Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Important Dates

Registration Deadline:
May 3, 2027

The program runs in-person from Wednesday, June 9, 2027 to Friday, June 11, 2027.

On Wednesday and Thursday, sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a break for lunch from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. On Friday, sessions will conclude at 4:00 p.m.

Cost

$1,500 USD
per registrant

Registrants who are children of Babson alumni or employees receive a discount. 

Email youthimpactlab@babson.edu for discount inquiries.

Location

Babson College Miami Campus

1200 Brickell Ave #300

Miami, FL 33131

Contact

Babson Miami Campus

Contact: Carla Curiel

ccuriel@babson.edu

+1 (781) 239-6620

Program Overview

The Babson Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp is a three-day, immersive program where high school students work in teams to identify meaningful problems and present actionable solutions. Designed for rising high school sophomores through seniors, the Boot Camp uses Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action (ET&A®) approach to build critical thinking, resilience, problem-solving, and storytelling skills, enabling students to gain confidence as changemakers.

The experience begins with defining what it means to think and act like an entrepreneur. Students then explore the UN Global Goals, connect these challenges to their own lives, and select a problem to address with a focus on real-world impact.

Through team building, empathy journeys, market research, and customer discovery, students deepen their understanding of the people affected by their chosen problem and existing solutions. They then brainstorm, prototype with everyday materials, develop customer personas, and test ideas, securing feedback to quickly and creatively refine their concepts.

Finally, students translate their research to facilitate the sharing of Rocket Pitches, thereby strengthening public speaking and persuasive storytelling skills. The program concludes with brand-building and business model design sessions, where participants structure how they and their ventures can create, deliver, and capture value sustainably.

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