An Overview
2009 - 2015
Who’s Minoring in Entrepreneurship?
Minor introduced in January 2013
3 UW-P students graduated with entrepreneurship minor in Spring 2014
3 UW-P students graduated with entrepreneurship minor in Fall 2014
7 UW-P students will graduate with entrepreneurship minor in Spring 2015
Status
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
College
BILSA
LAE
EMS
*44 students
Curriculum Offerings
2014/15 Academic Year - Spring Semester
Introduction to Entrepreneurship – Marcia Harr Bailey, Instructor – 27 students New Venture Operations – Sara Burks, Instructor – 7 students
Entrepreneurship Field Experience - Marcia Harr Bailey , Instructor – 9 students
2014/15 Academic Year - Fall Semester
The Social Context of Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Marcia Harr Bailey, Instructor – 29 students
New Venture Planning: Social, Commercial, Artistic & Scientific Ventures – Sara Burks, Instructor – 16 students
Entrepreneurship Field Experience - Marcia Harr Bailey, Instructor-1 student
2013/14 Academic Year - Spring Semester
Introduction to Entrepreneurship – Marcia Harr Bailey, Instructor – 36 students New Venture Operations – Sara Burks, Instructor – 15 students
Management & Marketing for Non-Business Majors – George Krueger, Instructor – 4 students
2013/14 Academic Year - Fall Semester
The Social Context of Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Linda Bernhardt, Instructor – 18 students
New Venture Planning: Social, Commercial, Artistic & Scientific Ventures – Marcia Harr Bailey, Instructor – 4 students
2012/13 Academic Year - Spring Semester
Entrepreneurship Events & Competitions
2014/15 Academic Year
Meet ‘n Eat with an Entrepreneur – 34 students & 9 entrepreneurs Elevator Pitch Competition - 25 students competed
Business Planning Workshop planned for February 2015 Business Plan Competition planned for April 2015
2013/14 Academic Year
Meet ‘n Eat with an Entrepreneur – 48 students & 11 entrepreneurs Business Planning Workshops - 24 students participated
Elevator Pitch Competition - 28 students competed Business Plan Competition – 9 students competed
2012/13 Academic Year
Meet ‘n Eat with an Entrepreneur – 37 students & 8 entrepreneurs Business Planning Workshops -34 students participated
Elevator Pitch Competition - 17 students competed Business Plan Competition – 6 students competed
2011/12 Academic Year
Meet ‘n Eat with an Entrepreneur – 43 students & 10 entrepreneurs Elevator Pitch Competition - 15 students competed
Business Plan Competition planned for April 2015
2010/11 Academic Year
Meet ‘n Eat with an Entrepreneur – 43 students & 10 entrepreneurs Elevator Pitch Competition - 36 students competed
Pioneer Launch Lab
Representative Sampling of Current & Past Members’ Accomplishments
Jonathan Geissler (Industrial Engineering). $25,000 Ideadvance Seed Fund recipient. Is developing HealthPet Auto-Feeder as featured on buzzfeed - (#7 -
http://www.buzzfeed.com/autodeskeducation/unbelievable-inventions-created-by-students#.vyeY8gPqm)
Zen Abbey (Mechanical Engineering) & Alex Arndorfer (Mechanical Engineering) are commercializing an aspect of their new CNC machine concept and are positioned to be June 2015 $25,000 Ideadvance recipients.
Cody Weiderholt (General Engineering/Political Science) A successful entrepreneur with a number of employees, Tipsy Trolley Party Bus has gone from one to six buses and has doubled his six-figure annual revenue.
Matt Aguilar (Business Administration) and his team have IP in place and will be launching Yourbook. They are one of the February 2015 Ideadvance $25,000 grant recipients.
Joshua Joseph (Agriculture Business graduate). Assisted to determine which agricultural ventures were potentially profitable. A recent graduate, he continues to pursue in addition to his full-time position.
Ashton Brusca (Industrial Technology Management graduate) is a recent $25,000 Ideadvance Grant Recipient with his Paddle Kicker product idea.
Josh Dust (Electrical Engineering) is developing his team and has expressed interest in applying for Ideadvance Seed Fund May 2015.
