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.
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, May 17th, ages 11 on up to adults in Spartanburg, SC are welcome at the Mulch Tank to play “Economy, Jr.” where players gain insight into both sides of the economic coin by having them choose at the start of the game whether they want to play as a customer spending a month’s paycheck from their chosen career on necessities such as housing, groceries, child care, and more or as a merchant running a business needing to make enough sales to cover this month’s overhead.
Mulch Tank, the go to Business and Leadership Center in Spartanburg, is not only hosting, but also sponsoring the event with eVision Corp providing volunteer assistance.
RSVP for this free event by going to mulchtank.com
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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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, May 3rd, teenagers at Forsyth Central Library from 1-3:30pm will be taking part in ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course that has them play Economy, Jr., an Economic Literacy game, and Pitch Drill, a fast paced business plan and pitching contest.
By completing both games, players will be eligible to enter their own business concepts to the Cashless Incubator for review by area businesses in hopes of landing internships, jobs, or resources for their startup idea. Participants of the Jobs Course will not have to pay the minimal signup fee to enter the Cashless Incubator for six months thanks to a generous donation by Summit Credit Union.
Summit Credit Union is sponsoring the event with VentuRealization providing help with organizing volunteers.
If you have a teenager that can benefit from economic and entrepreneur literacy along with having an opportunity at an internship, job, or resources for their own startups through the Cashless Incubator, please come out for the event at:
Forsyth Central Library
660 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
RSVP by calling (336) 703-3081
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, May 3rd, teenagers at Forsyth Central Library from 1-3:30pm will be taking part in ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course that has them play Economy, Jr., an Economic Literacy game, and Pitch Drill, a fast paced business plan and pitching contest.
By completing both games, players will be eligible to enter their own business concepts to the Cashless Incubator for review by area businesses in hopes of landing internships, jobs, or resources for their startup idea. Participants of the Jobs Course will not have to pay the minimal signup fee to enter the Cashless Incubator for six months thanks to a generous donation by Summit Credit Union.
Summit Credit Union is sponsoring the event with VentuRealization providing help with organizing volunteers.
If you have a teenager that can benefit from economic and entrepreneur literacy along with having an opportunity at an internship, job, or resources for their own startups through the Cashless Incubator, please come out for the event at Forsyth Central Library, 660 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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.
Bring your teen to Glenwood Library this Saturday from 2-4:30pm for the Jobs Course so they can be eligible for the Cashless Incubator.
The NC Triad Cashless Incubator has officially been launched with the sign up form found at shifthere.org
Tomorrow’s the day for our Pitch Drill Contest at Deep Roots Market in Downtown Greensboro from 1-2:30pm.
Show up, write up a quick plan for the topic picked, and make your pitch to our panel of volunteer judges:
Evan Morrison of Gate City Dry Goods representing Triad Local First, Roger Cubicciotti of VentuRealization, and Joel Landau, former General Manager of Deep Roots Market
Top 3 Contestants get featured in the May Issue of Natural Triad Magazine.
Business Cents, a small business bookkeeping service, is sponsoring the event with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing
assistance.
The private Economy, Jr. event scheduled for Tuesday, March 4th at Noble Academy was postponed due to incremental weather. The new event date is Monday, March 17th.
Business Cents, a small business bookkeeping service, is sponsoring the event with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing assistance.
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, March 22nd, teenagers at Glenwood Library from 2-4:30pm will be taking part in ReBuildUp’s Jobs Course that has them play Economy, Jr., an Economic Literacy game, and Pitch Drill, a fast paced business plan and pitching contest.
Judges for the Pitch Drill part of the event will be Jerome Gray, Executive Director of Greensboro Community Development Fund, the East Market Street Development Corporation, Phil Barnhill, Director of Operations of East Market Street Development Corporation, and Lisa Goble, PhD of UNCG’s Office of Innovation Commercialization.
By completing both games, players will be eligible to enter their own business concepts to the Cashless Incubator for review by area businesses in hopes of landing internships, jobs, or resources for their startup idea.
Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union, Building Lifelong relationships one Member at a Time, is sponsoring the event with Shift, the Nussbaum Center’s startup group, providing assistance.
If you have a teenager that can benefit from economic and entrepreneur literacy, please come out for the event at Glenwood Library, 1901 W. Florida St., Greensboro, NC 27403
