The College of DuPage Entrepreneurship Club—student-run, student-led—offers students a variety of experiences beyond the classroom. From meeting with local business owners at Chamber of Commerce events to bake sales, these students get real-world experience to last them a lifetime.
At first blush a bake sale may not seem like a learning experience, but for students who have never had to organize an event, the recent bake sale was an eye opening experience. The process of developing a product line, having it meet the requirements of COD for student sales, developing a staffing roster for the event, staffing the event and doing the accounting for the sale afterwards provided club members with insights into a real business environment.
At the After Hours Business meetings of the Lisle Chamber of Commerce, several students were able to meet and interact one on one with local business owners such as B. Gunther & Company, Woodridge Food Pantry, and Hilton Hotels. This experience opened students up to the world of diverse business in a way that simply can’t be duplicated in the classroom.
Umair Shah, President of COD Entrepreneurship Club, commented that “the link between Chamber of Commerce events and our student body provides an excellent source of knowledge that students can share and learn from.”
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