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Real Student Achievements

Our mentorship program helps business students tackle genuine challenges and build practical skills. Here's what our recent participants have accomplished in their entrepreneurial journeys.

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From Concept to Launch

Watching students move from initial ideas to actual business launches never gets old. Take Freya Sutherland — she joined our program in early 2024 with a vague notion about sustainable packaging.

Six months later, she'd validated her concept, secured her first three clients, and launched a consultancy helping small businesses reduce packaging waste. Her biggest breakthrough? Learning to test assumptions before building anything.

That's what our mentorship focuses on — practical validation, real market feedback, and building something people actually want.

Student working on business validation research and market analysis

Recent Student Projects

Local Food Network Platform

Built a digital marketplace connecting regional farmers with restaurants. Started with manual processes, gradually automated ordering and delivery coordination. Now processing 50+ orders weekly across three rural districts.

Portrait of Freya Sutherland, program graduate and successful entrepreneur

Freya Sutherland

Business Operations Graduate

Equipment Sharing Cooperative

Organized small contractors to share expensive tools and machinery. What started as a WhatsApp group became a structured cooperative with formal agreements, scheduling system, and shared maintenance costs.

Jasper Lindström

Entrepreneurship Track

Freelancer Financial Planning

Developed streamlined budgeting templates and processes for creative freelancers. Tested with 20 local designers and photographers, refined based on their feedback. Now used by freelancer networks in two states.

Dahlia Kowalski

Finance Concentration

Building Real Business Skills

Our students don't just complete assignments — they solve actual problems for real businesses. This hands-on approach means they graduate with portfolio work that demonstrates genuine capability.

Students collaborating on business strategy and project development
73 Projects Completed
28 Active Businesses
156 Industry Connections
94% Complete Program

Ready to Build Something Real?

Our next mentorship program begins in September 2025. We work with 15 students per cohort, providing individual guidance and practical project experience. Applications open in June.

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