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ENTREPRENEURSHIP continued<br />
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI<br />
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP<br />
The University of <strong>Missouri</strong><br />
offers a campus-wide minor<br />
in entrepreneurship. The<br />
students who do this, along<br />
with any other interested<br />
parties, are encouraged to<br />
join the Entrepreneurship<br />
Alliance which prepares<br />
students for both the risk and<br />
reward of private enterprise.<br />
Joan T.A. Gabel<br />
Robert J. Trulaske<br />
Sr. Dean<br />
"Promoting entrepreneurship<br />
among students instills an<br />
interest in them that is important<br />
for economic development.<br />
We give them access to today's<br />
entrepreneurs and business<br />
owners who help guide them,<br />
who potentially invest in them,<br />
and who mentor them. We have<br />
seen the results as our students<br />
have started their own business<br />
and launched new ideas- even<br />
before they graduate."<br />
- Joan T.A. Gabel, Sr. Dean<br />
ENTREPRENEURSHIP ALLIANCE<br />
The Entrepreneurship<br />
Alliance is housed in the<br />
Trulaske College of Business<br />
but is open to students<br />
across campus. They<br />
provide opportunities to<br />
educate students on risk<br />
tolerance, tenacity despite<br />
failure, business planing<br />
and networking, and other<br />
activities that support<br />
this work. As a part of this<br />
organization, students learn<br />
from local business leaders<br />
and entrepreneurs. Students<br />
take the entrepreneurship<br />
education they receive in<br />
the classroom to the next<br />
level by participating in Pitch<br />
Retreats where they work<br />
with investors to hone their<br />
ability to deliver a clear, crisp,<br />
and dynamic pitch. They are<br />
also taught self-confidence<br />
and team building. The<br />
Entrepreneurship Alliance<br />
has also established an<br />
advisory board to ensure<br />
that their entrepreneurial<br />
programming would<br />
truly add value and stay<br />
current. This board was<br />
carefully crafted to ensure<br />
that they have expertise<br />
in manufacturing, online<br />
marketing, services, retail and<br />
many more.<br />
Students are able to<br />
compete at local, regional<br />
and national competitions<br />
and often win. The Trulaske<br />
College of Business has<br />
partnered with <strong>Columbia</strong>'s<br />
League of Innovators for<br />
events such as Startup<br />
Weekend and Sharktank.<br />
Ultimately, the goal of the<br />
University is to graduate<br />
students fully prepared<br />
to be the next generation<br />
of entrepreneurs and<br />
intrapreneurs- the drivers<br />
of economic development.<br />
They strive to place their<br />
students in small business<br />
incubators and serving<br />
in internships with local<br />
small businesses. They<br />
believe that students<br />
need to understand the<br />
opportunities available<br />
to them while they are<br />
receiving their degree<br />
and they push their<br />
undergraduates, as well<br />
as graduate students to<br />
become engaged with<br />
start-ups while still in<br />
school. The Trulaske College<br />
of Business focuses on 15<br />
core competencies that<br />
they believe will help their<br />
students succeed in the<br />
business world.<br />
Xiaoke (Jessica) Cui is a<br />
student at the University of<br />
<strong>Missouri</strong>. She is dual enrolled<br />
in the 150 hour BSAcc/MSAcc<br />
Accountancy programs.<br />
Originally from Chengdu,<br />
China, she has lived in<br />
<strong>Columbia</strong> since age 4. Jessica<br />
is working with adjustable<br />
high heel shoes.<br />
Any woman who has<br />
worn heels knows that<br />
sometimes, you just need<br />
some flats. This is exactly<br />
what Jessica is offering. She<br />
has developed a shoe that<br />
goes from a half inch heel<br />
all the way up to a 3.5 inch<br />
heel. She came up with the<br />
idea while on a site visit<br />
with the Cornell Leadership<br />
Program, an organization<br />
with in the Trulaske College<br />
of Business. Cui pitched<br />
her idea at CLIMB’s Seed<br />
Grant Competition where<br />
she was awarded first place.<br />
Regardless of her career<br />
path, Jessica has learned a<br />
lot from her experience with<br />
entrepreneurship. She relies<br />
on the competitive drive that<br />
she developed in entering<br />
competitions as well as the<br />
ability to think outside of the<br />
box.<br />
Cornell Hall is home to the Trulaske<br />
College of Business. TCOB is in the<br />
nation's Top 50 undergraduate<br />
programs. Students are offered<br />
courses related to all business fields.<br />
The Trulaske College of Business<br />
teaches over 4,000 students making<br />
the college the second-largest<br />
academic division at Mizzou.<br />
"i have gained the ability to think<br />
fast on my feet and really think<br />
of all the aspects of a businees<br />
and take those into consideration<br />
when making a decision. I've<br />
been able to use my knowledge<br />
of entrepreneurship in a variety<br />
of different situations and i find<br />
it is helpful in solving a problem<br />
beyond a simple yes or no."<br />
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