Student Run Business
Apply Now to Sell Your Products or Services in the Mocs Marketplace!
The Rollins College of Business is excited to launch the student-run business, Mocs Marketplace! The Mocs Marketplace is a physical store in West Campus housing where UTC students from all majors and recent alumni can promote and sell their products or services. We're now taking applications for Mocs Marketplace vendors!
Click the link below to fill out our form and our team be in touch with you. Don't miss your chance to share your products with UTC students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Go Mocs!
Fill Out Our Mocs Marketplace Vendor Form
The MOCS Marketplace is a retail store run by Gary W. Rollins College of Business students to sell student- and alumni-made products and services. O ffered in conjunction with UTC Housing, the space was reimagined by Kassidy Phillips and Sarah Woosley--students in the UTC Department of Interior Design. Applications for UTC students and recent alumni to place their products and services in MOCS Marketplace will open in Spring 2024 and our retail space is scheduled to open in Fall 2024.
What is the Mocs Marketplace?
In West Campus Housing, a retail store Mocs Marketplace is under development that will enable UTC students from across campus, and recent alumni, to sell their products/services in a physical location. In conjunction with UTC Housing and the Department of Interior Design, the current ‘Old Mocs Nest’ is scheduled to be renovated and serve as the Mocs Marketplace retail space. Schedules opening for Fall 2024.
During spring semester 2024, students from across campus and recent alumni can apply to have their products available for sale in the Mocs Marketplace. Be on the lookout for additional information soon!
Mission Statement
Mocs Marketplace strives to create a communicable environment for aspiring entrepreneurs and the broader UTC Community through inclusivity, creativity, education, and real-world experience.
Vision Statement
Our Vision is to support and inspire entrepreneurs, influence, and engage students, and provide hands on business experience.
ATTENTION: RCOB Majors and Minors- Future Course Option
In Fall 2024, the Mocs Marketplace course (1.5-hour Elective) will run fall and spring semesters. Students enrolled in the course will serve as the management team of the retail space. The course will serve as an experiential learning opportunity for students to be involved in a variety of business functions including fundraising, sales, product development, marketing, management, retailing, special events, human resources, accounting, and finance.
Course Description: Mocs Marketplace- 1.5-hour elective
(continued for 2 semesters= 3 hrs)
A supervised experiential learning course in which students have firsthand experience running the Mocs Marketplace, on UTC’s campus. The course will focus on a variety of business functions consisting of fundraising, sales, product development, marketing, management, retailing, special events, human resources, accounting, and finance. Students will be involved in all aspects of running a business and will report to RCOB and community mentors. The course may be repeated for a 3-hour credit.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, Rolling College of Business major or minor. Pass/Fail course.