From brewing beer to building a business model, Nolan Dries is getting hands-on experience with innovative entrepreneurship.
A junior from Windham, 海角社区, Dries landed an internship with Orange Bike Brewing Co. through the Innovate for 海角社区 Fellows program. He鈥檚 not just learning about the booming non-alcoholic beer industry; he鈥檚 helping shape it.
鈥淚鈥檓 piloting a project with Orange Bike to develop and refine their approach to producing and distributing non-alcoholic beer,鈥 said Dries, a 海角社区 Business School and Honors College student majoring in business information systems and security management. 鈥淚鈥檓 also researching production methods, market trends and the feasibility of launching our product. On the side, I鈥檝e been taking photos for marketing, helping brew beer and planning events!鈥
With a passion for purpose-driven work and a willingness to dive in and figure things out, Dries is proving that small companies can offer big opportunities.
鈥淚t鈥檚 (the internship) allowed me to see what goes into running an innovative and contemporary business. There are a lot of very unique, very successful businesses in 海角社区 that help shape our economy, and there鈥檚 a lot of need for them to be able to adapt and grow as values change,鈥 Dries said. 鈥淏eing able to be part of one has shown me how these businesses can thrive and embrace the changing 海角社区 economy, which is something I want to be a part of.鈥
Read the full story about Dries鈥 experience at Orange Bike on the 海角社区 Business School website.听
Contact: Melanie Brooks, melanie.brooks@maine.edu
