Economy, Jr. was demo’d for the first time for North Carolina Teachers on Thursday, August 7th at the 5th Annual Jumpstart Convention in Charlotte, NC put on by the North Carolina Council on Economic Education (NCCEE). Thanks for putting on a great convention! Here are the pictures:
Pictures from Economy, Jr. at Providence Baptist Church on Saturday, August 2nd sponsored by Providence Baptist Church in addition to providing volunteers:
PRIVATE EVENT – On Saturday, August 2nd in Greensboro, Economy, Jr. will be held at Providence Baptist Church for about 25 college bound students to teach them budgeting skills as they begin their adult lives.
Providence Baptist Church is sponsoring in addition to providing the volunteers for this event.
Pictures from our Wednesday, July 23rd Economy, Jr. at Reynolda Manor Library in Winston-Salem. This event is courtesy of our sponsor Summit Credit Union with VentuRealization helping provide volunteers.
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – Wednesday, July 23rd from 4:00-5:30pm, an Economy, Jr. will be held at Reynolda Manor Library in Winston-Salem. Ages 11-19 are welcome to participate.
This event is sponsored by Summit Credit Union with VentuRealization helping provide volunteers.
There’s still time to register your teenager for this event by filling out this RSVP form:
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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.
PRIVATE EVENT – On Tuesday, May 20th, participants of the “Be Good To Yourself” Teen Mentor program at Step Up Ministries will be playing “Pitch Drill” a fast paced introduction to business plans and pitching by having them develop and present a profitable solution for a specific problem before a panel of volunteer judges.
Parties 2 Dye 4 is sponsoring the event with the Diva Network helping organize the event.
PRIVATE EVENT – On Thursday, May 15th, selected students at Noble Academy will be playing “Pitch Drill” a fast paced introduction to business plans and pitching by having you develop and present a profitable solution for a specific problem before a panel of volunteer judges.
Parties 2 Dye 4, specializing in throwing your next Tie Dye Party, is sponsoring the event with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing assistance.
Two of the event judges will be:
Bryan Bowers, Creative Director
Bluezoom { Advertising, Design, Chemistry }
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Louis Judge III, Director of Technology Transfer
NC A&T Economic Development
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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
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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!