Apply for a Free Entrepreneurship Program

26-May-2011 Apply to receive a fully funded Entrenuity StartingUp Program to train the students to start their own businesses.
 
Through the generosity of a funder, Entrenuity is able to offer our new StartingUp Curriculum and related program services this summer to one partnering site. The site that is awarded the program will receive the following:

The StartingUp Platinum package includes the following:

  • 30-Hours of Direct Instruction for your students led by your own instructors
  • 30-StartingUp Now: 24 Steps to Launch Your Own Business Books
  • 1-Day StartingUp Now Teacher Training for 2 Instructors*
  • 1-StartingUp Now Faculty Guide/Lesson Plans
  • 30-StartingUp Now Skill Center Youth Memberships
  • 2-StartingUp Now Skill Center Adult Memberships (for the instructors)
  • Up to 8 hours of Entrenuity Direct Support Services to assist with instruction and site setup

*Illinois teachers who participate in the Entrenuity Training will receive 8 Certified Professional Development Units (CPDUs) for attending the 1-Day StartingUp Teacher Training.

To apply for this opportunity your site must meet the following requirements:

  1. Be a federally recognized not-for-profit organization possessing an organizational IRS 501c3 letter;
  2. Commit to recruiting and training 30 high school students by July 31, 2011;
  3. Identify and 2-Adult Instructors to participate in the 1-Day Entrenuity Training at the Entrenuity office;
  4. Have access to a training room that will provide a professional atmosphere for the students to learn. The room must also have either a dry erase white board and a location (wall) to use an LCD projector;
  5. Have at least 10 computers that can access the internet simultaneously;
  6. The organization must commit to providing an Entrenuity site report at the end of the training highlighting the students successes and accomplishments that also includes an entrepreneurial pre/post test; Submit completed StartingUp business plans to Entrenuity by July 31, 2011 for possible investment.

To apply for this entrepreneurial opportunity, please complete and submit the attached Entrenuity Grant Application by June 10, 2011. One organization will be selected and notified no later than June 17, 2011.

Entrenuity Grant Application

Feel free to contact Brian Jenkins at Entrenuity with any questions or concerns at 312-842-3800 x1.
There may be an opportunity to also offer an adult StartingUp Now program too. If you are interested in being notified of future opportunities--please signup to receive the Entrenuity newsletter on the home page.

Thank you,

Brian Jenkins

Mobile:     773-398-8960
Office:       312-842-3800 x1