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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibitProposal for Entrepreneurs p Camp for District 4 06.15.15 Proposal —Venture Hive LLC proposes to provide District 4 Community with the complete program, technical, and management assistance required to develop and Implement a youth training initiative pilot program (Venture Hive Prep— Tech Entrepreneurship Camp) focused on app development, entrepreneurial skills, and personal development, Background— For today's students to become tomorrow's Innovative problem solvers, they require opportunities and challenges that stretch their talents and allow them to envision a future of accomplishment. Venture Hive Prep— Tech Entrepreneurship Camp is a simple, community -based solution that fills the critical need for relevant and meaningful summer program activities, Venture Hive Prep —Tech Entrepreneurship Camp allows middle school students to discover and learn new, in -demand computer skills and their practical application to create value, This training, which focuses on creative entrepreneurship and basic app development platforms, will help students think entrepreneurially, learn the fundamentals of coding, build confidence, and develop important leadership skills, Program —Venture Hive Prep— Tech Entrepreneurship Camp represents a new career and technical education opportunity that introduces District 4 middle school students to Important workforce skills in the fields of technology and entrepreneurship. Using proprietary processes and materials, wherein students encounter basic app development and entrepreneurship by doing it for real, Venture Hive Prep— Tech Entrepreneurship Camp participants will engage with a team of experienced trainers, consultants, and practitioners in an experience -based learning environment that combines the worlds of technology and entrepreneurship, The Venture Hive model will allow students to explore the world of apps and to develop business ideas, creating not only a pathway between middle school, high school and additional education, but also to potentially viable careers and businesses. Venture Hive proposes 5 two -week half -day camps and one one -week Intensive camp that train up to 132 middle school students (up to 22 students per camp), Each class will incorporate appropriate training, project preparation time, and breaks, Session participants will be students attending the Shenandoah, West End, Robert King and Coral Gate summer camps selected though a written application designed to gauge their entrepreneurial interest and commitment. The camps will run on a rotation basis starting June 29th through August 14th, Selection will be done each park manager and one Venture Hive member who will evaluate the applications and choose the '1010 NE 2nd Avenue // Miami, Florida 33132 // www,Ventureillvo,co // @venturehive // theventurehivo 2 participants by consensus, Venture Hive Prep— Tech Entrepreneurship Camp will issue Certificates of Completion to all students finishing the training program. The computer.oriented curriculum will allow students to learn the fundamentals of app development while the entrepreneurial training will address the essentials of successful business development, opening up entrepreneurship to students and enabling them to actually start new ventures, The pairing of a coding curriculum with entrepreneurial training offers an improved opportunity for participating students to engage in group learning, focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, and possibly form business entities. The program will also offer guidance, encouragement, and access to a dedicated group of coaches as needed, The curriculum is designed to be fun and interactive, and will Incorporate topics like the following into the daily training modules: • Coding Basics • Usability • Executive Summary and Pitch • Product Development • Markets and Competition • Pricing • Sales and Distribution • Funding • Intellectual Property • Teams All program activities will take place at the selected parks in District 4 where we will use the computer labs available. Students participating in Venture Hive Prep— Tech Entrepreneurship Camp will be expected to follow the generally accepted rules of classroom conduct related to being on time, side conversations, eating, leaving, and cell phone use, In addition, program staff insists that students miss no more than one class and complete assignments in a timely manner or face program dismissal, Expected Outcomes During the past few years, credible media reports have highlighted Miami's small share of tech jobs, the ongoing loss of its young professionals, and the lack of strong entrepreneurial brand, Venture Hive Prep— Tech Entrepreneurship Camp is a fresh solution that confronts all of these issues while filling the critical need for more relevant and meaningful summer and afterschool program activities, Venture Hive allows District 4 middle school students to discover and learn new, In -demand, confidence building career skills that will likely retain them as a part of South Florida's workforce, Budget Program management, instruction, mentoring and office supplies for six camps $100,000 3 ABOUT VENTURE HIVE Venture Hive exists to energize, educate, and cultivate entrepreneurs at three levels of engagement. Its mission is to provide best in class entrepreneurship education at key stages of the entrepreneurial journey. The Venture Hive Accelerator and Incubator programs focus on connectivity and guidance for entrepreneurs and startups to maximize regional economic development impact. The Venture Hive PrepTM and Venture Hive UTM programs foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at the high school and university levels. We offer governments, Institutions, and communities efficient and effective turnkey solutions to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem based on sound educational and economic development principles, At its core, Venture Hive is an entrepreneurship education company. In Miami we run a world -class accelerator and incubator program supported by the Downtown Development Authority and the Office of the Mayor of Miami Dade County where we create and test our content and methodology with our In house companies. The results of these programs have been very promising. Four months from the opening of the Miami Venture Hive Accelerator, 34 new jobs were created with an average salary of more than $40,000, most with equity as part of the compensation package. Additionally, although only 10 companies were given grants (we provide a U$251( non equity grant to all of our accelerator companies), the program was responsible for 17 business relocations and 5 new company formations within the initial 6 months after program launch, At the 24-month mark, 31 companies call Venture Hive home, with entrepreneurs from 25 countries developing disruptive technologies and sustainable businesses, Venture Hive has achieved an investment leverage of 20:1 and the Miami Downtown Development Authority has calculated our economic impact to be $7.3M in the first 18 months of operations. Through partnerships with governmental entities and NGOs, Venture Hive has offered economic growth initiatives on a global scale. These projects include entrepreneurship training, mentoring, capacity building, diaspora networking, and business formation assistance. On its non -domestic programs, Venture Hive has worked in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Africa, Venture Hive currently provides accelerator, incubation, university and high school training and educational services to numerous clients including the Miami Downtown Development Authority, Miami -Dade County, Microsoft, the U.S. State Department, the World Bank, FH1360, the Migration Policy Institute, the Commission for Science & Technology (Tanzania), Miami -Dade County Public Schools and the I<night Foundation, We also host In our headquarters in Miami the first U.S, based Microsoft Innovation Center, The Venture Hive team is comprised of world -class technology and economic development experts with experience that includes developing top models in entrepreneurship education as well as talent development, recruitment, and retention of regional and international innovators and ICT professionals and entrepreneurs, Venture Hive offers entrepreneurship education on a global scale through partnerships with the US State Department, the World Bank, and foreign national governments. 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