SV Gap Year Program

Many students, from incoming undergraduates (“Rising Freshman or Freshers”) through to PhD’s (Doctoral Students) are considering taking a Gap Year (GY) or Voluntary Leave of Absence (VLA) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Between 12 and 20 percent of college (undergraduate) students say that they will take a Gap Year, along with 16 percent of rising freshman click here. This number will increase many universities do not open their physical campuses this Autumn and instead opt for the online learning. Preliminary research shows that as many as 25% of undergraduate and graduate-level students are considering a VLA for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Chronicle of Higher Education is tracking the plans of universities. Click hereto view.

Our Team

We are a family-run business that is passionate about and experienced in student entrepreneurship.

Michael Clouser was a student entrepreneur himself a few times over, and a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley that invested in student start-ups. He is an entrepreneurship professor and has taught at various universities including Edinburgh and Stanford. He led the Edinburgh-Stanford Link’s entrepreneurship programme for 7 years. Prior to his Silicon Valley experience, he was the CEO of Cornell-affiliated Student Agencies Incorporated, based in Ithaca, New York. The organization has incubated many successful student startups, including CourseInfo (Blackboard) and a range of others. Michael is an alumnus of Cornell University (BS/MBA) and the University of Edinburgh (MSc/PhD).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrclouser

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Max Clouser is a Scout-Journalist and President of StudVent. Max has worked in sales, hospitality, and publishing. He was a director of sales for Sooke Pocket News on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada during high school years. In later years, he worked at the Statler Hotel on Cornell’s campus, and with HyVee as a bartender. He operated an AirBnB business one summer between junior hockey seasons. Max is also learning to code and is building initial products in Python. Max graduated from Mt Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, and attended Bridgton Academy in Maine as a PG student. He has lived in Canada, Scotland and the USA. He is currently a full-time undergraduate student at the Cornell University where he is studying computer science and hospitality.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxim-clouser-8749419b

Amy Clouser is a digital designer and web developer. She has been in the graphic design industry as well as the hospitality industry for over 35 years. Amy also does all of our Social Media and Marketing. She has owned and operated an embroidery business for decades, and created numerous logos, POP material and websites.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-clouser-ab18ba178

Matisse Clouser is an up-and-coming social media marketer. Currently he is a rising high school senior who is in touch with Generation Z and their social media and digital habits. Matisse can help you reach this and Millennial audiences through various channels and presences. He lives in Palm Beach, Florida.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matisse-clouser-53a652196/

Student Agencies Incorporated, Ithaca, New York in 1997

StudVent founder Michael Clouser, CEO fellow, first row on left, sitting. President Matt Wolffe, sitting front and center.

Student Venture Entrepreneurship Club (SVEC)

SVEC,

Our Club was launched in the summer of 2020. We seek to build a virtual community of students globally who are current university and college students at any level of study (undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, professional or postdoctoral). Our chapter has monthly meetings, guest speakers, and will develop more programming as we grow and are influenced by motivated student leaders yet to come. The SVEC is a Chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO).

Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization a 501 (c) (3) not for profit charitable corporation, founded in 1983 It supports more than 16,500 emerging collegiate entrepreneurs annually. CEO believes that any student, regardless of academic discipline, can launch a business. Through its global network of more than 250 college and university chapters, CEO supports and inspires the growth and development of any student that seeks to be entrepreneurial.

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The future is female: In all, 29 companies on our 2020 list have female founders or co-founders, six more than last year and seven more than the year before that.

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