ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS FOR TEENS
Entrepreneurship
Girl Boss: Unlocking Your Potential (Ages 14-17)
Guest speaker: A successful young female entrepreneur.
Objective: To empower teen girls to explore their entrepreneurial potential and develop critical business skills, fostering creativity, leadership, and confidence.
Activities:
- Business Simulation Game: Learn the ropes of running a business.
- Workshops: Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset and leadership skills.
- Business Blueprint: Create a business plan from idea to execution.
- Market Mastery: Identify target markets and craft marketing strategies.
- Pitch Perfect: Practice pitching business ideas.
- Mentorship Circle: Network with successful female entrepreneurs.
Outcomes: Participants will leave with an entrepreneurial toolkit, increased self-confidence, and a solid understanding of business principles. This program empowers young women to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities and take the first steps toward starting their own ventures.
Dream, Create, Launch: Young Innovators Workshop (Ages 11-13)
Guest speaker: A successful young female entrepreneur.
Objective: Introduce girls to foundational entrepreneurship concepts, fostering creativity, innovation, and problem-solving through engaging, hands-on activities.
Activities:
- Entrepreneurship 101: Learn the basics of starting a business.
- Idea Generator: Explore creative business concepts.
- Plan in Action: Dive into business planning basics and market research.
- Money Matters: Introduction to budgeting and financial concepts.
- Pitch Off: Compete in a mini pitch competition.
- Q&A Session: Hear insights from a guest entrepreneur.
Outcomes: Girls will leave inspired and equipped with foundational entrepreneurial knowledge, confidence in their abilities, and tools to transform their ideas into action.
Financial Literacy
Money Minded Girls (Ages 13-17)
Guest Speakers: Female financial experts and investors sharing success stories and wealth-building strategies.
Objective: Equip teen girls with essential financial skills and knowledge to build independence and manage money responsibly.
Activities:
- Budgeting Games: Learn to track spending and savings.
- Save & Invest: Discover the basics of wealth-building.
- Debt Demystified: Understand loans and credit.
- Goal Getter: Set and achieve financial milestones.
- Careers in Finance: Explore future opportunities in the finance world.
Budgeting games, discussions on saving and investing, understanding debt, setting financial goals and exploring career paths in finance.
Outcomes: Girls will gain practical financial knowledge, develop strong budgeting skills, and feel empowered to make responsible money decisions, setting them up for future independence.
Money Moves: Financial Empowerment for Future Leaders (Ages 15-17)
Guest Speakers: Female financial experts and investors sharing strategies for wealth building and leadership.
Overview: “Money Moves” blends essential money management skills with future-focused concepts like investing, crypto, and giving back. This interactive program builds financial literacy, leadership, and confidence in girls, preparing them to navigate the financial world with purpose.
Program Elements:
- Life Scenario Simulations: Practice real-world money decisions.
- Investment Basics: Learn the power of growing wealth.
- Entrepreneurship Challenge: Combine business and financial skills.
- Future of Finance: Explore crypto and digital currencies.
- Money Diaries: Reflect on personal money habits and goals.
- Financial Wellness: Connect finances with mental well-being.
- Social Cause Challenge: Use money for meaningful impact.
Conclusion:
Girls who participate in “Money Moves” leave with the confidence and skills to lead in tomorrow’s financial world. This forward-thinking program combines hands-on learning with real-world applications, giving girls a strong foundation for financial independence and leadership.
