Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge

Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge is a simple set of activities that help K-12 students learn creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Learning the skill of making an elevator pitch allows students to turn problems into opportunities.

What is a Pitch?

A pitch succinctly and enthusiastically explains an idea. It should spark interest, be brief, persuasive, and memorable. Through experience and practice, young people develop this critical workforce readiness skill and a mindset for 21st century careers.

Why participate?

Your students are already problem solvers; they just need a stage. This Program:

• Builds confidence and public speaking skills
• Encourages teamwork and creativity
• Connects academic learning with real-world purpose
• Is easy to to implement with ready-to-use resources

The Toolkit:

The Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge toolkit is free and downloadable. It explains how to teach and facilitate a pitch challenge in your classroom or program. Young Entrepreneur Institute offers facilitator training to make the Pitch Challenge engaging and relevant for all the kids you serve.

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Everything you need is in the Pitch Challenge Toolkit

Our comprehensive Toolkit provides easy instructions to implement the Challenge in five engaging lessons.

The Toolkit includes interactive worksheets and videos that will guide you through the lessons.

The Toolkit also includes everything your organization needs to launch a Pitch Challenge.

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