The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs, a residential summer program where Kentucky teens focus on product innovation and business model design, is taking applications for its summer 2022 program.
According to a news release, the program is for students currently in grades nine through 11 and will take place at Northern Kentucky University in two separate sessions on June and July. Applications are due by January 24, and selections will be announced in April. Students who attend can earn high school class credits, scholarships to Kentucky colleges and universities, and receive access to the tools necessary to start their own businesses.
The program brings students from across the state into a three-week residential program, immerses them in a creative space and equips them with the tools needed to unleash their innate entrepreneurial spirits for the betterment of Kentucky. During the program, teams of high school students develop a business model, design a prototype and pitch their startup to a large audience and a panel of judges. GSE teaches the opportunities, benefits and pitfalls of taking a business concept from the idea phase to pitching it to potential investors.
Governor Andy Beshear says, “I encourage Kentucky high school students who want to learn how to develop a business idea or service into a prototype and then pitch it to a panel of judges to apply for the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs. You will learn from successful entrepreneurs, work with other students who want to be entrepreneurs and learn how to start your own business.”