Do All Entrepreneurs Want to Make Money?

As VP of the Entrepreneurial Impact branch of AU's SIFE, I have met many entrepreneurs with some really unique ideas about how to make a living. Their ideas run from selling coupons to solving complex political and social issues such as drug abuse. However, one unique company that SIFE Consulting Services has worked with this year is Global Student Solutions (GSS) affiliated with the Anderson Business Incubator. Scott Martin, the president and founder of GSS seeks not primarily to make money, but to help students from abroad who plan to study in the United States for college. Scott's passion for students, mixed with his international experience, birthed the idea that he can help international students all around the country through technology to provide support for those students as they encounter a new cultural and academic experience. 

When Consulting manager Nathaniel Boggs and his team began their project with GSS in late September, Scott was just starting to make his dream a reality. With the help of the Consulting team, Scott has begun to set up an accounting system and research opportunities for funding his venture. Although helping students in Scott's first priority, SIFE students have been able to help him get the financial side of his organization in order. Our students have learned that nonprofit organizations must be financially successful so that they may be successful in fulfilling their purpose. For more information about GSS and Scott Martin, the founder, visit Global Student Solutions' website here.