We had a packed private event with about 35 participants for the Economy, Jr. held on behalf of Greensboro YWCA’s yWorld program at Jackson Middle School on Thursday, May 29th.
Special thanks again to event sponsor Parties 2 Dye 4 with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing organizing assistance.
Economy, Jr. in full swing
Crunching numbers in a crowded cafeteria
PRIVATE EVENT – On Thursday, May 29th, participants of the yWorld after school program created by the Greensboro YWCA will be playing “Economy, Jr.” where players play as a customer spending a month’s paycheck from their chosen career on necessities such as housing, groceries, child care, and more without going bankrupt. This event will be held after school at Jackson Middle School in Greensboro, NC.
Parties 2 Dye 4 is sponsoring the event with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing assistance.
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, June 14th, teenagers are welcome to come out to the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship from 1-3:30pm to take part in ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course where they’ll 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 Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing assistance.
For business owners, consider taking part by listing any available internships, jobs, or resources you’re willing to barter in exchange for skills. This will provide the newly economically literate graduates of ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course opportunities to apply for to further their futures. Sign up by Clicking Here.
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:
Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
1451 South Elm Eugene St
Greensboro, NC 27406
Calculators provided. Bring your own pen/pencil.
RSVP by filling out this form:
EVENT COMPLETED
Fun Economy, Jr. event last Tuesday on May 13th at Step Up Ministries thanks to our sponsor Parties 2 Dye 4 and volunteer organizer the Diva Network. Without further ado, the photos:
Shrewd Merchants
Game on!
Yet another transaction
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
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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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
Full ReBuildUp Nation Show on Tuesday!
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
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,
Forsyth Central Library
660 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
RSVP by calling (336) 703-3081
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
