Our Mission, Your Campus
See how our program can fit your unique Campus
Our Value
FOR STUDENT-CREATORS
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An effectively managed shop experience includes simple systems for product uploading, order processing and shipping.
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Each student business is given individualized marketing attention, in sharing the message of their brand and story as a student creator.
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Students are able to grow their customer base by connecting with members of campus and the surrounding community in unique ways.
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A supportive network encourages continuous growth through collaboration and learning from businesses at all stages.
for student-managers
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Managers representing all different majors and backgrounds on campus come together to work collaboratively behind one common initiative.
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All seven members of the manager team apply their unique skill set in operating Student-Made and making the program a success on campus.
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Students consistently improve their performance by learning best practices alongside the managers of other Student-Made campuses.
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Accessing resources from their university and Student-Made to make the most enriching experience.
for your Campus
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Students across all majors & backgrounds starting businesses on campus can now connect deeper with the resources of an entrepreneurship center.
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Our online marketplace template will be uniquely customized to the mission and brand of your center, expanding your impact on student businesses.
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Our completely student-run structure provides valuable experience that can now be offered by your center.
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Bringing our program to your campus means uniting students, faculty, alumni, and the local community in the support of student entrepreneurship.
Tiers + PRICING
Feasibility study
$1,000 one-time
1 semester
A great way to find out if the Student-Made Program is a good fit for your campus. Our team will lead this one-semester study to gauge interest.
Starter
$2,500 setup + $5,000/semester
Launch the program with a limited number of student businesses, with the opportunity to upgrade to advanced when student participation grows.
Advanced
$2,500 setup + $7,500/semester
Stronger marketing support and other features to grow the platform on campus + beyond, with an unlimited number of student businesses able to join.
PARTNER TESTIMONIALS
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Julie Barbier Bularzik, Venture Development Coordinator at University of Arizona
"It's one thing to sit in a classroom and learn about business in theory. It's another thing to actually work things out. This program will give them the opportunity to develop original ideas and original products. ”
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Lynne George, Director of the Troy University IDEA Bank
“Opening a storefront at the IDEA Bank is something I have been working on for years now, but we simply haven’t had the capacity to operationalize it until now. We have so many talented and creative entrepreneurs that are seeking outlets to sell their unique products .”
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Lori Fischer, Director of Burgess Institute Operations at Michigan State University
“We envision Student Made becoming a well known, recognized organization throughout MSU, as well as across the Greater Lansing community. The Student-Made program encourages students to test the market and expand their creativity.”
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Kelsey Otero, Innovation Hub Director at Marquette University
"Our Innovation Center on campus immediately knew that Student-Made was a solution beyond what we could have hoped for. It provided a consistent platform for student entrepreneurs, creators, and makers to sell products and grow their customer bases.”
Helpful materials
About video
Program PDF
THE Launch PROCESS
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After receiving your interest form, we will meet with you to discuss all aspects of the program, and confirm your launch date preference.
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After our initial meeting, we will provide you with our contract to review, which will need to be signed prior to program creation.
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Once the contract is submitted, we will provide a step-by-step launch timeline that includes marketplace creation, creator on- boarding, and manager recruitment.
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Congrats, we are officially ready to launch! This means the online marketplace has been published, students' products have been uploaded, managers are meeting as a team, and promotion is underway.
FAQs
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Our studies run for 2 months, and provide you a detailed report on how many student businesses are interested in participating, how many managers have expressed interest, viable campus partnerships to help promote the shop, and the step by step logistics of getting up and running based on our findings.
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We try to organize our launches of new campuses into the beginning of the Fall Semester and Spring Semester. On average, we can create and launch the program in about 3-4 months. This mostly depends on how quickly the campus legal team can approve our contract.
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We work with many entrepreneurship centers with 1-3 staff members, that do not have much additional bandwidth to dedicate to Student-Made. We’ve built this program to be managed by our team— as we recruit student businesses, train managers, and address any operational challenges. With this being said, we love working closely with our partners and welcome collaboration.
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A ‘Program Manager’ from our Student-Made team will be assigned to your campus branch to oversee operations, and work directly with creators and managers to ensure a positive experience for all parties involved. They will also hold monthly check-in meetings with your team.
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Student-Made does not compensate the Student-Manager Team. The University Partner has the choice of compensating managers, and we have seen this vary from campus to campus. Some schools offer this is a volunteer position, some offer internship or class credit and some make these paid positions.
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Since the shops are run by students, the shop feature of the website closes when they are on breaks. This allows them to not only take a break, but step back and spend time reflecting on their accomplishments. It also allows creators to focus on new inventory for the Fall re-launch. However, the website with info about the program will always be live.
