Clothing and Shelter Win Top Prizes at 2024 SVPC
网易彩票下载 held its 18th annual 社会创业计划比赛 (SVPC) Showcase on the afternoon of Thursday, 4月18日, 2024. Student teams developed solutions to a wide variety of social problems, 无论是在美国还是在全球. 来自危地马拉的无家可归者, 到老挝接受教育, from sustainable phone chargers powered by movement, to holding politicians accountable through data science, these innovative ideas tackled the issues on the hearts and minds of college students today. 的 Showcase event, the finale of the SVPC, occurred in upper Gwinn Commons on the SPU Campus
Maternity wear is more likely to be disposed of and wind up in landfill since most users need it only temporarily. 背后的团队 弗雷娅产科 birthed a fresh approach to maternity clothing, proposing an e-commerce rental service that provides pregnant women stylish and sustainable options as a convenient alternative to traditional one-time purchases. 的 弗雷娅产科 team included senior Business Administration majors Ava Dreon, 肖恩·鲍文, and Lauren Duisenberg; senior Business Administration and Accounting double major Canyon Farmer; junior Business Administration major Amelia Perez; and junior Global Development and 经济学 double major Haley Blain.
Three Honorable Mention prizes of $2,500 were also awarded:
This is the eighteenth year of SPU’s 社会创业计划比赛. Eleven teams pitched their ideas at the Showcase event, comprising approximately 40 students. 在第一轮比赛中, 20份书面商业计划书, representing nearly 80 students from four different schools, were reviewed and scored by community partners.
的 Showcase Round was the finale of the 社会创业计划比赛. In addition to the review of written business plans, earlier stages in the competition included a series of seminars on the basics of business plan writing as well as coaching sessions with knowledgeable businesspeople, 非营利组织高管, 和其他人. In all, over 100 community volunteers gave time as readers, instructors, coaches, and judges.
斯科特Hardman, 本地投资银行家, 也是SVPC的长期志愿评委, said “弗雷娅产科 was my top choice given the creativity of the plan and how well the team had thought through the business. I spread my votes out to include several others, but Freya was outstanding.”
Local businesswoman and returning Judge Joan O’Brien, commented: “It truly gives me faith that the future is in good hands when I talk to these smart, enthusiastic graduating seniors with so many wonderful ideas. 我知道他们会让世界变得更美好!”
Financial sponsors of the SVPC include the Herbert B. 琼斯的基础, the Scott and Kathleen Cummins Family Foundation, 切特集团, 西北中心, 高地私人财富管理, 先锋人力服务, 和技能公司. 的 competition is organized by the 应用学习中心 (CAL) in the 商学院,政府, 和经济学(SBGE).
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