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VIDEO: Economy, Jr. @ Mulch Tank May 17th Sponsored by Mulch Tank

May 15, 2014 admin

PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, May 17th, ages 11 on up to adults in Spartanburg, SC are welcome at the Mulch Tank to play “Economy, Jr.” where players gain insight into both sides of the economic coin by having them choose at the start of the game whether they want to play as a customer spending a month’s paycheck from their chosen career on necessities such as housing, groceries, child care, and more or as a merchant running a business needing to make enough sales to cover this month’s overhead.

Mulch Tank, the go to Business and Leadership Center in Spartanburg, is not only hosting, but also sponsoring the event with eVision Corp providing volunteer assistance.

RSVP for this free event by going to mulchtank.com

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Pitch Drill @ Noble Academy May 15th Sponsored by Parties 2 Dye 4

May 14, 2014 admin

PRIVATE EVENT – On Thursday, May 15th, selected students at Noble Academy will be playing “Pitch Drill” a fast paced introduction to business plans and pitching by having you develop and present a profitable solution for a specific problem before a panel of volunteer judges.

Parties 2 Dye 4, specializing in throwing your next Tie Dye Party, is sponsoring the event with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing assistance.

Two of the event judges will be:

Bryan Bowers, Creative Director
Bluezoom { Advertising, Design, Chemistry }
bluezoom.bz

Louis Judge III, Director of Technology Transfer
NC A&T Economic Development
ncat.edu

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Economy, Jr. @ Step Up Ministries Sponsored by Parties 2 Dye 4

May 12, 2014 admin

PRIVATE EVENT – On Tuesday, May 13th, participants of the “Be Good To Yourself” Teen Mentor program at Step Up Ministries will be playing “Economy, Jr.” where players gain insight into both sides of the economic coin by having them choose at the start of the game whether they want to play as a customer spending a month’s paycheck from their chosen career on necessities such as housing, groceries, child care, and more or as a merchant running a business needing to make enough sales to cover this month’s overhead.

Parties 2 Dye 4 is sponsoring the event with the Diva Network helping organize the event.

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ReBuildUp Nation : Startup Calendar May 9th thru May 15th

May 9, 2014 admin

Podcast: Play in new window

Tune in for the rundown on events this week being held by Greensboro Hackerspace / The Forge, ReBuildUp, Fablocker, Small Business Center, UNCG Bryan School, and more

Show Notes / Mentioned Events:
Startup Calendar
Friday May 9th to Thursday May 15th

SATURDAY

Hackerspace
Work Weekend
Help Move into The Forge
http://www.greensborohackerspace.org/

MONDAY

Small Business Center (SBC)
Pitch Your Perfect Pitch
Monday, May 12, 2014 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (ET)
Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship at 1451 S. Elm Eugene Street, Greensboro
https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=230340072

Fablocker
Open Night
Monday, May 12, 2014 7:00 PM
1020 Brookstown Ave Unit 17, Winston Salem, NC
http://fablocker.org/

TUESDAY

Small Business Center (SBC)
Financing Your Small Business
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (ET)
Greensboro Public Library – Main Branch at 219 North Church Street Greensboro
https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=230340015

Economy, Jr.
Private Event
Tuesday, May 13th
Step Up Ministries 7-8pm
Organized by the Diva Network
https://rebuildup.com/events

WEDNESDAY

UNCG Bryan School of Business & Economics
Need some direction on Hiring Interns?
Wednesday, May 14th 8-9:30am
Room 416 of the Bryan School Building
http://bae.uncg.edu/

THURSDAY

Pitch Drill
Thursday, May 15th
Private Event
Noble Academy
https://rebuildup.com/events

Greensboro Hackerspace / The Forge
Third Thursday meeting
Thu, May 15, 7pm – 9pm
115 W Lewis St, Greensboro,
http://greensborohackerspace.org

EARLY NEXT WEEK

Economy, Jr.
Public Event all ages
Saturday, May 17th 1-2:30pm
at Mulch Tank in Spartanburg South Carolina
http://facebook.com/mulchtank

https://rebuildup.com/events

Full ReBuildUp Nation Show on Tuesday!

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PICTURES: 5/3 Teen Jobs Course @ Forsyth Central Library Sponsored by Summit Credit Union

May 5, 2014 admin

It was a great event thanks in large part to our Sponsor Summit Credit Union, volunteer organizer VentuRealization, and our three Pitch Drill Judges: Glenn Kirk, Exec VP of Business Development for Summit Credit Union, Roger Cubicciotti of VentuRealization, and Krista Leigh of K. Leigh’s Collection. Check out some of the event photos:

Setup before the event

Economy, Jr. in action

Company #1 Pitching to Judges

Event volunteers Roger Cubicciotti and Peter Seoane
of VentuRealization caught off guard by the camera

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Thanks to Winston-Salem Journal!

May 1, 2014 admin

Thank you to the Winston-Salem Journal for helping us promote our Jobs Course at Forsyth Central Library this Saturday, May 3rd from 1:00-3:30pm. Monday,

Financial and jobs presentation scheduled – 4/25/2014

Library to hold teen financial workshop – 4/28/2014

Forsyth Central Library
660 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
RSVP by calling (336) 703-3081

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Judges for 5/3 Jobs Course at Forsyth Central Library Sponsored by Summit Credit Union

April 28, 2014 admin

This Saturday’s Jobs Course from 1:00-3:30pm at Forsyth Central Library will have the following judges for the Pitch Drill portion of the Jobs Course from 2:30-3:30pm:
Glenn Kirk, Executive Vice President of Summit Credit Union based in Greensboro with locations in Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Hickory

Roger Cubicciotti of Winston-Salem based VentuRealization

Krista Leigh of K. Leigh’s Collection in Winston-Salem

This event is sponsored by Summit Credit Union with VentuRealization helping provide volunteers. There’s still time to register your teenager for this event by calling Forsyth Central Library at (336) 703-3081 to RSVP

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VIDEO: Jobs Course @ Forsyth Central Library May 3rd Sponsored by Summit Credit Union

April 11, 2014 admin

PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, May 3rd, teenagers at Forsyth Central Library from 1-3:30pm will be taking part in ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course that has them play Economy, Jr., an Economic Literacy game, and Pitch Drill, a fast paced business plan and pitching contest.

By completing both games, players will be eligible to enter their own business concepts to the Cashless Incubator for review by area businesses in hopes of landing internships, jobs, or resources for their startup idea. Participants of the Jobs Course will not have to pay the minimal signup fee to enter the Cashless Incubator for six months thanks to a generous donation by Summit Credit Union.

Summit Credit Union is sponsoring the event with VentuRealization providing help with organizing volunteers.

If you have a teenager that can benefit from economic and entrepreneur literacy along with having an opportunity at an internship, job, or resources for their own startups through the Cashless Incubator, please come out for the event at:

Forsyth Central Library
660 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
RSVP by calling (336) 703-3081

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More Pictures from Glenwood Library’s Jobs Course 3/22

April 2, 2014 admin

Recap in pictures of our Glenwood Library Jobs Course event held on Saturday, March 22nd with teenagers playing Economy, Jr., an Economic Literacy game, and Pitch Drill, a fast paced business plan and pitching contest from 2:00-4:30pm.

Merchants selling products to Customers in Economy, Jr.

Thanks again to our panel of Volunteer Judges for Pitch Drill
(left to right):
Lisa Goble, PhD
UNCG’s Office of Innovation Commercialization
Phil Barnhill, Director of Operations
East Market Street Development Corporation
Jerome Gray, Executive Director
Greensboro Community Development Fund