by Julie Wood | Feb 2, 2022 | blog, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, parenting, Teachers, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
A fun and engaging way to teach entrepreneurship to youth is to host a pitch competition for young entrepreneurs. Organizing and holding a pitch competition for young entrepreneurs is a great way for kids to get the word out about their potential business ideas and...
by Julie Wood | Jun 30, 2020 | blog, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, parenting, Teachers, teaching entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneur camp
When COVID-19 started causing many activities to be cancelled or changed to being virtual, I was not sure if I was going to be able to hold our in-person summer youth entrepreneur camp. Entrepreneurship is one of those things that you learn best by doing. As it got...
by Julie Wood | Apr 10, 2020 | blog, entrepreneurship education, kid entrepreneur, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
Even though we know it is for the good to be “safer at home”; if you are anything like myself or my family – we are all getting a little stir crazy. Did you ever imagine that at the beginning of 2020, this is what our year would be like? This is the perfect time for...
by Julie Wood | Mar 20, 2020 | blog, Economic Development, entrepreneurship education, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
Everyday the news has updated (and inundated) us with changes from social distancing to isolation due to the spread of COVID-19. It has disrupted our lives more than we ever thought possible! Youth Entrepreneurship Education can give kids hope that there is light at...
by Julie Wood | Feb 26, 2020 | blog, Economic Development, entrepreneurship education, teaching entrepreneurship, young entrepreneur, youth entrepreneur
There are many reasons that cultivating young entrepreneurs makes sense. As I have recently been working on a TEDx talk I’m giving later this year; I realize how important it is to start teaching and mentoring kids about entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial...