This course is designed to get students excited about becoming true entrepreneurs by giving them the opportunity to create and fully develop their own product or service. Real-world entrepreneurs and business experts serve as coaches and mentors guiding student teams through the process of ideation, market research, and business plan development. Over the course of the year, student teams learn about marketing, accounting, as well as the legal aspects of starting a business. They have access to a network of professionals to further develop their skills (teamwork, problem solving, presentation, communication) for college and career readiness. Pitch Week helps to further fire the entrepreneurial spirit by putting student teams in front of actual investors so they can pitch their innovative idea to win funding and turn their wishful thinking into a reality. Successful completion of this course will count toward the business education completer status. Look for the course offering in the course selection guide and applications will be available on the high school web site, from a business teacher or from your grade level counselor. Please contact Brooke Hawkins at hawkinsb@mtnbrook.k12.al.us. More information can be found at incubatoredu.org.
