐Delta Educators (HS + college)
Matthew H. Maria.
-‐MSCC Leadership -‐Elected Officials -‐Econ Dev -‐Chamber Leaders -‐Delta Community Leaders
Matthew H. Maria H.
-‐Elevate Trainers -‐MSCC Leadership -‐Private Sector Leaders/ Entreps from the Delta
Special Events | Plan of Action
Delta Reverse Entrep Conference
Mentor Match Event (Speed Dating Style)
This event will: -‐ engage private sector in identifying contract opportunities and other strategies to support the creation of student-‐owned enterprises. -‐recruit private sector leaders to serve as conduits between student entreps and opportunities; provide mentorship; and invest in student entrepreneurs This event will engage business leaders from the Delta and student entrepreneurs in a series of quick meetings in which: -‐students will present their business ideas -‐entrepreneurs and students will interact to gauge possible mentoring relationships
MSCC Business Plan Pitch Competition 1
This event will engage students in a competition for micro-‐loans, investment, and prizes for their business ideas.
MSCC Business Plan Pitch Competition 2 (NACCE Qualify)
This event will engage students in a competition to attend the NACCE 2014 Conference. Top students will be engaged in a global student entrepreneurship competition A delegation of the top 5 student entrepreneurs from MSCC will attend the NACCE Conference and Complete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Competition
NACCE Conference
Arkansas Student Entrepreneur Conference (Presidents, Legislators, and Student Entrepreneurs)
Akuba Dawkins-‐ Coordinator West Memphis Chamber MSCC Leaders Akuba Dawkins MSCC Leaders
Akuba Dawkins MSCC Leaders
5 MSCC Student Entrepreneur MSCC President A statewide-‐applied entrepreneurship conference will be held at MSCC to: Elevate Leadership Team -‐identify best practices, review research/ evaluation reports Student -‐identify opportunities for other community Entrepreneurs colleges to implement the Elevate Model -‐identify strategies to scale Student entreps MSCC Educators -‐identify a statewide action plan to support continued development of student enterprises External Partners
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Matthew H. Maria H. MSCC President MSCC Industry Relationship Dev
-‐Private Sector Leaders -‐Dept of Workforce Services Staff
-‐Up to 20 W. Memphis/ Memphis Entreps -‐Up to 20 W. Memphis/ Memphis Student Entreps -‐Up to 5 W. Memphis Entreps/Bankers -‐Up to 20 MSCC Students -‐Up to 20 HS Students/ Comm. -‐Up to 20 MSCC Students -‐5-‐10 MSCC Reps -‐4 Comm. Judges -‐MSCC Student Delegation -‐MSCC President -‐Arkansas Legislators -‐Federal Legislators -‐Community leaders -‐Community College Leaders/ Presidents -‐Community College Entrepreneurship program Leaders -‐Student Entrepreneurs -‐HS/ College Educators
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Event Venue Report and Confirmation Elevate Entrepreneurship Systems has developed and confirmed dates for each of the events outlined in the action plan. The calendar of events has been produced in Google Calendar and will be shared with MSCC facilities management and coordination team, after the completion of the initial planning and development meeting. This will provide the MSCC Management Team and student services with advance notification of all events and activities. This report also will provide the marketing department with advance notice of all planned events and activities.
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