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2006 IBE Companies Prove Most Successful Yet
Daniel Barber/Muleskinner
Issue date: 1/11/07 Section: News
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Two student-run businesses from the International Business Experience [IBE] program donated their profit and more than 300 hours of service each to charitable causes last semester. Both companies exceeded any previous company's contributions in the IBE course.
The companies, Central Warmth and Get Your Lid On, made $6,117 and $4,415, respectively, from the products sold.
Central Warmth twice sold out of its product, a UCM-themed thermal mug, and were able to collect hats, gloves, coats and canned foods for Project Warmth, a Kansas City based charity that provides blankets, warm clothing and money for heat and utility bills to homeless and underprivileged residents during the cold, winter months.
Get Your Lid On donated its profit to the Salvation Army of Johnson County to help renovate a disaster relief trailer. The trailer, which will be ready sometime this spring, will be outfitted with a generator system, internal and external lighting to illuminate a large area, canopy tents, tables, coolers, food-preserving Cambros cases, along with other supplies needed in a potential disaster.
Richard DeFord, director of public relations and development for the Salvation Army in Johnson County, was happy to work with the IBE students and is hopeful to get a chance to work with future IBE companies.
DeFord said the amount donated was a definite surprise, and the newly renovated trailer will provide immediate support in the event of a disaster.
"This is something that along with the Homeland Security money will help a lot," DeFord said. "The trailer will be towed behind a mobile canteen-feeding unit that will be able to feed 5,000 people a day. We hope not to have to use it, but at the same time, we feel now we'll be able to better step up to the plate."
Mary McCord, associate professor of computer information systems, said the IBE course is a rewarding way to teach.
"It's a wonderful experience and you get to know your students as friends," McCord said. After talking with students who have taken the class, McCord said students learn a lot.
"I had about three students that told me [the class] changed their lives," McCord said. "Often students continue with the charity, or their eyes will be open to new opportunities, such as career opportunities."
Dane Powers, president of Central Warmth, liked what the course had to offer.
"I transferred from Kansas State to UCM because of the [IBE] program," Powers said. "Not many universities offer a program like IBE. I like the program because it resembles a business internship in many ways. The only difference is that you get to make all the decisions and learn from your mistakes."
The companies, Central Warmth and Get Your Lid On, made $6,117 and $4,415, respectively, from the products sold.
Central Warmth twice sold out of its product, a UCM-themed thermal mug, and were able to collect hats, gloves, coats and canned foods for Project Warmth, a Kansas City based charity that provides blankets, warm clothing and money for heat and utility bills to homeless and underprivileged residents during the cold, winter months.
Get Your Lid On donated its profit to the Salvation Army of Johnson County to help renovate a disaster relief trailer. The trailer, which will be ready sometime this spring, will be outfitted with a generator system, internal and external lighting to illuminate a large area, canopy tents, tables, coolers, food-preserving Cambros cases, along with other supplies needed in a potential disaster.
Richard DeFord, director of public relations and development for the Salvation Army in Johnson County, was happy to work with the IBE students and is hopeful to get a chance to work with future IBE companies.
DeFord said the amount donated was a definite surprise, and the newly renovated trailer will provide immediate support in the event of a disaster.
"This is something that along with the Homeland Security money will help a lot," DeFord said. "The trailer will be towed behind a mobile canteen-feeding unit that will be able to feed 5,000 people a day. We hope not to have to use it, but at the same time, we feel now we'll be able to better step up to the plate."
Mary McCord, associate professor of computer information systems, said the IBE course is a rewarding way to teach.
"It's a wonderful experience and you get to know your students as friends," McCord said. After talking with students who have taken the class, McCord said students learn a lot.
"I had about three students that told me [the class] changed their lives," McCord said. "Often students continue with the charity, or their eyes will be open to new opportunities, such as career opportunities."
Dane Powers, president of Central Warmth, liked what the course had to offer.
"I transferred from Kansas State to UCM because of the [IBE] program," Powers said. "Not many universities offer a program like IBE. I like the program because it resembles a business internship in many ways. The only difference is that you get to make all the decisions and learn from your mistakes."
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