Local Business Fair

Details for 2019 coming soon...
Online Table Registration Form
Printable Table Registration Form (pdf)

   

In the tradition of the former UNC Fall “Bizarre,” the Graduate Student Association will be hosting the UNC Local Business Fair during the fall semester opening weekend in the giant tent on the Candelaria Lawn!

The Local Business Fair is the perfect place for companies and organizations to introduce their products and services to members of the campus community as they return from summer break. With over 10,000 students, 500 faculty members and 1,600 staff members, the campus community is equal to approximately 11% of the population of the City of Greeley! 

What you will receive on the day of the Fair 

• An opportunity to welcome and inform students of your business or organization
• One standard six-foot table (signage must fit on the top of or hang from the front of your table)
• Two chairs (no additional chairs will be provided)

Please note

• Electricity will not be available (no generators please).
• Illegal drug, tobacco and/or alcohol promotions are not allowed.
• Only tables and tents provided by UNC may be used.
• Please keep pets at home, except service animals.
• Giveaways only! No items available for sale. 
• Credit card sign-ups are not allowed.

UNC Student Profile

• UNC students are spending money locally
  • UNC students spent over $42 million in the local service economy in 2015¹
    • 70% of this money came from outside the region
• The UNC main campus has over 10,000 students²
  
  • 8,928 undergrads
    • 64% female / 36% male
  • 1,213 graduate students
    • 77% female / 23% male
• UNC students are nearby
  • 3,390 students are living in UNC housing²

National College Student Profile

• Students average $1,200 per month in income³
  • Earned through part-time work and/or family assistance
  • Three out of four students have a job
  • 40% of this income is discretionary (that's $480 per month!)
• Most students have credit cards³
  • 84% of undergrads have one or more credit cards
• Students are budgeting for experiences⁴
  • 82% report budgeting for socializing with friends at restaurants or bars
  • 58% budget for cultural events like concerts and theater

¹http://www.unco.edu/economic-impact/pdf/fact-sheet.pdf

²http://www.unco.edu/institutional-reporting-analysis-services/pdf/fact-books/UNC_Fall_2016_Fact_Book.pdf 

³http://biggermarkets.com/college-marketing/2016/02/where-do-college-students-spend-their-money/ 

⁴https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/consumer-business/articles/back-to-college-survey.html 

UNC Graduate Student Association
Carter Hall, room 2007
Office: (970) 351-1089
Fax: (970) 351-2371
GSA@unco.edu

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.