MU Student Center storefronts give students the opportunity to turn their business ideas to reality, become familiar with the ins-and-outs of store ownership and learn how to collaborate with others. The competitive pitching process allows students who are serious about entrepreneurship to prepare for the professional world. "There were obviously a lot of quality candidates. I'm very humbled to be among them." storefront owner Kobe Messick said of the pitch last year. "But I think that the reason I was selected this year was just because I had a pretty well-developed plan for how I was going to operate the business." For the full story visit the link in our bio. Story | Sarah Woods Photo | Claire Nguyen #mizzou #smallbusiness #youngentrepreneur #buttons #plants #business #femaleentrepreneur #missouri #maneater #femaleowned #shop