Overview
Purpose: To assist students with dreams of owning their own business by encouraging them to lead confidently, think critically and creatively, develop a growth mindset and understand the value of self-sustainability through exploring business.
Achievements: Students will gain an entrepreneurial mindset and insight into product & service brainstorming, business planning, social media marketing, branding, market research, financial literacy, and leadership & public speaking. Students will walk away with a viable business plan that can be used or improved upon for future use.
Activities Include: Students will pick a product or service, create a business name and text logo, complete the various sections of a business plan, and compete and win cash prizes for their businesses at the end of each program in the business expo and/or crowdfunding competition and much more!
Fall 2022 Dates: 09/08, 09/16, 09/22, 10/06, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8
Learning by
exploration:
- Marketing and branding
- Communication and public speaking
- Customer service
- Market research
- Competitive analysis
- Leadership
- Personal budgeting and finance
Activities
Include:
- Interest/hobby discovery and monetization query
- Product and/or service brainstorm
- Business name generation
- Text logo development
- Business plan development
- Team and confidence building
- Peer-to-peer editing and feedback
Bonus
Participation:
- Professional guest finance, branding and marketing speakers
- Business Expo
- 6 months of fee-free crowdfunding via The Youth Launch
- Opportunity to compete and win cash prizes at the end of each program
What students say:
“I like the club, it was the best club ever! I had so much fun every time and I hoped it would never end. The expo was amazing, I was almost able to win a laptop and made a lot of money. The main point was to see my happy customers leave the table with my products.”
Owner of Doggy Kong