Over the course of a semester, students in ECON 3340/Entrepreneurship in Agriculture explore entrepreneurial opportunities, develop two ideas for startup businesses or farms, and develop a startup business plan.
Rather than a final exam, there's a final presentation. Think Shark Tank, except no Mark Cuban.
Business plan presentations happened last week in nine rooms at the Student Innovation Center. Fifty startups. One day. One class.
Haley Holverson (Agricultural Communications) developed a startup, NutriTransplant, that aims to provide meal kits to those who've had organ transplants. The inspiraton arose from supporting a relative through a transplant journey.