印第安納波利斯的公立學校

2023年6月12日

(提供照片)超過24印第安納波利斯公立學校高中學生把他們的經營理念周五的老板在IUPUI創業夏令營。學生們花了一周學習創業從IU凱利商學院的教授和社區參與IUPUI辦公室的工作人員。與會學生代表喬治華盛頓,管阿圖卡斯大概阿森納科技和Shortridge高中,並得到了每周的薪水,他們可以用這個來投資他們的第一個業務。特裏薩班尼特助理副校長辦公室的社區參與,告訴在印第安納州業務的許多參與者已經有了一些類型的業務,但是組織者還想關注讓學生思考的改變他們的社區。“當他們環顧四周,沒有看到一個理發店,他們沒有看到一家餐館,他們沒有看到他們需要的東西,他們可以來做到這一點的人,”貝內特說。“老板”代表商業機會自我開始。項目始於2019年,班尼特表示,第一個技能他們旨在教學生的信心。“他們的想法。他們知道他們能做什麼。他們隻是沒有一直鼓勵這樣做,”她說。 “But there is a knowledge base too. So we spend a lot of time talking about doing research, looking at who competitors might be, thinking a little bit harder about how you take that idea from concept to reality. And then I think the last thing that we spend our time on is presentation of yourself, your brand, everything.” Your browser does not support the audio element. The pitch contest came with a $100 cash prize for first place, followed by $75 for second and $50 for third. The 2023 winners are: First place: Katherine Bautista for the “Charm & Shine, The Touch You Need” Second place: Verenice Romero & Julissa Zuniga for “Sweet Delights” Third place: Isabella Ochoa Vargas, for “Shampoo Kitty Angel” The common thread among all of the participants, according to Bennett, was the creativity. She said she was greatly encouraged by the ideas the students had. “They took to heart that idea of what they could do in their neighborhoods. So, we have restaurants. We have persons who are thinking a little bit harder about having fresh and good foods in their neighborhoods. We have people who are thinking about how they could use a business to give back to a nonprofit, through the business, all kinds of opportunities.” Story Continues Below