Projects
Current Projects
Professional RU Portfolios
CE found a demand amongst students for professional business portfolios and eventually designed, received, and sold enough to raise over $3,000 in club fundraising. The portfolio project is an on-going venture and can be customized to any organization. The funds that are produced help pay for professional speakers, field trips, recruitment, and new business ventures.
Past Projects
Radmenus.com
Radmenus.com is the creation of previous club president, Mike McCoy. He brought the idea to the club and lead the business and IT development areas. Since the launch in late November, 2007; Radmenus.com has generated over 23,000 page views and was featured in The Roanoke Times, RU Public Relations, RU Today, and The Tartan. The College of Science and Technology supported Radmenus by having sixteen ITEC students use Radmenus as a semester long project. Radmenus proudly sponsored a team for Relay for Life in March 2008 on behalf of Collegiate Entrepreneurs.
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Entrepreneurial Summit
RU Hosts Entrepreneurial Summit
RU Holds First Ever Entrepreneurial Summit and Elevator Pitch Competition
RU Announces Winners of Elevator Pitch Competition
Start Your Business
The Entrepreneurial Summit is the creation of previous club president, Chris Pund. It was his idea to hold an all day entrepreneurial conference and bring in successful CEOs. In addition to seminars and a keynote speaker, the Summit also included an Elevator Pitch Competition. The first place prize was $1500, second place was $1000, and third was $500; all courtesy of a successful RU Alumni.
AWZ Polos
AWZ Polos is the creation of member Zach Chapin and two of his partners from the Roanoke, VA area. AWZ Polos is a custom polo shirt company focused on offering a quality product and low price product to its college aged customers. The style of shirts resembles those of other larger, more well known clothing companies but for a fraction of the price! Zach Chapin transfered from Radford University to Virginia Tech and has since halted the production of his clothing company.
iRyde
iRyde is the creation of Collegiate Entrepreneurs founder Michael Clark. iRyde is an innovative prepaid transportation service focused on the needs of college students. The service provides a great alternative to having a car on campus, reduced number of tickets, reduced drinking and driving, increased parking spaces, and provides a safe mode of transportation for all students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. iRyde packages can be compared to a meal plan; pick the desired package, swipe, and go. Unfortunately, iRyde was unable to acquire enough capital to startup due to high transportation prices.
Current Partnerships
Intern Direct
Intern Direct is an organization that is focused on providing business leaders and entrepreneurs with quality interns, all virtually. Eliminating the need for full time work hours and a normal “paper pushing” internship, Intern Direct works to give on-the-go professionals immediate access to a virtual intern for their business needs. It also connects students directly with modern professionals who desire business growth assistance and mentoring opportunities. Members of Collegiate Entrepreneurs helped in the business validation of the service by taking on internships and participating in the program.