Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs

Team Entrepreneurship Experiences for  aspirational young people age 11-19.
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Successful Summers
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Upcoming Experiences

Applications are open! Apply today to reserve a seat for one of our upcoming experiences.

Featured Experiences

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Innovation Cases

Each year, we partner with award winning companies & inspiring founders who sponsor Innovation Cases to give BizSmart participants an opportunity to help invent their next generation product line.

Token

Help Token Invent A Secure Access Ring For the Metaverse

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Kevin Surace
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Notpla
Netflix
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Innovation Challenges

Take on an Entrepreneurship & Design Innovation Challenge from award winning companies & inspiring founders.

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Innovation Cases

Each year, we partner with award winning companies & inspiring founders who sponsor Innovation Cases to give BizSmart participants an opportunity to help invent their next generation product line.

Token

Help Token Invent A Secure Access Ring For the Metaverse

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Kevin Surace
Case Sponsor
Notpla
Netflix
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ActivArmor

Help ActivArmor Design Custom 3D Printed Splints for "Gamer's Thumb”

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Kevin Surace
Case Sponsor
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Token

Help ActivArmor Design Custom 3D Printed Splints for "Gamer's Thumb”

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Kevin Surace
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New Story

Help New Story use their 3D printed house technology to create an affordable housing solution.

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John Smith
Case Sponsor
Token

Help Token Invent a secure access ring for the Metaverse

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Kevin Surace
Case Sponsor
Notpla

Help Notpla use their new Seaweed based material to replace plastic

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Marta Quintana
Case Sponsor
Netflix

Help Netflix invent a new & more immersive movie watching experience.

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Reed Hastings
Case Sponsor
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Token

Help Token Invent a secure access ring for the Metaverse

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Kevin Surace
Case Sponsor
Notpla

Help Notpla use their new Seaweed based material to replace plastic

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Marta Quintana
Case Sponsor
Netflix

Help Netflix invent a new & more immersive movie watching experience.

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Reed Hastings
Case Sponsor
New Story

Help New Story use their 3D printed house technology to create an affordable housing solution.

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John Smith
Case Sponsor
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Skills For Life

Our mission is to inspire young people with entrepreneur mindsets and skills they can use in school, work, and life.

Optimism
Grit
Teamwork
Basic Finance
Product Design
How To Sell
Pitching
Competitive Analysis
Customer Insights
Optimism
Grit
Teamwork
Basic Finance
Product Design
How To Sell
Pitching
Competitive Analysis
Customer Insights
Bizteams

Teamwork

Learn what it takes to work with a team to accomplish big goals by experiencing it first hand. Help your team by taking on a Team Role that are needed to run a business; including CEO, CSO, CFO, CTO, CIO, VOC, and more!

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Entrepreneur Skills

Learn entrepreneurial skills from real world business leaders, including product design thinking, finance, marketing and sales tools; essential to make your business a success. Work with company founders and CEOs to design an actual product

Who We Are
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Pitch to WIN!

Learn what it takes to pitch and defend your solution to a panel of venture capital and angel investors at the BizSmart Final Competition. The BizSmart Teams hit the stage at premier venues like Microsoft to present their plans, and one team is awarded.

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Bizteams

Teamwork

Learn what it takes to work with a team to accomplish big goals by experiencing it first hand. Help your team by taking on a Team Role that are needed to run a business; including CEO, CSO, CFO, CTO, CIO, VOC, and more!

View Team Roles
BizSkills

Entrepreneur Skills

Learn entrepreneurial skills from real world business leaders, including product design thinking, finance, marketing and sales tools; essential to make your business a success. Work with company founders and CEOs to design an actual product

Who We Are
Competition

Pitch to WIN!

Learn what it takes to pitch and defend your solution to a panel of venture capital and angel investors at the BizSmart Final Competition. The BizSmart Teams hit the stage at premier venues like Microsoft to present their plans, and one team is awarded.

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Skills For Life

These Experiences teach collaborative team skills and entrepreneurial mindsets that help you

Take on a Team Role

Joins a BizTeam & negotiate for an exective management role including CEO, CFO, CTO, CMO, CSO, VOC, and more! Learn Teamwork by working together to accomplish big goals!

Pitch to WIN!!

Pitch your idea to a panel of angel investors! One team will win it all!

Learn BizSkills From Industry Leaders

Learn entrepreneurial skills from real world business leaders, including product design thinking, finance, marketing and sales tools; essential to make your business a success.

9,000+ Alumni Network

Founded in 2008, Camp BizSmart has had over 9,000 students take part in various workshops in Silicon Valley, CA and around the world.

Did you miss Camp BizSmart Summer 2022? Sign up now to save a space for Summer 2023 and lock in 2022 pricing.

Alumni Stories

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Michael Nardone

Team Role - CEO
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Michael Nardone

Team Role - CEO
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Alumni Network

Founded in 2008, Camp BizSmart has had over 9,000 students take part in various workshops in Silicon Valley, CA and around the world.  Our alumni are actively applying what they’ve learned to new and exciting business endeavors. We invite our alumni to stay connected with us.

9,000+ Alumni Network

Founded in 2008, Camp BizSmart has had over 9,000 students take part in various workshops in Silicon Valley, CA and around the world.

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