The Egg Factory, LLC Offers a Unique Internship Opportunity

June 8 - August 2, 2003

Innovation Challenge

The Egg Factory, LLC has developed an exciting internship program called the Innovation Challenge.  The Innovation Challenge provides students with a unique opportunity to experience and participate in a start-up company.  Students will learn first-hand about innovation, intellectual property, market analysis, technology development and entrepreneurship.  The internship will consist of:

• An eight-week paid internship for sixteen students (four business students, four engineering students, four liberal arts students and four industrial design).  Housing and most food will be provided.

• Each team will consist of one business student, on engineering student, one liberals arts student and one industrial design student.  Four teams of four students will compete to conceive innovations and to develop the associated marketing research, business models and business plans.

• Approximately three times a week, students will attend seminars on different aspects of innovation, technology development and business.

• The eight-week program will culminate with a professionally judged conceptual innovation and associated business plan presentation and competition.  All participants will be awarded certificates and the winning teams will receive a cash award.

Qualifications

The Egg Factory is looking for sixteen, creative, self-motivated individuals who are in high academic standing to participate in the 2003 Innovation Challenge Internship Program.  The evaluation process will take into account: extracurricular activities, prior work experience, ability to work in groups, academic success and entrepreneurship.

Targeted Students

• Seniors/rising fourth year
• Liberal Arts students (any discipline)
• Engineering Students (traditional engineering, as well as, students of physics, chemistry, etc.)
• Business Students (prerequisite: Finance)
• Industrial Design