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PICTURES: TE @ Kathleen Clay Library sponsored by Summit Credit Union

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:
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Players going over the rules of Pitch Drill with the judges.
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All four teams making their idea pitch.  Team #2 came out on top at the end.
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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.

FILMING: 11/4 Teen Entrepreneur @ Kathleen Clay Library sponsored by Summit Credit Union

rebuildup_CRESTS-Kathleen-GSOfalli-TE-300PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – The final event of the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series will take place this Tuesday, November 4th 6-8pm at Kathleen Clay Library.  Sponsored by Summit Credit Union, both the Pitch Drill and Cashless Incubator games will be filmed for a news story so teens are invited to come out even if they’ve played before to ensure a good crowd.  Call 336-373-2923 to RSVP or just show up.

And because this is the last event of the series, it’s the final chance for teens to qualify for the $300 PitchPocalypse pitching contest held on Tuesday, November 18th 6-8pm at Central Library.

VIDEO: Teen Entrepreneur Series @ Greensboro Library sponsored by Summit Credit Union

This event has been postponed until February 2015.
Click Here for Details

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:

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Tuesday, Oct. 7th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Glenwood Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-297-5000 to RSVP

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Tuesday, Oct. 14th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Central Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2471 to RSVP

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Thursday, Oct. 16th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Benjamin Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-7540 to RSVP


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Tuesday, Oct. 21st
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McNairy Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2015 to RSVP

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Thursday, Oct. 23rd
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Vance Chavis Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5838 to RSVP

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Tuesday, Oct. 28th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Hemphill Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2925 to RSVP

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Thursday, Oct. 30th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McGirt-Horton Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5810 to RSVP

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Tuesday, Nov. 4th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Kathleen Clay Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2923 to RSVP

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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:
TE-Logo-3001) 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.
PP-Logo-New-3002) 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 BranchShift, 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.

Teen Entrepreneur Series @ Greensboro Library sponsored by Summit Credit Union

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:
TE-Logo-3001) 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.
PP-Logo-New-3002) 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:

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Glenwood Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-297-5000 to RSVP

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Central Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2471 to RSVP

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Benjamin Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-7540 to RSVP


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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McNairy Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2015 to RSVP

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Vance Chavis Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5838 to RSVP

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Hemphill Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2925 to RSVP

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McGirt-Horton Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5810 to RSVP

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Kathleen Clay Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2923 to RSVP

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PUBLIC (FREE) AUDIENCE EVENT
PitchPocalypse
6:00-8:00pm
Central Library
Downtown Greensboro, NC
(Players Chosen from Participants of Teen Entrepreneur Events)

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: Jobs Course @ Benjamin Library 6/21 sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union

Pictures from ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course at Benjamin Library Saturday, June 21st for area teens.

This event is part of the Economic Literacy Summer Series sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union with Shift, the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship’s entrepreneur group, helping organize volunteers for the event.

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Economy, Jr. at Benjamin Library where we saw some participants from previous events show up to play again.

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1st place winners during their pitch in the Pitch Drill competition

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2nd place winners’ pitch.

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3rd place pitch.

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Jobs Course @ Benjamin Library Sat. 6/21 10:30am-1:00pm sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union

The Economic Literacy Summer Series sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union is next up with ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course at Benjamin Library Saturday, June 21st 10:30am-1:00pm FREE for area teens.

ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course has participants play Economy, Jr., an Economic Literacy game, and Pitch Drill, a fast paced business plan and pitching contest.

Benjamin Branch
1530 Benjamin Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27408

RSVP for your teen by calling 336-373-7540
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PICTURES: Economy, Jr. @ Hemphill Library 6/17 sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union

Pictures from the most enthusiastic players we’ve had so far for the “Economic Literacy Summer Series” at Hemphill Library on Tuesday, June 17th.

For this Summer Series event and all others, Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union (GMFCU) is our generous sponsor with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s entrepreneur group, helping organize volunteers.

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