Monday, September 29, 2008

Ideas for "the Week" : Part 2

Innovation Expo

Organize an interactive entrepreneurship fair. Invite entrepreneurs, investors, franchisers, suppliers, innovators etc. to showcase their work to the general public. This event can be organized in a large open space where each vendor sets up a booth to display their product or service to visitors and spectators.

Advertise Your Innovation Competition

Organize a competition where students have the opportunity to produce a new and intriguing product that they will market to a specific audience. Participants will be judged on the creativity, functionality, suitability, presentation, and budgeting of their advertisement. This competition is meant to foster innovation and creative marketing strategies.

Lights, Camera, Action: Spotlight on Entrepreneurs

Host a film festival showcasing enterprising individuals. Have students create and submit videos on the theme of entrepreneurship and hold a film festival showcasing student work.

Documentary Entrepreneurship Film Festival

Host case study documentaries filmed on location at enterprising start-up business or established business (Google, IDEO, etc.) that showcase different narratives about entrepreneurship.

Out with the Old, In with the New
New Products for Old Companies

The opportunity of a lifetime! Imagine a powerful company has given you the chance to be the brains behind their next big idea. Come up with the next hottest selling item and market it to the big wigs.

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