{"id":74,"date":"2015-04-01T17:56:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T17:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/es\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2016-03-21T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T14:32:17","slug":"2011-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clubs.umflint.edu\/es\/2011-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"2011-2012 Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Under Gannon O\u2019Reilly:<\/h3>\n

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CEO National Conference: Fort Worth, Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Entrepreneurs Society traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization National Conference. We had the opportunity to network with our entrepreneurial peers from around the country and learn from successful entrepreneurs and visionary leaders.<\/p>\n

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Relay for Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

In March, the Entrepreneurs Society participated in the annual \u2018Relay for Life\u2019 event. Fundraising efforts on behalf of the society exceeded $400.<\/p>\n

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Work\/Live Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

The University of Michigan-Flint Entrepreneurs Society and Genesee County Habitat for Humanity<\/a> will unveil the first Work\/Live Home in the nation on June 9. \u00a0\u00a0The Work\/Live home contains\u00a0both residential and commercial space, and provides the resident both affordable housing and an opportunity to become a self-sufficient small business owner.<\/p>\n

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Construction of the Work\/Live House started on Saturday, June 2, and it will be completed by Saturday, June 9, the same day a dedication is planned at 1 p.m. The house is located on west Fifth Street, across from the White Horse Tavern.<\/p>\n

The Work\/Live concept came to fruition through a partnership with Genesee County Habitat for Humanity and the University of Michigan-Flint Entrepreneurs Society, a 109-member academic student organization, led by senior management students Gannon O\u2019Reilly and Brooke Dziurman and founded by Entrepreneur in Residence and Lecturer, Michael Witt, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Work\/Live Home concept plants economic seeds in the inner city. We know there\u00a0are great opportunities for entrepreneurs in Flint, and this is one way to help locals access and grow these markets,\u201d said Witt.<\/p>\n

The University of Michigan-Flint Entrepreneurs Society and Genesee County Habitat for Humanity joined forces in 2011 to develop a model to revitalize Flint\u2019s under-served neighborhoods. Together they conceptualized the idea for a brand new component to Habitat\u2019s existing framework and the Work\/Live model was born. The partnership\u2019s mutual goal became to identify potential entrepreneurs interested in developing for-profit businesses and integrating them into a Habitat for Humanity home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes sense for downtown neighborhoods to have businesses and eyes on the street at all times to start to cultivate entrepreneurial opportunities and businesses for people,\u201d said Margaret Kato, executive director for Genesee County Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n

This innovative\u00a0concept provides improved community living by promoting affordable living solutions coupled with viable business support, creating additional jobs, and contributing to the overall economic and social revitalization of the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Patricia Moffet, an area photographer and artist, will be the first Work\/Live resident and will focus on growing her existing photography business.\u00a0Moffet will display her work and partake in cutting the ribbon during the June 9 event.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs\u00a0young\u00a0people\u00a0receiving our education in Flint, we are honored to be a part of this project. Providing someone with\u00a0the opportunity for home ownership and to be a small business owner, that is the American Dream and we are excited to bring that to Flint,\u201d said Gannon O\u2019Reilly, University of Michigan-Flint Entrepreneurs Society president.<\/p>\n

There are six Work\/Live Homes scheduled to be built in Flint over the next two years. The Work\/Live model has received attention from Habitat for Humanity International, interested in adopting the concept as a nationwide model.<\/p>\n

Construction of the home is part of the Habitat for Humanity\u2019s Home Builders Blitz 2012<\/a>, and as part of the event, Steve Thomas, Emmy Award-winning television personality and former host of the home improvement shows \u201cThis Old House\u201d and \u201cRenovation Nation,\u201d will make a stop in Flint to view the construction process on June 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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