Growing Resilient, Original, and Wealth-Building Entrepreneurs

Give your child the opportunity to turn their ideas into reality.

The G.R.O.W. Young Entrepreneurs Academy is a six-week entrepreneurship program designed to inspire the next generation of innovators, creators, and business leaders. Through hands-on learning, interactive activities, and real-world experiences, participants will develop the confidence and skills to launch their own business.

Each academy is tailored to the participant's age and stage of development, providing an engaging learning experience that encourages creativity, critical thinking, financial literacy, and problem-solving.

Throughout the program, students will:

• Explore entrepreneurship and discover their unique strengths.
• Develop a business idea or grow an existing one.
• Learn branding, marketing, pricing, and customer service.
• Build age-appropriate business planning skills.
• Practice communication and leadership.
• Prepare to launch their business in a real marketplace.

The academy culminates in a Graduation Ceremony followed by the Young Entrepreneurs Market, where participants will showcase and sell their products or services to the public while celebrating the completion of the program.

Choose Your Academy

🌱 Seedlings Academy

Ages 7–9 | Regular Tuition: $150

Seedlings introduces children to entrepreneurship through creativity, storytelling, games, discussion, and hands-on activities. Students explore their interests, identify problems they may want to solve, and learn how an idea can become a product, service, or community project.

With age-appropriate guidance, students practice understanding customers, setting simple prices, making thoughtful choices, and explaining their ideas with confidence. They do not need to begin with a complete business idea—the academy gives them room to explore, experiment, make changes, and learn as they go.

Each Seedling completes an interactive business workbook and prepares a simple business concept to share at the Young Entrepreneurs Market.

🍃 Sprouts Academy

Ages 10–13 | Regular Tuition: $200

Sprouts helps students turn a creative idea into a practical business they can begin testing and building. Through hands-on lessons and guided exercises, students learn how to identify a customer, develop an offer, build a brand, calculate costs, set prices, market their work, and provide strong customer service.

Throughout the six-week academy, each student creates a Business Launch Plan that organizes the essential parts of their idea. Students are encouraged to problem-solve, gather feedback, adjust their plans, and become more confident discussing and presenting their businesses.

The program concludes with students putting their learning into action by showcasing and selling their products or services at the Young Entrepreneurs Market.

🌳 Saplings Academy

Ages 14–17 | Regular Tuition: $250

Saplings is designed for teens who are ready to explore entrepreneurship at a more strategic level—whether they are developing a new idea or strengthening a business they have already started.

Students examine customer needs, value propositions, branding, market research, operations, pricing, expenses, revenue, partnerships, and sales strategy. They learn how to evaluate whether an idea is workable, make informed decisions, and communicate their vision professionally.

Each student develops an expanded business plan or proposal that reflects their individual goals and stage of development. The academy culminates with students presenting and launching their work at the Young Entrepreneurs Market, giving them practical experience engaging customers and operating in a real marketplace.

🎪 Young Entrepreneurs Market-Only Registration

Ages 7–17 | Registration: $35

Market-Only registration is available for young entrepreneurs who already have a product, service, or business concept and would like to participate in the Young Entrepreneurs Market without enrolling in the six-week academy.

Registration includes one youth vendor space and eligibility for Market Awards. Participants are responsible for preparing their products, signage, pricing, display, payment method, and other materials needed to operate their booth.

The Market-Only option does not include weekly classes, academy workbooks, business-plan instruction, or individualized preparation through the G.R.O.W. curriculum.