My Entrepreneurship Story: Week 2

My senior year of high school, I was elected National Honor Society President. Therefore, I was given the opportunity to lead our organization's booth in our annual Relay for Life. Rather than just become involved in this event, I wanted to become a part of this event. As cancer has remained very prominent in my family and in my life, this event was very important to me. I decided raise money through my booth in a much different way than typically expected. The event was movie themed, so our booth was a Harry Potter booth. We sold "butter beer," as food is typically expected at booths, and I sold beads per lap walked. After purchasing the "necklace," every lap walked, you were given a white bead, every mile a purple bead, and every 10 miles a purple bead with glitter. This alone made the most money at our event. I also organized an event that night. A stage was set up on our football field and donations were accepted to enter and watch the event, as well as to participate. We held a lip sync contest, where groups of 3 or more were entered. The winning group was awarded the money to go into their booth's earnings towards Relay for Life. In that competition, we raised over $1500 in donations, all being given back to the cause we represented. The picture attached shows the National Honor Society booth, with myself, two of my executive officers, and our sponsor.

I have enrolled in ENT3003 as an introduction to entrepreneurship. Coming into this course, I was somewhat unsure as to what to expect. Now, I am excited to learn more through this class. I am possibly minoring in Entrepreneurship, so this course will hopefully give me insight into what I could minor in. I know many entrepreneurs and I am hoping this class will give me an idea of what they have experienced and therefore, I will have an opportunity to talk to them.