Venture: Entrepreneurial Innovation Challenge
Venture: Entrepreneurial Innovation Challenge is an annual competition designed to inspire ingenuity and promote a biblical perspective of entrepreneurship. Grounded in a biblical worldview, this challenge presents entrepreneurial teams with a problem and encourages them to develop an innovative solution to that problem, build a business around that solution, and pitch their ideas to a distinguished Venture Investor Panel (adjudicators).
Schools will use the Venture: Entrepreneurial Innovation Challenge module to guide student teams in a project-based entrepreneurial learning experience rooted in a biblical worldview. The challenge will culminate in a competition celebrating ingenuity and innovation.
The Venture: Entrepreneurial Challenge Module
The Venture: Entrepreneurial Challenge Module prepares students for the rigor of competition. It invites entrepreneurs to present innovative concepts, business proposals, and products or services designed to transform industries. Students are encouraged to think creatively and challenge traditional business models. By participating in the Venture Challenge, students can connect with peers and present their entrepreneurial pitches.
This Challenge Module includes all the teacher/student materials needed to successfully implement this program within your existing curriculum, including:
- Teacher Implementation Guide
- Retrieval activities that help students access prior knowledge
- Implementation Timeline
- Biblical Worldview Implementation Guide
- Student templates including business proposals, business plans, and pitch creation materials available in multiple formats (Google Docs, Word, PDFs)
- Communication materials are available in multiple formats (Google Forms & Microsoft Forms)
- In-School Challenge Day materials including room and set-up configurations, multimedia components, organizational documents available in multiple formats, Emcee materials, audience member activity, VIP panel materials, and participant reflection materials
Upon completing the Venture: Entrepreneurial Challenge Module, schools will identify their top two middle school and top two high school teams to advance to the Venture Competition held on various University campuses.
Dates and Locations
Venture: Entrepreneurial Innovation Challenge
Note: To compete in the Venture: Entrepreneurial Innovation Challenge, schools must purchase and complete the Venture: Entrepreneurial Challenge Module. The top two middle school and the top two high school teams from each participating school may register to compete in the Venture Challenge.
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