Here are the photos from the Saturday, November 7th Economy, Jr. @ McGirt-Horton Library sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union.
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11/7: Economy, Jr. @ McGirt-Horton Library
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – Economy, Jr. @ McGirt-Horton Library on Saturday, November 7th 3:30-5:00pm sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union. Area teens are invited to come out and play.
7/26: PitchPocalypse Contest sponsored by GMFCU
PUBLIC (FREE) SPECTATOR EVENT – On Sunday, July 26th 2:30-5pm at Central Library, participants of Entrepreneur Summer events at Greensboro Library’s different branches will compete in the PitchPocalypse business plan contest to win cash and prizes towards launching their own startup. This final event of the series is sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union with organizing help from Shift.
7/25: ReBuildUp Course (adults) @ Central Library sponsored by GMFCU
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, July 25th 1-5pm, ReBuildUp Course consisting of four business mini games covering business fundamentals will be held at Central Library for adults (18+) sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union with organizing help from Shift.
This is the seventh event of the Entrepreneur Summer at Greensboro Library and only chance for adults to qualify to compete in the PitchPocalypse business plan contest on Sunday 2:30-5:00 at Central Library also sponsored by GMFCU.
PICS: 7/1 Economy, Jr. @ McGirt-Horton spons. P2D4
Here are the pictures from our afternoon Economy, Jr. event at McGirt-Horton Library sponsored by Parties 2 Dye 4 with organizing help from Shift. This was the third event of our Entrepreneur Summer at Greensboro Library.
The next Economy, Jr. event for teens will be held Thursday, July 16th 7-9pm at Vance Chavis Library.
Economy, Jr. Demo for Teachers 7/15 & 7/16
ReBuildUp will be holding a demo for teachers of our economic literacy game Economy, Jr. on Wednesday, July 15th 6-8pm at Central Library [map] in Downtown Greensboro across from the Children’s Museum and again the next evening Thursday, July 16th 7-9pm at Vance Chavis Library [map]. Instructors on a tight schedule are welcome to pop in at their convenience.
Economy, Jr. shows students both sides of the economic coin with half of them playing as customers spending a month’s paycheck on necessities trying to avoid bankruptcy and the other half as merchants trying to sell enough to cover costs and post a profit.
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Exit surveys show participants walk away with a strong appreciation for what their parents go through, the value of education, and the importance of getting a good job before having kids.
Economy, Jr. can be held for up to 32 students in a single class period with 3 volunteers or over 300+ students in a day with just 7 volunteers. Contact us if you have any questions.
Entrepreneur Summer @ Greensboro Library sponsored by Parties 2 Dye 4
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENTS – ReBuildUp returns to the Greensboro Library with the Entrepreneur Summer sponsored by Parties 2 Dye with organizing help from Shift, the Nussbaum Center Entrepreneur group.
Teens are invited to come out and play Economy, Jr. followed by at a later date Pitch Drill and the Cashless Incubator back to back as part of the Teen Entrepreneur events taking place at the end of July.
Entrepreneur Summer finishes up with a ReBuildUp Course (all four games in one day) for adults 18+ followed by the PitchPocalypse business plan contest for teens and adults to compete in their own brackets for startup cash and prizes. Here is the schedule:
Economy, Jr
Tues. June 30th 6-8pm
Glenwood Library
Public (Free) Event
336-297-5000
Greensboro, NC
Economy, Jr
Wed. July 1st 3-5pm
McGirt-Horton Library
Public (Free) Event
336-373-2015
Greensboro, NC
Economy, Jr
Thurs. July 16th 7-9pm
Vance Chavis Library
Public (Free) Event
336-373-5838
Greensboro, NC
Teen Entrepreneur
Tues. July 21st 6-8pm
Glenwood Library
Public (Free) Event
336-297-5000
Greensboro, NC
Teen Entrepreneur
Wed. July 22nd 6-8pm
McGirt-Horton Library
Public (Free) Event
336-373-2015
Greensboro, NC
Teen Entrepreneur
Thur. July 23rd 6-8pm
Vance-Chavis Library
Public (Free) Event
336-373-5838
Greensboro, NC
ReBuildUp Course (for adults 18+)
Sat. July 25th 1-5pm
Central Library
Public (Free) Event (for adults 18+)
336-373-2471
Greensboro, NC
PitchPocalypse
Sun. July 26th 2:30-5pm
Central Library
Public (Free) Event
336-373-2471
Greensboro, NC
MEDIA: PitchPocalypse Winner in the Jamestown News
First place winner of May 2015’s PitchPocalypse business plan contest, Heather Pendrack, was the subject of a full article in the Jamestown News for her 3D scanning startup Pendragon 3D Arts, LLC
Here’s an excerpt:
“Technology is taking Heather Pendrak from 3D modeling with clay to creating 3D replicas with a computer. The Ragsdale game art and design teacher recently won first place in ReBuildUp, LLC’s PitchPocalypse business plan contest that will help her take her idea for a 3D scanning company, Pendragon 3D Arts, several steps closer to reality... ‘Winning the contest has created interest from students in starting a business.'”
Click here or the article image to read the full story in the Jamestown News about Pendragon 3D Arts.
MDI Game Play Instruction Video Completed!
Thank you for all the help from family and friends game testing Million Dollar Idea and taking part in the instruction video. Thanks also to Geeksboro for allowing us to film this video at their Lawndale Drive location.
Take a minute to watch this video and consider buying a deck of your own by going to our Store.
5/16: ReBuildUp Course (for Adults) @ Central Library sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, May 16th, our ReBuildUp Course for adults will be held from 1-5pm at Greensboro Central Library in Downtown Greensboro.
For the first time, this event will be open to adults 18 and up although a small number of select teens will be allowed to participate (contact us for teen details).
The ReBuildUp Course is part one of our three part Startup Program developed to help aspiring entrepreneurs learn the basics and find out if they truly want to take the plunge into entrepreneurship BEFORE committing to business courses, expensive leases, and borrowing money.
Part two takes place the next day on Sunday 2:30-5:00pm (also at Central Library) with our PitchPocalypse business plan pitching contest with up to 8 contestants from our ReBuildUp Course competing for money towards their startup effort along with other prizes like Greensboro Chamber of Commerce membership for 1st and 2nd place and 3 months of accounting help from Michael Robinson Accounting for all three top winners.
Part three is our Startup Test Flight running for 3 months for winners and non-winners of the PitchPocalypse to use techniques learned during our ReBuildUp Course to test the startup waters on your own time to figure out what you want to do for a business.
Sign up here for this event: