Enactus is once again introducing a new project, which will aim to help students with creative ideas.
Project manager for Bring It, Caleb Sutherland, junior management major, has noticed students at Southern Adventist University trying to start their own businesses.
Sutherland, along with Student Association president Rhidge Garcia, identified a need to help young entrepreneurs develop their projects. Bring It will be partnering with the current Student Association to fully develop the project.
“We are starting an accelerator here on campus that has three main purposes for students,” said Sutherland.
The project manager’s plan is to provide the young creators with guidance, mentorship, funding and connections to the community. The plan is to bring in people who are successful in their specific fields and will donate some of their time to talk to student entrepreneurs and provide counsel.
“SA’s involvement with Bring It is essentially getting the word out to the greater campus,” Garcia said. “We are wanting to create more practical role changers here on campus, and SA and Enactus will walk them through step-by-step processes to make their ideas become a reality.”
As a joint effort between Senate and Enactus, Bring It will be hosting a pitch competition in which student entrepreneurs will be able to showcase their ideas to a panel of judges.
“We will be bringing in a panel of judges, and prior to this, students will have submitted business proposals and plans,” Sutherland said. “Those who progress will pitch in front of the panel of judges. From there, the winners will receive funding and be mentored by the Bring It team.”
The Bring It team is planning on partnering with Fruition Labs in the summer of 2020 to unite Adventist colleges and universities and help them strengthen their presence in the business world.