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As marketing and supply chain management graduate Stacy Knuth heads
for a promising future at Proctor & Gamble, her campus commitment
to service will be cherished by UW-Madison students for generations to
come.
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The Incubator is just one of 33 community outreach projects Stacy Knuth has spearheaded as a student in the Wisconsin School of Business and a member of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), a group whose membership grew from seven to 135 students in a single semester under Knuth’s direction.
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In 2007, Knuth's business idea for a non-traditional marketing
company targeting campuses nationwide took first place in the
prestigious <a href="http://www.bus.wisc.edu/burrill/">G. Stephen Burrill Business Plan Competition</a>. In order to
help other students with business venture ideas of their own, Stacy
developed the <a href="http://www.uwsife.org/incubator">Student Business Incubator</a>, a
new 2,400-square-foot center housed in the University Square building,
set to open in 2009.
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The Incubator will give UW-Madison students the opportunity to
develop, test and grow their business ideas in a dedicated space rich
with campus resources and support. The Incubator is just one of 33
community outreach projects this enterprising graduate has spearheaded
as a student in the <a href="http://www.bus.wisc.edu/">Wisconsin School of Business</a> and a member of <a href="http://sife.rso.wisc.edu/">Students in Free Enterprise</a> (<acronym title="http://sife.rso.wisc.edu/">SIFE</acronym>), a group whose membership grew from
seven to 135 students in a single semester under Knuth's direction.
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Among her many other undertakings is <a href="http://sife.rso.wisc.edu/projects/realitycheck.html">Reality Check</a>, a simulation
led by SIFE members to help area high school students gain an
understanding of budgeting and saving once they are financially
independent adults.
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As marketing and supply chain management graduate Stacy Knuth heads for a promising future at Proctor & Gamble, her campus commitment to service will be cherished by UW-Madison students for generations to come.
Notable graduates: Stacy Knuth — Paving way for future Wisconsin entrepreneurs
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