Practical, specific, and measurable.
Kids don't need a lecture about entrepreneurship — they need to run one lemonade-stand-sized venture with real customers and real (small) stakes, and feel what it's like to build something. Our youth programs partner with schools and after-school organizations to make entrepreneurship a career path students can actually see, starting in the United States and eventually globally.
What the program is built on
Entrepreneurial education
Age-appropriate curriculum where students identify a problem they can see and build a small venture that addresses it.
Mentorship & leadership development
Local business owners as guest teachers — proof that entrepreneurs look like people from their own neighborhood.
Problem-solving projects
Ventures that serve the school or the block, so the first lesson of entrepreneurship is that businesses exist to solve problems.
Research-backed learning model
Built on what the evidence says develops durable skills — agency, persistence, collaboration — and measured against it.
No essay. No prerequisites. No cost.
Bring an idea, a side hustle, or an operating business. The application helps us understand your current decision and takes only a few minutes.
Not sure what you'd build? Try the Idea Generator first — it's free and takes five minutes.
Help people build with confidence
Your gift supports practical learning, experienced mentors, useful research, and the operating work behind dependable programs.
A gift of $100 supports practical education, mentorship, research, and program delivery.
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