Entrepreneur Next Door – Utilizing Presenters in Your Class
Bring an entrepreneur to your class or have your students find one in their neighborhood to interview. This guide will help them with the interview.
A Sweet Taste of Entrepreneurship – Aug. 6th from 9 to 11:00
Join entrepreneur Rick Boosey from Kyya Chocolate to sample some of his sweet success. Due to the popularity of the first session, we are taking a second bite. Sample some of the world’s best chocolate produced right her in Arkansas as you learn about chocolate production and business models that make a difference to orphans and poor cacao farmers.
Startup Culture Tech Tour – Stonehenge Tech Labs
Do your students want to work in tech or data science careers? Do you shop online? What is happening behind the scenes on these digital platforms? What information are they tracking? How is the information used to provide a customer experience? What skills do your students need to prepare for these jobs? Join us for some remarkable insights from a female tech entrepreneur!
Passion Projects That Become Businesses – Gabe Camargo
Do you help students explore their passions? Can their passions become job opportunities or future businesses? What should they study to develop their human capital and provide the most satisfying job possibilities available? This story of a musician, baker and corporate technology consultant may pique the interest of some of your students. And it certainly reinforces the idea that entrepreneurs love learning and welcome challenges!
Silicon Valley
Did you ever wonder why the default time zone for your iPhone was Cupertino? Have you visited Silicon Valley? What tech companies are located there? What is life like in the Valley? What do your students understand about this U.S. tech hub? This post will provide information as well as some ideas for engaging your students as they learn about the the Valley.
Maker to Market at the Amazeum!
Spend the day at the Amazeum to learn how to help your students take their ideas to the marketplace. This is a new developed PD offered by Economics Arkansas, the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education, and the Amazeum to connect economics and entrepreneurship to the making process.
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