Today, StudentBusinesses.com features a student venture that is all about students. The number of student businesses that are exclusively for students are numerous mostly because students are starting their businesses around their schools. Hoping to reach a demand for the student area, these students hope to also capture the imagination and drive of the college students they are targeting. The Internet has generally helped students with their ideas and execution, therefore it is no surprise that a couple of students found a way to access both the student space and a popular web medium.

The College Blog Network, founded by Spencer March and Dan Wasyluk, recent graduates from the Rochester Institute of Technology, aims to pull in writers, journalists, and bloggers from college campuses across the country:

"TheCollegeBlogNetwork.com is an aggregator of blogs written by college students. The site makes it easier to connect with college bloggers at schools across the country. Anyone can browse, but only those with a .edu email address are able to participate in the community and register their own blog."

TCBN is a great idea for many reasons, but one in particular stands out amongst the rest: it taps into the writing/blogging talent of students across the country. The ability to share this talent undoubtedly generates discussion within colleges campuses and about college campuses. This ultimately increases cultural awareness of the college community while bolstering the talent of the writers within the college network. TCBN also gives people the ability to browse which may help prospective students understand the college culture according to that one college student. While increasing intellectual diversity, the transparency that a blogger can give about their college, life, or environment increases the amount of literature regarding the life of a college student.

To see more details about these businesses you can login at StudentBusinesses.com to view full business plans for these and other top startups around the country.

Labels: networking, student startup, studentbusinesses.com, the college blog network

Posted at 2:20 PM