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Have a great idea? Learn how to turn it into a real business!

Whether you’re a high school student dreaming of your first startup or an adult ready to pursue a new venture, the BizInnovator Startup Academy gives you the tools, guidance, and confidence to move from idea to action.

Over six interactive weeks, you’ll work through the same entrepreneurial design thinking process used by successful startups. You’ll discover customer needs, build your brand, create a marketing strategy, develop a financial plan, explore AI tools for entrepreneurs, and present your business in a final startup pitch.

Who: Grades 9–12 and Adult Learners

What: A live, six-week virtual entrepreneurship academy powered by the nationally recognized University of Iowa BizInnovator Curriculum, with the opportunity to earn 3 transferable University of Iowa college credits.

When: Thursdays, October 1 – November 5, 5:30–7:30 PM

Where: Live Virtual Online

Investment: $150 per student (Other fees if you choose to take the University of Iowa’s final exam may apply)

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This college preparation program is held in collaboration with the University of Iowa! The Biz Innovator course focuses on creating a business start-up through proven methods. We utilize these proven methods by having participants focus their start-ups on businesses. The course helps validate business ideas with facts.

WHEN: Jan 21 – Mar 4, Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 PM. No class on 2/11/2025.

WHERE: Virtual

COST: Sponsored!

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This college preparation program is held in collaboration with the University of Iowa! The Biz Innovator course focuses on creating a business start-up through proven methods. We utilize these proven methods by having participants focus their start-ups on businesses. The course helps validate business ideas with facts.

WHEN: Jan 21 – Mar 4, Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 PM. No class on 2/11/2025.

WHERE: Virtual

COST: Sponsored!

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This college preparation program is held in collaboration with the University of Iowa! The Biz Innovator course focuses on creating a business start-up through proven methods. We utilize these proven methods by having participants focus their start-ups on businesses. The course helps validate business ideas with facts.

WHEN: Jan 21 – Mar 4, Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 PM. No class on 2/11/2025.

WHERE: Virtual

COST: Sponsored!

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This college preparation program is held in collaboration with the University of Iowa! The Biz Innovator course focuses on creating a business start-up through proven methods. We utilize these proven methods by having participants focus their start-ups on businesses. The course helps validate business ideas with facts.

WHEN: Jan 21 – Mar 4, Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 PM. No class on 2/11/2025.

WHERE: Virtual

COST: Sponsored!

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This college preparation program is held in collaboration with the University of Iowa! The Biz Innovator course focuses on creating a business start-up through proven methods. We utilize these proven methods by having participants focus their start-ups on businesses. The course helps validate business ideas with facts.

WHEN: Jan 21 – Mar 4, Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 PM. No class on 2/11/2025.

WHERE: Virtual

COST: Sponsored!

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The Emerald College Prep Program for Biz Innovators will be held starting the fall of 2024 (10/3 – 11/26). This course is for 9th – 12th graders with the option to receive three transferable college credits. The course is geared toward college-bound or highly interested college students who are interested in innovation and/or entrepreneurship.

WHEN: October 3rd – November 26th (Thursdays, final day on Tuesday)

TIME: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM CDT

WHERE: Virtual

SPONSORED SEATS: The first five students who sign up will be fully sponsored for this programing and will not have to pay the cost.

COST: $100 (if the sponsored seats are all full)

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The Emerald College Prep Program for Biz Innovators will be held starting the fall of 2024 (10/3 – 11/26). This course is for 9th – 12th graders with the option to receive three transferable college credits. The course is geared toward college-bound or highly interested college students who are interested in innovation and/or entrepreneurship.

WHEN: October 3rd – November 26th (Thursdays, final day on Tuesday)

TIME: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM CDT

WHERE: Virtual

SPONSORED SEATS: The first five students who sign up will be fully sponsored for this programing and will not have to pay the cost.

COST: $100 (if the sponsored seats are all full)

Register Here

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