EDGE is a 501c3 organization designed to enhance economic development in Northeast Ohio through innovation and entrepreneurship.
HOME	CEOs for NEO Internship Program CEOs for NEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Organizations for NE Ohio) Ask top executives in NE Ohio for any great new business ideas they may have. Not new products but new business ideas! Recruit top students to perform the due diligence and feasibility analyses on the ideas. Pair students with faculty advisors and business mentors to provide guidance through the process. Provide students with a meaningful educational experience, expose them to new opportunities and new relationships, and ideally keep them working in Northeast Ohio. Present the results to potential investors and serial entrepreneurs to create new businesses. In 2007, the Entrepreneurs EDGE launched the first year of the CEOs for NEO program. Twelve students from four regional universities worked on six CEO-generated projects. Project ideas were provided by executives from Davey Tree Expert Company (2 project ideas), Fairmount Minerals, Carroll Manufacturing and Sales, and Corporate United What did student interns do? Over the course of two months, the students answered one simple question: Is there a business here and, if so, what is the upside potential? Students met regularly with faculty, mentors, industry experts, and Idea Generators and presented findings to peers and EDGE leadership on an ongoing basis. So . . . what happened (results)? Of the six fully researched projects, four CEOs indicated that the researched ideas were likely to be implemented either in their existing business or as a new business entity. In 2008, EDGE will select interns in March and April for the Summer 2008 Program, which runs from the last week in May through July with an anticipated public presentation of successful ideas taking place in August.	For Interested Students Find out more about the internship position. Recap of 2007 Program Learn more about last year's CEOs for NEO program. Press Read Akron Beacon Journal Profile on the 2007 program. Contact Christopher Keller, Program Manager, for more information or with questions. Download Adobe Reader to open pdf files.