The Regis Entrepreneur Club hosts Coaching Coffees every Wednesday morning and afternoon from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Walker's Pub in the Student Center and over the Regis College Summer Break, Wednesday afternoon from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the West Hall Conference Room. Any Regis University student who has a business or is thinking about starting one, is invited to come to the Coaching Coffees where they can sit down with experienced business owners and discuss their businesses and ideas.
To date the following student business ideas and initiatives have been discussed:
- 24/7 Food Delivery Services on campus
- Starting and Running an International Business - Teak Tree Farming in Belize
- Cross Cultural Exchange Program to Kenya among others.
Coffee and snacks will be served to all participants.
The Coaching Coffees are sponsored by the Sullivan Chair for Free Enterprise.
For all other questions or If you are a business owner or a faculty member with entrepreneurial experience and would like to participate as a mentor, please contact Karl Dakin, executive director of the Sullivan Chair at 720.296.0372 or kdakin@regis.edu.
Do you wish there was a 24/7 access to food on campus? Wish you would grab a bit of some flavorful food anytime you got hungry, say…in the middle of the night? Just want it NOW, and delivered in your room!? Well, Paul Narey a Regis University student has an answer to this dilemma for you. Join us at Walker’s Pub in the Student Center, Wednesday mornings from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. to hear his thoughts on how to deliver food on campus and share your ideas. Let's build this scrumptious idea into a reality for everyone.
The Sullivan Chair is engaged in the planning of the Berkeley Information Center as a Community Impact Investment.
The Berkeley Information Center is intended to provide a range of local information to the citizens of the Berkeley District of the City of Denver, Colorado. At present, there is no single, central source of information for the many types of information needed in daily life by individuals, families and businesses within the community.
A Community Impact Investment is a community development and revitalization activity that is conducted to address a community problem. Funding for the activity may be provided through a social investment model without government monies or charitable gifts.
During the planning process, information will be gathered from citizens and businesses within Berkeley as to their information needs and priorities. With this information, different options will be considered based upon available technology and cost. The Sullivan Chair will deliver plans for different options for the development and operation of a Center to the Berkeley Merchant’s Association. The plans will monetize operation of the Center with the goal of paying back investment money. If the needed money is raised, the selected plan will be implemented.
Both the planning and launch of the Center will include participation of Regis University students so that they can learn entrepreneurship.
If the Center can meet the needs of the Berkeley community and achieve sustainable operations, the Sullivan Chair will package the Center plan in a kit with lessons learned from the plan’s implementation. The kit will be offered for sale to other communities. In this manner, a single project may be widely replicated and locally funded across the nation.
Revenue generated from kit sales will be used for expansion of Sullivan Chair activities.
Teak Tree Farming: International Business
Teak wood is one of the world’s most valuable hardwoods. It is known to be very resistant to insects, moisture, rotting and does not crack or turn black when in contact with the sun or metal due to a natural oil it contains, thus it’s ideal for marine use as it's used to make their decks of the sailing boats.
In addition, teak is durable in all types of climatic conditions, and resistance to harsh chemicals making it popular and highly demanded as it also enhances the beauty and value of any room.
The wholesale price for a fully grown/mature teak tree currrently goes for USD 3,000! This makes the teak tree farming industry a very lucrative business to get into into.
As a Regis University student, you have the opportunity to veture into this industry and start your own company. Want to learn more? Let's meet at Coaching Coffees, every Wednesday at Walker's Pub from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. See you there!