During Block 7 of the 2009-2010 academic year, Professor David Burgess from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business taught a Berry Center-sponsored business enrichment course, "Entrepreneurship". This course introduced students to basic economic and managerial theories, and principles of innovation and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on social benefit entrepreneurship (innovating on behalf of the poor).

Students were tasked to create individual business plans that would be viable businesses and could be implemented in the short-term. In addition, the students worked in groups to create group business plans. Several of the group business plans were implemented and started to see revenue in the short 18 days of the class. One of these companies is a late-night food delivery service called Pandubaco, founded by Sam Peters '12, Nguyen Vo '12, and Tommy LeForce '11. On Friday and Saturday nights, for a 20% premium, students can place orders for food from Panchero's, Buffalo Wild Wings, or Taco Bell. Business owners then drive into Cedar Rapids to pick up the food. The students purchase carbon offsets to minimize the environmental impact of their business. More information about Pandubaco can be found at www.pandubaco.com.

Professor Burgess challenged the students that for every business plan that was fully developed and in at least the initial stages of implementation, students could climb to the top of College Hall and ring the bell. On Wednesday, March 24, two students were selected to represent the class and ring the bell 17 times. The video is available here.

After creating their business plans, students were also responsible for posting their work on a website called B Plans for Humanity.  Students were able to look at the business plans of their peers and offer comments and suggestions. The name for Pandubaco, for example, didn't come from the students in that team, but as a collaboration between Professor Burgess and classmate,  Nick Light '10.