Thank you so much for supporting our Student Run Businesses. Students are currently in the process of fulfilling their final orders by Friday, December 13th. If you have any questions please email Kristi Mitchell at klmitch1@butler.edu.
Thank you!
Fall ’24 Real Business Experience Class presents 24 Student Owned and Operated Businesses. Please join us in supporting our student by engaging with their online store fronts and visiting them in person at the RBE Marketplace!
RBE In Person Marketplace Friday, November 15th 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Located in the Lobby of Dugan Hall, 625 Butler Way
RBE Charity – Fall 24: Ben Harmon Legacy Fund
FAQs
How do students start their businesses?
All teams are provided with a $1,000 loan from Butler University to start their businesses.
Do students keep their profits?
Yes! Students pay back their loans, donate 10% of their profits to charity and then they get to keep their profits
RBE Charity Fall 24: Ben Harmon Legacy Fund?
Every semester a different charity is selected for the student to support. 10% of all their profits are donated to this charity.
Benjamin Andrew Harmon Legacy Fund
This is a nonprofit fund that raises money for pediatric cancer awareness and research in honor of Ben Harmon, who passed away on July 6, 2018, of Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer which predominantly presents in young male athletes. All the funds are donated to the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent in Ben’s memory.
BENefit Mile
The BENefit Mile is an annual fundraiser for Ben’s legacy fund held the first week of August in Plainfield, IN. Participants walk or run a downhill mile and make donations in Ben’s honor. 100% of the money raised goes into the nonprofit legacy fund.
Ben Harmon
Ben was a 2016 graduate of Avon High School, where he was a varsity track and cross-country runner as well as one of the top students in his class, ranking 17 out of almost 700 students. He was accepted as a direct admit to the engineering program at Purdue University, where he spent only one semester before he passed away at 20 years old. Ben had a profound impact on everyone who knew him. People would describe him as optimistic, energetic, selfless, and fearless. Ben was known for his big smile and his goofy, witty sense of humor.
Julia Harmon
Ben’s little sister Julia is a second-year student here at Butler University. She is a biochemistry major on the pre-medical school track with minors in Spanish and medical Spanish. She is also a student-athlete on the Butler University Dance Team. Julia was inspired by her brother’s courageous battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma to study medicine.
