PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – It’s time for the first event of the Teen Entrepreneur Fall Series starting at Glenwood Library
on Tuesday, October 7th 6-8pm sponsored by Summit Credit Union.
Both Pitch Drill and Cashless Incubator games will be played free for area teens. You can Call 336-297-5000 to RSVP, or just show up.
And remember, participation qualifies you to compete for $300 and other prizes in the November 18th PitchPocalypse startup pitching contest.
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:
Tuesday, Oct. 7th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Glenwood Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-297-5000 to RSVP
Tuesday, Oct. 14th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Central Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2471 to RSVP
Thursday, Oct. 16th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Benjamin Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-7540 to RSVP
Tuesday, Oct. 21st
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McNairy Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2015 to RSVP
Thursday, Oct. 23rd
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Vance Chavis Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5838 to RSVP
Tuesday, Oct. 28th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Hemphill Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2925 to RSVP
Thursday, Oct. 30th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McGirt-Horton Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5810 to RSVP
Tuesday, Nov. 4th
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Kathleen Clay Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2923 to RSVP
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) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Glenwood Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-297-5000 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Central Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2471 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Benjamin Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-7540 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McNairy Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2015 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Vance Chavis Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5838 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Hemphill Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2925 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
McGirt-Horton Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-5810 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT
Teen Entrepreneur
6:00-8:00pm
Kathleen Clay Library
Greensboro, NC
Call 336-373-2923 to RSVP
PUBLIC (FREE) AUDIENCE EVENT
PitchPocalypse
6:00-8:00pm
Central Library
Downtown Greensboro, NC
(Players Chosen from Participants of Teen Entrepreneur Events)
Thanks 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:
Great crowd that came out to play Economy, Jr. at Glenwood Library on Saturday, July 26th for the Economic Literacy Summer Series sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union. Like with other events, we had some who came out to play again for the second time.
Customers Diving In
Merchants wheeling and dealing
The Economic Literacy Summer Series sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union arrives at Glenwood Library this Saturday, July 26th 2:00-3:30pm with Economy, Jr. FREE for area teens.
Glenwood Branch
1901 W. Florida St.
Greensboro, NC 27403
RSVP for your teen by calling 336-297-5000
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1000 Ideas Slam!, Campaigns That Drive Action Seminar, ,Economy, Jr. at Reynolda Manor Library, Economy, Jr. at Vance Chavis Library, Economy, Jr. at Glenwood Library, Thinking of Starting Your Own Business Seminar, and Developing Your Core Marketing Message Workshop.
Show Notes / Mentioned Events:
Triad Startup Calendar
Wednesday July 23rd to Tuesday July 29th
– WEDNESDAY –
1000 Ideas – Slam
8:00-9:30am
Geeksboro
Greensboro, NC
Click Here for Details
Campaigns That Drive Action Seminar
9:00-11:00am
Technology Center of the Piedmont Triad
Greensboro, NC
Click Here to Register
Reynolda Manor Library
Economy, Jr.
4:00-5:30pm
Winston-Salem, NC
Click Here for Details
– THURSDAY –
Vance Chavis Library
Economy, Jr.
6:00-7:30pm
Greensboro, NC
Click Here for Details
– SATURDAY –
Glenwood Library
Economy, Jr.
2:00-3:30pm
Greensboro, NC
Click Here for Details
– TUESDAY –
Thinking of Starting Your Own Business Seminar
8:30-10:30am
Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
Downtown Greensboro, NC
Click Here for details
Developing Your Core Marketing Message Workshop
6:00-8:00pm
Greensboro Public Library – Main Branch
Greensboro, NC
Click Here for details
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Thank you to YES! Weekly for spreading the word about all the great events we’ll be holding this summer!
“Economic Literacy Series Open to Greensboro Teens”
by Whitney Kenerly
“Summer is all fun and games for a teen until they realize they have no idea how to balance a checkbook. With a heated national discourse around the financial struggles of post-grads squeezed by student debt and low-income jobs, the Greensboro Public Library and Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union have teamed up for an Economic Literacy Summer Series.
The series consists of programs held from June 7 to August 5 designed by ReBuildUp, a company based in Greensboro that provides resources to “inspire the current and next generation of entrepreneurs about economics and business.”
Read the rest of the article by CLICKING HERE
CLICK HERE to view a list of events we have lined up for this summer.
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ARTICLE ADDENDUM: Summit Credit Union is the sponsor of the Jobs Course @ Nussbaum Center and Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union is the sponsor of the Economic Literacy Series @ Greensboro Public Library. ReBuildUp is thankful to both of these sponsors for their generosity in making these events possible. Thank you again YES! Weekly!
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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
Pitch Drill Event Winning Company #1 working on their business plan.
Judges listening to follow up answers from Company #2 in Pitch Drill
Spokesperson for Company #4 presenting their pitch to the judges.
Pictures of setup before the Jobs Course event at Glenwood Library on Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union:
Some of the game pieces for Economy, Jr. lined up waiting for players.
Occupation Lists from Economy, Jr.
Pencils, Calculators, and Snacks for participants.
We’ll post photos of ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course (Economy, Jr. plus Pitch Drill) being played at Glenwood Library later in the week.
