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Real ventures, one course at a time

The core Entrepreneurship sequence takes students from their first team fundraiser to acting as a management consultant for a real business. Electives add design, finance, and more.

The Entrepreneurship Sequence

Four courses, taken in order. Each one ends with something real.

Step 1 · Entrepreneurship 1Available

Design a Fundraiser

The first course in the sequence. Students work as a team to plan a real fundraising event for a cause they believe in.

They build: A complete plan and pitch for a live fundraising event.

  • Teamwork
  • Event planning
  • Budgeting
  • Pitching
Step 2 · Entrepreneurship 2Available

After-School Business

Students design a small, manageable business they can actually run after school to earn extra money.

They build: A launch-ready plan for a real small business.

  • Idea validation
  • Pricing
  • Marketing basics
  • Sales
Step 3 · Entrepreneurship 3Available

School Fundraising Plan

Students choose a group on campus and build a comprehensive fundraising plan for advisers, coaches, and players to follow.

They build: A full fundraising playbook a real group can use.

  • Strategy
  • Stakeholder planning
  • Presentation
  • Project management
Step 4 · Entrepreneurship 4Available

Be a Management Consultant

In the capstone, students choose a local business and build a business, marketing, operations, and improvement plan for the owners.

They build: A consulting report delivered to a real business owner.

  • Business analysis
  • Operations
  • Marketing strategy
  • Client work

Electives

Open to all ages and stackable with the sequence. Specialized courses to deepen specific skills.

Available

Boot Camp

A collection of short, no-prep team challenges — from solving a Clue-style mystery to planning a BBQ to touring the world — built to teach teamwork and creative problem-solving fast.

  • Teamwork
  • Creative problem solving
  • Communication
  • Quick thinking
Available

Foodpreneurs

Students dream up a brand-new restaurant concept — the food, the dining experience, the menu — and pitch it to a panel of "culinary entrepreneurs" for funding.

  • Creativity
  • Menu & concept design
  • Presentation
  • Pitching
Available

Visual Design for Entrepreneurs

Students learn visual design hands-on in Canva — colors, fonts, and style, logo design, and print and digital design products — then apply it to a business of their own choosing.

  • Visual design
  • Canva
  • Logo design
  • Branding
Available

Advertising Platforms

A tour of how businesses actually reach customers: videography, social media marketing, radio ads, cold calls, search advertising, email marketing, and word of mouth.

  • Videography
  • Social media marketing
  • Email marketing
  • Sales outreach
Available

Management

Students learn what it takes to run a company day to day: hiring, leadership, sales strategy, operations, supply chain, legal and taxes, and partnerships.

  • Leadership
  • Operations
  • Supply chain
  • Legal & taxes
Available

Finance for Entrepreneurs

Core finance and accounting for founders: capital expenditures, cost accounting, revenue models, financial statements, startup valuation, and the financial pitch.

  • Accounting
  • Revenue modeling
  • Valuation
  • Financial pitch
Available

Quick Pitch Boot Camp

A fast-paced, 5-day pitch competition. Teams get a random topic and 15 minutes to build a 1-minute elevator pitch with visuals — then compete for the win, Shark Tank style.

  • Public speaking
  • Improvisation
  • Persuasion
  • Visual storytelling

Younger Learners

More courses in this track are on the way.

ElementaryAvailable

Plan a Party

Students become "Party Agents" competing to design the coolest party in the world — picking a theme, planning the where, activities, food, and goodie bags, and handling setup through cleanup.

  • Teamwork
  • Planning
  • Creativity
  • Presentation

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