Ball State University senior Brian Bell plans to turn his entrepreneurship project into a university-wide Spring Break relief effort more than 800 miles away.
But Bell and four other entrepreneurship students are looking for at least 35 students who are willing to help small businesses in Hancock County, Miss., recover from Hurricane Katrina. Students in disciplines ranging from human resources and architecture to information systems, political science and education are needed, Bell said.
"For us, it's just really a good learning experience trying to help them out," Bell said. "Some day, we might run into the same problems."
The group will work to set up a child care or day care program that will allow victims the opportunity to return to work, in addition to helping local residents with r+â-¬sum+â-¬s and interviewing skills, said Ray Montagno, associate dean of the Miller College of Business.
Students will also help businesses who are having difficulty getting loans back from the government and will seek out more workers to battle the area's labor shortage. Information systems students can help recover customer data and business records on computers, Montagno said.
"There are still 1,100 businesses that were in place before the storm that have not recovered yet, so there is still a lot of need," Montagno said.
The group is planning fund-raisers for the Spring Break trip, which will require about $10,000 for supplies and living expenses, Montagno said.
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