Entrepreneurship in Action

Edited by Eric W. Liguori, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and External Relations, Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, Florida State University and Mark Tonelli, Associate Professor, School of Music, Millikin University, US

• Contents:Foreword ixPART I CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ONSTUDENT-RUN VENTURES1 Entrepreneurship in action: the power of the student-run venture 2Mark Tonelli2 Student-run ventures and interdisciplinary entrepreneurshipeducation 7Eric Liguori and Lee Zane3 Creating a culture for student-run ventures 12Julienne Shields4 Role clarity in SRVs: students, faculty, and administrators 25Julienne Shields, Eric Liguori, and Mark Tonelli5 Student-run venture outcomes 35Julienne Shields and Mark Tonelli6 The Millikin University SRV model: frequently asked questions 42Julienne Shields and Mark Tonelli7 Reacting to crisis: how student-run ventures pivotedfollowing the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic 53Mark TonelliPART II STUDENT-RUN VENTURE CASE SUMMARIES8 Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre 63Sara Theis9 Art Circus 77Dave Burdick10 Blue Satellite Press 88Stephen Frech11 MU Performance Consulting 104RJ Podeschi12 Blue Connection Art Gallery 116Kate Flemming13 Arts Café 133Mark TonelliIndex

'Student-run ventures, such as found at Millikin University, may be the optimal way to teach developing entrepreneurship. As you will see in this book, students go beyond work in the classroom and gain first-hand knowledge of how to act entrepreneurially. This book offers clear insight into a myriad of student-run ventures and has the potential to influence the broader field of entrepreneurship education.'