K-12 Entrepreneurship Programs

K-12 Entrepreneurship Programs
Customized programs designed to teach students the skills and mindset needed to transform ideas into action. Participants will explore their passions and identify problems in the community, discover personal strengths and limitations, develop business ideas, and learn how to articulate and act on them. The challenge concludes with a pitch competition, where students present their ideas to a panel of judges.
Key information:
  • Program begins: TBD
  • Program ends: TBD
  • Pitch competition: TBD
  • Class days & times: TBD
  • Held in person

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