THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 6TH @ 5PM IS THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Schools who’ve submitted their full roster list (up to 3 students)
• Ben L Smith High School • Wesleyan Christian Academy
QUALIFIER EVENT – On Saturday, February 21st,Central Library in Downtown Greensboro will be hosting the ReBuildUp Course from 1:00-5:30pm to select the 8 finalists for the PitchPocalypse pitching contest held the following Thursday, February 26th 6-8pm also at Central Library.This event is sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur Group, helping coordinate volunteers.
The ReBuildUp Course introduces players to the fundamentals of starting their own small business. It involves participating schools each sending up to three of their students who show an interest in entrepreneurship to play on their school’s behalf.
Schools who’ve submitted full roster list (up to 3 students)
[student registration deadline is Feb. 6th]
• Ben L Smith High School
• Wesleyan Christian Academy
QUALIFIER EVENT – On Saturday, February 21st,Central Library in Downtown Greensboro will be hosting the ReBuildUp Course from 1:00-5:30pm to select the 8 finalists for the PitchPocalypse pitching contest held the following Thursday, February 26th 6-8pm also at Central Library.This event is sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur Group, helping coordinate volunteers.
The ReBuildUp Course introduces players to the fundamentals of starting their own small business. It involves participating schools each sending up to three of their students who show an interest in entrepreneurship to play on their school’s behalf.
We completed the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series with our final event at Kathleen Clay Library sponsored by Summit Credit Union. Here’s some of the action:
Players going over the rules of Pitch Drill with the judges.
All four teams making their idea pitch. Team #2 came out on top at the end.
Everyone in the middle of the Cashless Incubator game. Finalist #2 won with their impressive investor pitch.
With the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series wrapped up, it’s time for players to mail in their entries by the Monday, November 10th deadline for the $300 PitchPocalypse pitching contest on Tuesday, November 18th 6-8pm at Central Library in Downtown Greensboro.
We had a good time at the Teen Entrerpeneur event at Central Library Tuesday, October 14th sponsored by Summit Credit Union.
Team 1 got the win during the Pitch Drill event with their creative solution to feeding the hungry.
Team 13 won out the Cashless Incubator game with their answer for liquid nicotine poisonings which was our News & Record game headline.
We are excited to announce the follow up to our successful Economic Literacy Summer Series at Greensboro Public Library with the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series sponsored by Summit Credit Union.
Here are the events dates:
Tuesday, Nov. 18th [Postponed to February 2015] PUBLIC (FREE) AUDIENCE EVENT PitchPocalypse
6:00-8:00pm Central Library
Downtown Greensboro, NC (Players Chosen from Participants of Teen Entrepreneur Events)
This series is different in two big ways: 1) Each Teen Entrepreneur event consists of our Pitch Drill and Cashless Incubator games held back to back per event to help players learn in a fun environment the basics of developing a business plan, presenting it, developing product ideas, market testing those ideas, and how to trade their skills for resources with little or no money. The Cashless Incubator game will be using headlines from the News & Record to come up with product ideas. 2) After completing a Teen Entrepreneur event, players have the opportunity to submit their own teen business idea to compete with seven others at our November 18th PitchPocalypse contest with $300 going to the winning startup along with great prizes for 2nd and 3rd place winners. Details provided on the entry form available to players of our Teen Entrepreneur Events.
The PitchPocalypse will have judges from the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce,Summit Credit Union, and UNCG’s North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center for the November 18th event at the Greensboro Public Library Central Branch. Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur Group, is helping organize each of these events.
We’re still looking for judges with business backgrounds for some of our Teen Entrepreneur events so if you’re interested, please Contact Us with which events work best for your schedule.
We are excited to announce the follow up to our successful Economic Literacy Summer Series at Greensboro Public Library with the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series sponsored by Summit Credit Union.
This series is different in two big ways: 1) Each Teen Entrepreneur event consists of our Pitch Drill and Cashless Incubator games held back to back per event to help players learn in a fun environment the basics of developing a business plan, presenting it, developing product ideas, market testing those ideas, and how to trade their skills for resources with little or no money. 2) After completing a Teen Entrepreneur event, players have the opportunity to submit their own teen business idea to compete with seven others at our November 18th PitchPocalypse contest with $300 going to the winning startup along with great prizes for 2nd and 3rd place winners. Details provided on the entry form available to players of our Teen Entrepreneur Events.
We’ll be going into more detail as these events approach. In the mean time, please help spread the word about this great series coming to the Greensboro Public Library. Here are the events dates:
PUBLIC (FREE) AUDIENCE EVENT PitchPocalypse
6:00-8:00pm Central Library
Downtown Greensboro, NC (Players Chosen from Participants of Teen Entrepreneur Events)