It was a fun hour long round of Million Dollar Idea at Glenwood Library January 13th sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting with organizing help from Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur group. Next game will be at McGirt-Horton Library on Tuesday, January 20th 6-7pm.
The Glenwood pics:
Pausing for the next turn
The cards are in your favor
PUBLIC 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.
Sponsored by Summit Credit Union, here’s what the all day Economy, Jr. at Grimsley High School looked like:
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
PRIVATE EVENT – On Tuesday, November 25th, Economy, Jr. will be held for over 300 Career Tech Students(!) at Grimsley High School. This all day event will have TEN TIMES the number of players compared to previous single day Economy, Jr. events. Volunteers are being organized in part by Grimsley PTA with Summit Credit Union as the event sponsor.
Thank you again to Summit Credit Union for sponsoring the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series that ran October 7th to November 4th, 2014 at all Greensboro Public Library Branches.
Here is a recap of events in pictures:
Due to some delays, we’ll be postponing the PitchPocalypse pitching contest originally planned for Tuesday, November 18th 6-8pm at Central Library to a later date some time in February 2015.
We thank event sponsor Summit Credit Union for their continued support and look forward to the high school event they’ll be sponsoring next week.
PRIVATE EVENT – On Friday, November 14th, 5th-8th graders at B’nai Shalom Day School will play Round 2 of Economy, Jr. This round has previous customers play as merchants and vice versa.
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.
PUBLIC (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.
Good competition between teams in both Pitch Drill and the Cashless Incubator. This was the 7th event of the series sponsored by Summit Credit Union.
Teams planning their products during Pitch Drill.
Team #1 got the win in Pitch Drill and Finalist #2 won out in the Cashless Incubator. Looking forward to some of their $300 PitchPocalypse contest entries.
Final stop of the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series will be Kathleen Clay Library on Tuesday, November 4th 6-8pm. This event will be FILMED for a news story so please come out and take part. Call 336-373-2923 to RSVP or just show up.