The VentureLab Spark Mentorship Program provides a four-month mentorship program to help their business get started or scale up. As part of VentureLab Spark Cohort IV, eight amazing youth were able to expand their businesses and grow as entrepreneurs. After receiving supplies to support their businesses, they took part in a four month journey to…
Entrepreneurs keep trying to solve problems even when they face tough times. How can you practice persistence and grit like an entrepreneur?
Celebrating these mindsets as you spot them is a great way to help youth cultivate entrepreneurial thinking. At VentureLab, we’ve found a fun and easy way to recognize and celebrate: stickers!
As part of VentureLab Spark Cohort III, six students were able to expand their businesses and grow as entrepreneurs. After receiving supplies to support their businesses, they took part in a four month journey to grow their entrepreneurial mindsets and skills.
Entrepreneurs go looking for trouble, but not in the way you’re thinking. They are actively looking for opportunities to invent new ways of doing things or improve upon what already exists. This type of problem solving is PROactive. Our mindset of the month is problem solving: proactively developing creative solutions to the problems around you….
Being an entrepreneur is more than starting a business: it’s a way of thinking that can be applied to any opportunity or challenge. Check out these stories to see some of these entrepreneurial mindsets in action!
Looking for comprehensive Home School Resources: Teaching Youth Entrepreneurship Curriculum? VentureLab offers an array of tools, activities, and strategies tailored for homeschool educators. Empower your young learner with entrepreneurial skills, right from the comfort of home.
In 6 easy steps, The VentureLab Business Builder helps you think through all the important parts of your business, test your plan, and create a business model!
Discover the “My Entrepreneurial Self” activity on VentureLab, aimed at empowering youth to uncover and develop their entrepreneurial traits. This exercise encourages self-reflection on personal strengths and skills, essential for nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset.
“I think I can. I think I can.” This is the mantra of the Little Blue Engine in the children’s classic, The Little Engine That Could. She comes across a broken down engine who was carrying a load of “very good things” to the boys and girls in the village on the other side of…
Entrepreneurs know they can do anything and improve at anything because their brains grow as they learn new things and practice new skills!
Discover a ton of activities to teach financial literacy for kids in our VentureLab Youth and Caregiver Workbook!
Entrepreneurs have to be brave. They must try new things, talk to new people, take risks and solve problems that others are afraid to tackle. This is called courage!
Entrepreneurs don’t always know what challenges they will face. They have to make changes when problems come up and find new ways to make their ideas work. This is called adaptability.
Entrepreneurs come up with clever solutions to challenges. This sometimes means using unlikely materials or trying unique solutions. We call this resourcefulness.
Explore 14 innovative student grouping strategies designed to foster collaboration and creativity in the classroom. Whether you’re an educator looking to mix things up or searching for new ways to engage students, VentureLab’s guide offers adaptable methods for various learning environments. Discover how these techniques can be a part of creating the next generation of diverse innovators and changemakers.
We’re on a mission to create the next generation of diverse innovators and changemakers by making entrepreneurship education accessible to ALL youth.
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