How to Run a Business

Rebecca Howick, interim director for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was interviewed by Connection in an article titled, What Goes into Being an Entrepreneur? Howick shared information about The Depot, the Center's pop-up retail farm stand that introduces students to the ins and outs of business. 

“The goal is to let the students see what it’s like to put on events, make sales, learn how businesses operate, work with restaurant owners and interact with the public,” said Howick. “It’s a whole hands-on, entrepreneurial experience. The vendors get the money from our purchases, and we get the proceeds from the retail sales so we’ll have enough money to continue with the program and make it a sustainable business model.”

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