QUALIFIER EVENT – Today’s ReBuildUp Course event at Central Library in Downtown Greensboro will take place from 1:00-5:30pm. This event is sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting, LLC with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur Group, helping coordinate volunteers.The purpose of this event is to have players participate in four entrepreneur mini-games to help select up to 8 finalists for the PitchPocalypse business plan pitching contest held next Thursday, February 26th 6-8pm also at Central Library.
1ST PLACE WINNER of the PitchPocalypse will receive:
– $300 towards launching their company
– 1 year membership to the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
– FREE business filing assistance from Elon University’s Business Clinic (does not include local and state filing fees).
– 6 months FREE business accounting help from Michael Robinson Accounting, LLC
2ND PLACE WINNER: – 1 year membership to the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
– FREE business filing assistance from Elon University’s Business Clinic (does not include local and state filing fees).
– 6 months FREE business accounting help from Michael Robinson Accounting, LLC
3RD PLACE WINNER: – FREE business filing assistance from Elon University’s Business Clinic (does not include local and state filing fees).
– 6 months FREE business accounting help from Michael Robinson Accounting, LLC
The ReBuildUp Course is part of ReBuildUp’s Startup Program.
In late January/early February 2015 we plan on releasing an updated version of Economy, Jr.that will include the following additions:
– Player Orientation Video – Credit Card Monthly Payment Store for Customer Players – Business Licenses for Merchant Players – One more addition in the works.
Contact us if you’re interesting in pre-ordering the new kit.
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.
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 Libraryon 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.
Thank you again for ReBuildUp’s warm welcome at B’nai Shalom Day School. The first round of Economy, Jr.went great with 29 5th-8th grade students playing as either Customers or Merchants.
PRIVATE EVENT – Economy, Jr. will be held for 5th-8th grade students at B’nai Shalom Day School on Wednesday, October 15th.
This event is sponsored by B’nai Shalom Day School.
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, 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.