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Youth Entrepreneurship Resources

Dive into VentureLab’s extensive collection of free resources for youth entrepreneurship. Whether you’re an educator, parent, or student, discover tools, activities, and guides designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurial thinking in young minds. Explore our resources today and empower the next generation of diverse innovators and change-makers.

Featured Resource

Empathy Cards with rocket making a heart trail in the clouds

Our Empathy Activation Cards are designed to nurture the crucial empathy mindset. By prioritizing empathy, we empower students to move beyond surface-level brainstorming and generate solutions rooted in real-world impact. When students lead with this human-centered mindset, they don’t just “invent”—they solve. It is the essential bridge between a simple idea and a meaningful result.

Interactive Games and Tools

Illustration for "business builder tool" by venturelab, featuring icons like coins, a piggy bank, and tools, on a blue background, highlighting youth entrepreneurship resources.
A graphic with the text "Interactive Pitch Builder" above a drawing of a lit lightbulb on a blue background, perfect for teaching entrepreneurship to youth.
A microphone stands on the left. Text in the center reads "PITCH GAME" in purple letters, surrounded by four colored cards labeled "sing," "glass," "grass," and "fluffy." The vibrant background is orange, creating a lively atmosphere perfect for teaching entrepreneurship to kids.
Colorful graphic with text "wacky inventions game" surrounded by abstract shapes and lines in various bright colors on a white background, designed as youth entrepreneurship resources.
An illustration featuring the text "Story Starters" above an open book with images of a hot air balloon, rocket, unicorn, and castle. The background is a blue and orange abstract design, inspiring creativity in K12 entrepreneur curriculum.
Screenshot of a webpage featuring the "Body Language Game," integrating elements of youth entrepreneurship education with options for body language, tone, and message: "arms crossed," "excited," and "I just read that book twice," respectively.
Promotional graphic for "random mindset card picker" featuring six colorful cards with various entrepreneurship education resources and a logo with a rocket.

Downloads and Printables

Empathy Cards with rocket making a heart trail in the clouds
Two entrepreneurship education resources venturelab workbooks titled "entrepreneurial mindset caregiver workbook" in English and Spanish, displayed against a colorful background.
Printable mindset cards displayed beside a printer on a purple background, featuring optimistic and growth-focused messages suitable as entrepreneurship education resources.
Illustration of a pink pig with the text "Can you make a pig fly? Youth Entrepreneurship Resources & brainstorming rules poster" on a sky background with clouds and trees.
Illustration for "planet mooz diner" featuring a UFO with a cityscape at night in the background and text about entrepreneurship education resources.
VentureLab Entrepreneurial Learning presents the 'Look, No Hands!' activity for teaching adaptability, featuring a hand graphic and an adaptability icon on a colorful background. This engaging exercise is perfect for youth entrepreneurship education, inspiring the next generation of innovators.
Sticker sheets labeled "venturelab mindset" featuring various colorful, circular stickers with inspirational words on a purple background, designed as youth entrepreneurship resources.
Illustration of an "Egg Drop Challenge" poster with a blue background. There are four decorated eggs with green and white patterns at the bottom, and the text "EGG DROP CHALLENGE" at the top, promoting youth entrepreneurship education through hands-on activities.
Young asian girl looking up thoughtfully, surrounded by question marks, with text "Youth Entrepreneurship Resources & questions" on a starry background.
Green background with text "but why? curiosity activity & sheet" surrounded by four yellow emoji faces showing puzzled expressions, and the venturelab logo at the bottom focusing on youth entrepreneurship resources.
printable pitch game
Free printable: VentureLab Mindsets & Skills Posters
Free printable game: wacky inventions
Promotional image for a "build a worm house activity" featuring a stylized house icon, images of a worm, scissors, and a marker as part of youth entrepreneurship resources.
14 fun ways to group students
Observation Walk Activity
A blue envelope containing a letter titled "Dear friend," with pink lines and a heart graphic, under the heading "Empathy Coupons." Teaching entrepreneurship, the VentureLab logo is at the bottom of the envelope.
Hand holding a magnifying glass with the word "Curiosity" inside. Text: "Entrepreneur Scavenger Hunt." VentureLab Entrepreneurial Learning logo at the top left on a blue background.
Illustration of toys including a penguin, bear, rocket, ducks, basketball, tablet, and truck under a "Build a Toy Business" banner with colorful triangular pennants in the background. Ideal for K12 entrepreneur curriculum or teaching entrepreneurship to young minds.
Graphic with the text "Practice Teamwork with the Marshmallow Challenge!" above the VentureLab logo and the tagline "Entrepreneurial Learning," set against a colorful abstract background, perfect for promoting youth entrepreneurship education.
A graphic titled "11 Public Speaking Tips" with colorful blobs listing tips such as composure, speed, emphasis, body language, volume, active listening, and practice. Perfect for youth entrepreneurship education. Website venturelab.org is noted at the bottom.
12 free creativity resources
Blue graphic promoting the "Try the Tower Challenge" by VentureLab, featuring a crumpled paper tower, "Embracing Failure" badge, and VentureLab Entrepreneurial Learning logo with a rocket icon. Perfect for teaching entrepreneurship within the K12 entrepreneur curriculum.
Financial Literacy for Kids
Courage VenureLab Youth Entrepreneurship
Adaptability Thumbnail
Resourcefulness Thumbnail
A young girl wearing a blue cap smiles and points at the word "OPTIMISM" above her, embodying the spirit of youth entrepreneurship education. The VentureLab logo is in the top left corner.
reverse brainstorming is a tool to help come up with new ideas
Empathy Workbook
Opportunity Seeking
How to Make and Use an Idea Journal
Growth Mindset
A child with a quizzical expression, overlaid text reads "Learning About Yourself through Youth Entrepreneurship Education". VentureLab logo in the top corner.
Intro to Entrepreneurship
Three children display different expressions under signs reading "Printable Body Language Game," a creative tool full of youth entrepreneurship resources that inspires imagination and learning.
The Power of Setting Goals for Students

Seasonal and Holiday Printables

Thanksgiving Activity with Turkey and Mindset Feathers
A cat dressed as a reindeer for a brainstorming holiday activity
Illustration of an "Egg Drop Challenge" poster with a blue background. There are four decorated eggs with green and white patterns at the bottom, and the text "EGG DROP CHALLENGE" at the top, promoting youth entrepreneurship education through hands-on activities.
Entrepreneurship Valentines

Survey Toolkit

The Entrepreneurship Survey Toolkit can be used with ANY entrepreneurship program to measure the change in mindsets & skills. Assess and improve your entrepreneurship program and use the collected data for reporting and evaluation.

SURVEY TOOLKIT

Research

Dive into research on youth entrepreneurship and more! Explore our research presentation to learn more about why youth entrepreneurship matters.

RESEARCH PRESENTATION

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