BizStarts is looking to better serve their community of entrepreneurs in underserved areas. They hope, through interviews with their entrepreneurs, business coaches, Board of Directors, and the foundations that support them, to improve their body of work. This project will include a lot of qualitative interviews in the interest of advancing impact. The ultimate goal is to inform BizStarts leadership team on how each of their stakeholders views BizStarts' overall effectiveness. Lastly, BizStarts is looking for go-forward recommendations on how to succeed long term with their model.

HOST VENUE ADDRESS

• Students will be using BizStarts Offices as their home base: 1555 N. Riverside Drive Milwaukee WI 53212

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES

• Students should come prepared knowing:
  • Learn about BizStarts and the KPI they track
  • Become familiar with the book Poverty and Entrepreneurship on Developed Economies. One of the co-authors is Michael Morris. He is a Notre Dame faculty member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How to create entrepreneurial spirit in underserved areas
• How to create a unique connection between the wealthy and those in lower-to-moderate income
• How foundations operate
• How non-profits operate
• How to collect qualitative data from many stakeholders and produce a go-forward plan