IRE Entrepreneurial Project

This semester, IRE allowed two groups to attempt entrepreneurial endeavors. The group I am part of is made up of only two students, Dannyl and me. I chose to work on a small group for a couple of reasons; I want to have a larger responsibility towards my project work, and it was a change of pace from the 4+ person groups I have been on in the past.

The project specifics are sensitive because there is a great possibility of it becoming a spin-off company in the next year. I wont get into specifics of the project itself, but I'll explain our recent accomplishments and future goals.

As part of the project scope issued to us in January, we are working with MSU, Mankato College of Business students on preparing for the MN Cup competition and our new-found contest, Collegiate Invention Competition. We recently traveled 3 hours south of here and met with the owner of Wild Wings, one of the most prestigious hunting clubs in the United States. It is the only N.A.G.A. Diamond Sponsoring clubs in existence. We also met with Chad, the owner of Wings North, a club about an hour north of Wild Wings. Chad was referred to us by his father, the owner of Wild Wings. During our interview, we were able to learn about the inner workings of pheasant farms and gun clubs and gather valuable insight for the business aspect of our project, which should improve our MN Cup edge.

Now that we are closing in on the end of the semester, Dan and I are working hard to fit as much project work into our schedule as possible before we go our separate ways this summer. Though, right now we are focusing on learning requirements and professional outcomes. Not to mention the Final Design Review next week. We hope to continue working together throughout the summer when possible, and into next semester.