Barrett Galauner (Business Administration) has submitted several ideas to WiSys and has launched/operated several successful Kickstarter
Pioneer Launch Lab
Sampling of Other Activity
- Josh Inglett, Shannon Massingill & Craig Lafferty have
launched Tenex LLC and are entering the Governor’s
Business Plan Competition this spring.
- Connected students with free legal help at
UW-Madison Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic
- Tom Aronson (UW-P grad) - successful apparel
business (Droptine Apparel ) that Tom ultimately
decided not to continue pursuing due to success in
other career.
- Jordan Reimer (UW-P grad) worked with WiSys for his
Grower's Advantage LLC product.
- Platteville Massage Therapy - Becky Waterman (UW-P
grad) successful local service business, currently
looking to hire first employee.
- Robert Clark (UW-P student)- assisting Robert and
associates with launch of indoor paintball field near
Madison.
- Barbara Westfall – Assisted UW-P Faculty member
with marketing and business strategies.
UW-Platteville Students Speak
“It is my dream and my minor” – Christine Reynolds, Business Administration Major “It’s what I want to do the rest of my life!” – Ashley Luginbuhl, Business Administration & HR Major
“I am interested in entrepreneurship because I love the freedom and variety that comes with it. I plan on having my own business.” – Jonathan Geissler, Industrial Engineering Major
“I am interested in the entrepreneurship minor because it is new and it will help to differentiate me from other job candidates” – Dan Hammer, Accounting Major
“Because I own a start-up and it’s been my goal! Entrepreneurs are the leaders of the world and help drive the economy” – Micah Binns, Media Studies Major
“I would like to open my own consulting business in the future” – Adam Kaiser, Industrial Engineering Major
“I plan on starting my own business. I currently work for a startup business that I believe in” – Brian Blanchette, Business Administration Major
“I want to run my own business and be my own boss” – Sarah Schultz, Business Administration & Marketing Major
“I’ve always been interested in making a living for myself & taking a chance to change the world” – Glen Brandt, Building Construction Management & OSM Major
“I think this is a great experience and being a business major, this helps to enrich my educational opportunities and networking skills” – Rebecca Kessler, Ag Business Major “I currently own a small lawn care business & am interested in entrepreneurship and learning more about how to make a small business a larger one” – Grant Oldenburg, Industrial Engineering Major
“I would like to start my own business some day” – Maxell Rango, Building Construction Safety Management Major
UW-Platteville Students Speak
I currently make all-natural goat milk soaps with my Mom and I would like to expand our small business” – Erica Lamers, Ag Education Major
“It has always been my dream to start my own business” – Zach Voelker, Business Management Major
“I aspire to establish and run a bike shop” – Cody Shaide, Philosophy Major
“I am an entrepreneur. I won a grant to get my idea off paper and into reality” – Ashton Brusca, Manufacturing Technology Major
“I am interested in entrepreneurship as a method to turn engineering ideas into profitable business plans in an effort to bring those ideas to life” – Thomas Putnam, Engineering Physics
“I like helping people and creating new things. I would like to partner with various inventors and fund their projects” – Adam Hobbs, Business Administration Major
“I am considering acting as an energy consultant. This path will have me working independently in an entrepreneurial fashion.” – Ryan Hettinger, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems
“It has been my desire to open an indoor paintball and airsoft park since moving to Wisconsin” – Robert Clark, Business Administration Major
“I enjoy the thrill of creating my own products and businesses” – Barret Galauner, Business Management Major
“I am interested because having the basic knowledge of being an entrepreneur could be very useful to me later in my life” – Benjamin Bachmann, Electrical Engineering
“I believe that I have the potential to harness my own talents as well, achieving great success by positively influencing my community” – Katherine VonArx, Chemistry Major “I am interested in entrepreneurship because I would love to start businesses with the ideas that I have” – Joseph Egan, Mechanical Engineering Major
“I want to learn how to start a business” – Luke Benson, Finance Major
“I have been able to turn one of my passions into a business and since then, I’ve discovered the beauties of being your own boss” – Brian Quinn,
