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John B. and Lillian E. NeffÌýCollege of Business and Innovation
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RISE Into Business
aÌýsummer enrichment camp
Curious about how businesses really work? Wondering about what it takes to turn an idea into a successful company?Ìý
Join us for the Regional Invitational Startup Experience (RISE) summer camp!Ìý
Hosted by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation, RISE gives high school students interested in entrepreneurship a hands-on look at what it takes to start and run a successful business. Ìý
During this interactive, three-day summer enrichment program, students will explore marketing, finance, accounting and other core business skills, taught directly by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· faculty, while collaborating on a team project that simulates taking a product from concept to market.Ìý
what you’ll do:
Day 1: Build ItÌý
Work in teams to design a custom T-shirt product, define your brand and develop your marketing strategy.Ìý
Day 2: Run ItÌý
Pitch your brand to suppliers, build your financial model, develop your sales approach and learn how technology supports running your business.Ìý
Day 3: Launch ItÌý
Prepare and present a Shark Tank–style final pitch to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· faculty and local business professionals, competing to have your T‑shirt printed and sold to fund a micro‑scholarship. 
this camp is designedÌýforÌýstudents who:
- Have an interest in business, entrepreneurship, marketing and related fieldsÌý
- Want to engage in collaborative hands-on learning and creative problem solvingÌý
- Are interested in learning more about ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s College of Business and Innovation and its programsÌý
For Questions Contact

Terribeth Gordon-Moore, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Administration
Strahanan Hall 5022Ìý
419.530.4376