Troy, Ala. (TROJANVISION) – Troy student entrepreneurs now have a space to show off their work thanks to downtown Troy’s Student-Made Store.

“It’s actually a third party partnership. Student-Made Stores is a company that creates these platforms for students and works with campuses to execute an e-commerce opportunity for student creators,” said Lynne George, Director of Troy University’s IDEA Bank. 

“It’s a great space for student entrepreneurs to come and have a workspace and to be able to put their stuff in the store,” said Jessica Roberts, a Creator and manager at Student-Made.

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Student-Made Store was originally founded by Ryan McElhinney and Lyndsey Reeth. They have opened fourteen other online stores for colleges across the nation. Troy has the first-ever brick-and-mortar Student-Made store.

“It was a new thing for them, it was a new thing for us,” said George. “We just started working together in January of this year and after several months of planning we were able to cut the ribbon today.”

Not only are the products made by students, but the store itself is fully run by students.

“All of the products are student made but also the entire operation of the store is run by students,” George told TrojanVision. “There are seven student manager positions.” 

Roberts encourages students who are interested in selling products with Student-Made to reach out and try it.

“It really is fun and it’s a great community and everybody just loves being together,” Roberts said. “Definitely, if you’re considering it, do it. It’s a great experience and opportunity.”