Business Bound

Presented by Junior Achievement and the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver

This summer, Junior Achievement and the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver are excited to present an exciting week-long experience for high school students, Business Bound!

Students will earn 1 college credit hour through CU Denver while learning what it takes to be an entrepreneur and run a successful business.

They will hear from successful entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the state as they consider a path for their future. The week will culminate with a competition where one team will be crowned the JA Titan of Business!

Students will work in teams to compete as CEOs in the phone industry, experiencing firsthand how an organization evaluates alternatives, makes decisions, analyzes the outcomes of those decisions, and then strategize what to do next.

Session Highlights:
• How to Think Like an Entrepreneur: Unleash Your Inner Maverick
• Business Ideation: Where Wild Creativity Meets Strategic Genius
• Entrepreneur Meet and Greet: Where Dreams Collide and Collaborate
• Networking Skills and Practice: The Art of Building Bridges
• Exploring Business Production: From Blueprint to Boom
• Examining R&D and Marketing: Where Innovation Meets Influence
• Economic Factors and the Impact on Businesses: Riding the Waves of Change
• JA Titan of Business competition

2024 PROGRAM DETAILS:

• Monday, June 10 – Friday, June 14
• 9:30 a.m. -3 p.m. Monday-Thursday
• 9:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Friday
• Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship, 1475 Lawrence St, Denver, CO
• Participants receive 1 credit hour through CU Denver
• $25 application fee, due at time of application
• $275 program fee
• Registration closes on May 27 or when the program fills (Please note the program did fill in 2023)

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Contact: BusinessBound@JARockyMountain.org.

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