Big thanks to all of the volunteers and sponsors in 2014 who helped make our 32 ReBuildUp events for approximately 500 participants possible. Special nod to sponsors Summit Credit Union and Greensboro Municipal Credit Union who sponsored several events throughout the year. Greensboro Public Library was also a major help by hosting 17 of these 32 events. Click Here for details and pictures of each event.
So again, much appreciation and looking forward to making an impact in 2015!
We had a good time at the Teen Entrerpeneur event at Central Library Tuesday, October 14th sponsored by Summit Credit Union.
Team 1 got the win during the Pitch Drill event with their creative solution to feeding the hungry.
Team 13 won out the Cashless Incubator game with their answer for liquid nicotine poisonings which was our News & Record game headline.
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.
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) AUDIENCE EVENT PitchPocalypse
6:00-8:00pm Central Library
Downtown Greensboro, NC (Players Chosen from Participants of Teen Entrepreneur Events)
The goal of these events is to teach young adults about real world economics by having them play through the game as a customer spending a month’s paycheck on bills for housing, utilities, child care, groceries, and more for them and their families without going bankrupt. The other half of participants will play as the merchants selling products and services to customers with the aim of covering their overhead costs and posting a profit. Customers and merchants which switch roles half way through the game to experience both sides of the economic coin.
The entrepreneur support group Shift, Nussbaum Center’s Entrepreneur Group, is helping organize volunteers for the Saturday events.
This event is part of the Economic Literacy Summer Series sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union with Shift, the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship’s entrepreneur group, helping organize volunteers for the event.
Economy, Jr. at Benjamin Library where we saw some participants from previous events show up to play again.
1st place winners during their pitch in the Pitch Drill competition