Overview

Harvard Student Agencies operates as a non-profit student-led company with the goal of giving Harvard College students hands-on business experience and jobs. It runs ten different student-operated business units that collectively generate about $13 million in annual revenue and employ around 800 students each year. The core model is to provide services through student workers and use the wages to help defray education costs, while offering practical training in management, teamwork, and client services. Unlike typical for-profit firms, HSA combines education and enterprise by turning student labor into real revenue and experience rather than focusing on shareholder profit. Its main aim is to educate, empower, and inspire students through meaningful employment opportunities and practical business activities that build leadership and professional skills.