Real Business Experience

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Butler’s Real Business Experience

Dear Customers:

Welcome to RBE Fall 2026. Teams will be live and begin selling the week of September 28th. The last day for sales will be Saturday, November 28th.

Please not that teams will not have inventory for the first several weeks of the selling period. You will be notified when your product is available for pick up or has been shipped to you.

Thank you for your support!

Fall 26 Real Business Experience Class presents 28 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 6th
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Located in the Lobby of Dugan Hall, 625 Butler Way

RBE Charity – Fall ’26: TBD

Shifting Ideas through Education for African Women, Inc. (SITEAW, INC.) is a legal non profit organization 501(C)3 founded in 2004. Its main objective is to sponsor girls who, if not in school, would be subjected to inhumane traditions, premature marriage, and trafficking.
We are dedicated to empowering girls and women to break the chains of oppressive and harmful traditions that are embedded in African indigenous culture.
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Spring 2025 $3,600 Donated to New Shoe Day

Fall 2024: $3,200 Donated to the Ben Harmon Legacy Fund for pediatric cancer.

Fall 2023: $3,300 Donated to the Butler Food Pantry

Spring 2024: $3,400 Donated to Suicide Prevention

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