$50 Startup Youth Entrepreneurship Pathway
Youth entrepreneurship education through project based learning
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The $50 Startup includes 8 project based learning labs packed with activities, videos, and online resources in a teacher friendly format. The user friendly nature of the $50 Startup program makes it a perfect solution for educators teaching STEM, the arts, or CTE to incorporate entrepreneurship into the classroom. Our mission is to empower students to become 21st century thinkers by awakening their entrepreneurial spirit, inspiring them to become the architects of their futures, and giving them the confidence to transform their communities.
Students learn business fundamentals and how to use their creativity to solve problems through creation of a business on a $50 budget.
Your Instructor
Sylvester is the CEO and founder of Global CTE, an online career and technical education publishing company. He is responsible for developing strategic partnerships with school districts and colleges to provide digital curriculum and books that serve over 50,000 students in over 600 school districts across the country.
Sylvester also keeps a busy schedule traveling the world as a keynote speaker and consultant for fortune 500 companies like Fedex and Enterprise; Organizations like NBMBAA; US government agencies like the SBA and US Embassy; and internationally with ministries of education in Brazil and Costa Rica. He is also the author of four books on entrepreneurship and mindset including the one from his TED Talk, "Manifest Greatness, How To Live Without Limits."
From starting his first company at the age of 17 with only a water hose, a bucket, and a dream Sylvester has garnered over 20 years of entrepreneurial best practices and business experience. His ideas on business innovation and his companies have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, INC., Steve Harvey and more. Sylvester's inspiring personal stories and helpful strategies have reached more than a million business leaders, students and entrepreneurs across the globe.
Course Curriculum
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StartLab 2 Objectives
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StartLab 2 Intro From Sylvester Chisom (1:18)
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StartProblem Solving with Daniel Ek, Spotify Cofounder (9:02)
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StartIs Your Solution Better, Faster, Or Cheaper? (3:34)
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StartProduct Market Fit & Customer Avatar Activity (3:17)
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StartBusiness Model Canvas (0:47)
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StartValue Proposition Lesson & Activity (1:36)
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StartCircle Of Resources Activity
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StartHow To Write The Perfect Elevator Pitch (3:48)
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StartWhat Is An Elevator Pitch (5:21)
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StartWilliams and Blackwood Pitch Video (0:42)