Front Range Entrepreneurship and Product Development

Do you have amazing ideas for starting a business or developing a new product? This Winterim invites students to explore the world of entrepreneurship right here on the Front Range—and possibly in Denver. We’ll visit local for-profit and non-profit businesses to see how ideas come to life, learning from people running real-world enterprises. Each day, we’ll also dine at local restaurants to explore one of the largest industries and employers in the country: food service and entertainment.

Students won’t just observe—they’ll put their own ideas into action. We’ll begin by improving existing products or services, then move on to designing something entirely new. Using creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving, students will develop, market, and pitch their original product or service ideas by the end of the week.

Educational Goals

• Explore commerce, finance, and how businesses of different sizes operate.

• Apply advanced and creative thinking to improve existing products or services.

• Imagine ways to make the world better by developing completely new products or services.

• Learn how to develop, market, and pitch a product or business idea.
  

Instructor: David Sutton
Open to: Grades 6–8
Limit: 12 students
Cost: $300
Dates: March 9-13, regular school hours