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Summer BizCamp 2005
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E CITY hosted three summer entrepreneurship programs this year.
Known as “BizCamp,” our summer programs teach the full 70-hour curriculum in a two-week, full-day format. Students engage in text-based classroom lectures and hands-on learning activities, and experience entrepreneurship and business basics through visits from volunteer guest speakers and field trips to area businesses. In addition, every student creates a business plan for his or her own small business venture, and receives guidance in that process from a volunteer business plan “coach” from the Cleveland community.
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All Summer BizCamps Completed!
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BizCamp I – with NFTE New York teacher, Del Daniels
BizCamp I was held June 13 through June 24 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 pm. On Friday, June 17 the students held a sales event at Wal-Mart. One student used their $50 grant from E CITY to produce over $250 in sales at their Wal-Mart sales event. The Graduation and Business Plan Competition was held on June 24 at Tri-C's Metro Campus.
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BizCamp I class at the graduation
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Coaches
Chris Arnold
Karyn Kidd
Nick Rogers
Ami Even
George Lovejoy
Tom Boyle
Jeff Stein
Luke Rodehorst
David Boone
Karon Shaiva
Jim Hatton
Dave Hollis
Charles Burkett
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Judges
Gladys Santiago
Kirk Neiswander
Steve Hotchkiss
Ken Hale
Tricia Arthur
Dan Neubert
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1st place, $150 - John Kinniebrew for "Lawn Mowing Service"
2nd place, $100 - Matthew Musso for "Ascension Skateboards"
3rd place, $50 - Steven Caple, Jr. & Ciara Whaley for “Imagine Entertainment”
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BizCamp II - with NFTE Kansas City teacher, Paul Biays
BizCamp II was run in collaboration with St. Martin de Porres High School. This class ran from June 19 through July 1. It was also held at the Tri-C's Metro Campus from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. On June 25 the students held a sales event at Wal-Mart. This BizCamp also had one student who turned their $50 grant from E CITY into sales of over $250 at the class Wal-Mart Sales Event. The Graduation and Business Plan Competition was held on July 1 at Tri-C's Metro Campus July 1.
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BizCamp II student working with her business coach on her BizPlan
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Coaches
Cheryl Swain
Ami Even
Ron Cohen
Jie Zhou
Portia Brown
Mark Corrado
Jason Sares
Eric Tolbert
Dick Eshleman
Shareefah Sabur
Charlie Farrell
Allison Motz
David Hollis
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Judges
Theo Fielding
John Thornton
Dana Korosi
Mike Klein
Nick Howley
Boake Sells
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1st place, $150 - Jordan Hall for "Killer Kix" (tennis shoes)
2nd place, $100 - Anthony Williams for "ACE Studios" (logos)
3rd place, $50 - Elvis Torres for "Elvis’ Boxing Camp"
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BizCamp III
BizCamp III was run in collaboration with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry - Completed
For more information on BizCamp III see the LMM webpage.
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