Early Entrepreneurs

A workshop series teaching students how to develop business concepts and product designs.

This interactive workshop series, for late elementary and middle school students, teaches students how to turn ideas into real business concepts. Through hands-on activities, students will explore brainstorming, product design, branding, and pitching while building confidence and creativity. Each session will include a mix of instruction, hands-on work, and group discussion, and will culminate with a final presentation showcase.  Session 1 (Oct 5): Introduction to entrepreneurship and idea generation Session 2 (Oct 19): Identifying a problem and developing a solution Session 3 (Oct 26): Product design and basic business model Session 4 (Nov 2): Branding, marketing, and storytelling Session 5 (Nov 9): Financing workshop  Session 6 (Nov 16): Final presentations (Shark Tank-style showcase)