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1/27: MDI @ Hemphill Library sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting

Crest-MDI-HEMPHILL-I-300PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Tuesday, January 27th, Hemphill Library will host the Million Dollar Idea card game from 6-7pm.

MDI is a card game that has players take turns being a customer while the other players try to convince them to purchase their products accumulating market share in the process.

There are two ways to win by either having the most market share at the end of the game (combined money and resources) or coming up with the best product idea in the game.

This event is sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting with organizing help from Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur group.

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1/13: MDI @ Glenwood Library sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting

Crest-MDI-GLENWOOD-I-300PUBLIC EVENT – On Tuesday, January 13th Glenwood Library will host the Million Dollar Idea card game from 6-7pm.

MDI has players pitch other players on products and services they think customers will like accumulating market share in the process.

There are two ways to win by either having the most market share at the end of the game (combined money and resources) or coming up with the best product idea in the game.

This event is sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting with organizing help from Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur group.

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Thanks for 2014 (32 Events in All)!

2014-event-banner-600Big thanks to all of the volunteers and sponsors in 2014 who helped make our 32 ReBuildUp events for approximately 500 participants possible.  Special nod to sponsors Summit Credit Union and Greensboro Municipal Credit Union who sponsored several events throughout the year.  Greensboro Public Library was also a major help by hosting 17 of these 32 events.  Click Here for details and pictures of each event.

So again, much appreciation and looking forward to making an impact in 2015!

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New Card Game and January 2015 Events

MDI-Logo-300ReBuildUp will be debuting a new card game for 2-8 players (great for families) that teaches about salesmanship, cost of goods sold, and gross margins in a fun way.  It works great as a pre-Economy, Jr. game and with a few extra card decks, you can have a tournament with up to 32 players at a time.

Teens in Greensboro are invited to come out and play on Tuesdays January 13th through 27th at Greensboro Library’s Glenwood, McGirt-Horton, and Hemphill branches.  Visit our Events page for specific dates and times.

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Economy, Jr. @ Asheboro Library August 16th and 23rd Sponsored by Truliant Federal Credit Union


[Note: the August 30th event has been cancelled]
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, August 16th and 23rd from 1:00 to 3:00pm, Asheboro Public Library will hold Economy, Jr. free for area teens sponsored by Truliant Federal Credit Union.

The goal of these events is to teach young adults about real world economics by having them play through the game as a customer spending a month’s paycheck on bills for housing, utilities, child care, groceries, and more for them and their families without going bankrupt.  The other half of participants will play as the merchants selling products and services to customers with the aim of covering their overhead costs and posting a profit.  Customers and merchants which switch roles half way through the game to experience both sides of the economic coin.

The entrepreneur support group Shift, Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur Group, is helping organize volunteers for the Saturday events.

Asheboro Public Library
201 Worth Street
Asheboro, NC 27203

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RSVP (if you like) for the upcoming Saturday, August 23rd event below:
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PICTURES: Economic Literacy Summer Series Complete sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union

gso-summer-logo-285-v2Thanks to all the branches of the Greensboro Public Library along with sponsor Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit for making the Economic Literacy Summer Series possible.  Not to mention all the volunteers and participants.  We’ll be announcing a similar event in the fall, but in the meantime, check out pictures from this June 7th to August 5th summer program:

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PICTURES: Economy, Jr. Teacher Demo @ 5th Annual Jumpstart Convention in Charlotte, NC

Economy, Jr. was demo’d for the first time for North Carolina Teachers on Thursday, August 7th at the 5th Annual Jumpstart Convention in Charlotte, NC put on by the North Carolina Council on Economic Education (NCCEE).  Thanks for putting on a great convention!  Here are the pictures:

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PICTURES: Economy, Jr. @ Central Library Tues. 8/5 sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union

These are the pictures from our final event of the Economic Literacy Summer Series sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union.  Thank you Central Library for being the last stop of the Summer Series.

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LAST EVENT: Economy, Jr. @ Central Library Tues. 8/5 6:00-7:30pm sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union

PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – This event is the last of the 8 event Economic Literacy Summer Series sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union.  Bring out your teens on August 5th, (Tuesday Night) 6-7:30pm to Central Library to play Economy, Jr. for FREE.

Central Branch
219 North Church St.
Greensboro, NC 27402-3178

RSVP for your teen by calling 336-373-2471
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