REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Course Title

Real World Entrepreneurship

Collaboration Overview

UM's Accelerate Montana Rural Innovation Initiative and Blackstone LaunchPad invites Montana startups and growth businesses to submit student projects. Students working in teams of two or more can take on projects addressing a range of entrepreneurial challenges and opportunities including:

  • market/customer research
  • product/service development
  • marketing
  • business and launch planning
  • financial modeling

Projects can be flexibly scheduled throughout the academic and calendar year.

 

We recognize that startup organizations often lack the financial resources to hire employees or students to assist with their development. This program is offered to ventures at no cost. However, we do ask ventures that benefit from the program to consider making a financial contribution, now or in the future, to support the Blackstone LaunchPad at the University of Montana.

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Timeline & Next Steps

  • December 14, 2020

    Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Topics of Interest

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Strategy Development
Requirements Planning
Evaluation and Recommendations

Customer Service

New Business Opportunity Assessment
New Product/Service Development
Customer Discovery/Interviewing

Data Management

Data Scrubbing & Reorganization
Data Synthesis & Visualization
KPI Design Visualization

Environmental Sustainability & Conservation

Company Talent Skills Mapping
Organizational Vision, Values, and Goals Temperature Check
Talent Management Troubleshooting

Growth Strategy

Business Opportunity Research
Prospecting New Relationships
Designing & Scaling Processes

International Affairs

Expansion Planning
Cultural Assessment
Strategic Entry

Legal, Regulatory, Compliance

Impending Regulation Assessment
Legal Documents & Legal Structure Audit
Prospecting Legal Firms

Marketing

Branding Strategy/Redesign
Social Media Optimization
User/Customer Acquisition Strategy Development & Testing

Operations

Process Design Review
Scalability Assessment
Inter-Departmental Efficiency Assessment

Org Culture, DE&I

Diversity Assessments
Inclusion Protocols
Training & Development

PR & Communications

PR Strategy Consulting
Communications Planning
Messaging & Tone Advancement

Product Design & Development

User Testing/Interviewing
Requirements Planning
Product Development/Extension

Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain

Sourcing & Distribution Analysis
Inventory Management
Distribution Optimization

Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis

Growth Analysis
Valuations Assessment
Financial Performance Analysis​

Research & Development

Competition Due Diligence
Industry Size Assessment
Partnership & Channel Mapping

Sales & Business Development

New Business Opportunity Assessment
Market Testing
Customer Discovery/Interviewing

Social Impact

Software Design & Development

MVP Design & User Testing
Systems Integration
Technology Roadmap Planning

Program & Course Info

School
CourseReal World Entrepreneurship
Graduate / UndergraduateN/A
Students EnrolledN/A
Student Time Commitment30+ Hours
Class Meeting Day & Time*N/A

*Note: Company, faculty, and students will finalize meeting and communication schedule after collaboration is finalized

Academic Mentors

There are currently no supervisors assigned.

Collaboration Requirements

Requested Industries
Accounting & Legal, Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Entertainment & Recreation, Biotech & Pharmaceuticals, Business Services, Construction, Repair & Maintenance, Consumer Services, Education, Finance, Government, Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing, Media, Mining & Metals, Non-Profit, Oil, Gas, Energy & Utilities, Real Estate, Restaurants, Bars & Food Services, Retail, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Tourism
Requested Company Size
  • Pre-Revenue Startup
  • Established Startup
  • High-Growth Startup
  • Small Business
Duration13.3 Weeks (01/11/2021 - 04/14/2021)
LocationN/A
Company Time Commitment1 Hour per week of mentoring, answering key questions, and providing access to helpful resources
Project Count7

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