A 4-week business mentorship program for Jacksonville high schoolers: real skills, real mentorship, and a Shark Tank-style showcase in front of actual entrepreneurs.
2 sessions per week
Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs
based on enrollment
3 hours per session
Morning schedule that keeps afternoons free
In-person program for Jacksonville-area teens ages 14–18
Final session: pitch your idea in front of real entrepreneurs
Identify a real problem, brainstorm solutions, and choose the business concept you'll develop throughout the program.
Define your customer, test your idea, understand basic economics, and start building your pitch.
Learn how to communicate your idea clearly, practice presenting, and get real feedback to make it stronger.
Stand up in front of real Jacksonville entrepreneurs, deliver your pitch, and hear actual feedback from people in the business world.
This isn't about grades. It's about building the real-world confidence, thinking, and communication skills that will matter for the rest of their lives.
Teens learn to look at the world as problem-solvers, and understand how real businesses are born from real needs.
Public speaking, clear communication, handling hard questions, skills that matter in every career, not just entrepreneurship.
Resilience, creative problem-solving, and the mindset of someone who builds things instead of waiting for things to happen.
The Shark Tank showcase means teens get genuine responses from entrepreneurs, not just a grade from a teacher.
By week 4, every teen leaves with a fully developed idea: a name, a customer, a pitch, and a plan.
Something to talk about in college applications, job interviews, and conversations for years to come.
Most people wait until they have everything figured out. But the teens who start now, even with a rough idea and zero experience build a foundation that most adults never get. The earlier you start, the more runway you have.
At 14–18, failure costs almost nothing. There's no mortgage, no team depending on you. This is the safest time in your life to take a risk and learn from it.
Teens are wired for creativity and big-picture thinking. Before the world teaches you to play it safe, you're still willing to ask "why not?", and that's the most entrepreneurial question there is.
You can build a brand, reach customers, and test a business idea with a phone and a Wi-Fi connection. The barriers to starting are lower now than they've ever been in history.
A real business experience, even a small one, tells colleges and employers something no GPA can: this person takes initiative and builds things.
You don't have to start a company to use these skills. Problem-solving, pitching, and resilience are what every employer in every field is looking for.
No homework. No tests. Just time, energy, and the chance to actually build something. Once school starts back up, this window closes, until next year.
of teens say they want to start their own business someday. Most never do. No one gave them a real starting point. This program is that starting point.
One flat price for the full 4-week program. Everything included.
Spots are limited. Don't let your teen miss this.
Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs · 10am–1pm · Jacksonville, FL · Ages 14–18
Questions? Call (904) 325-3589 or message on WhatsApp.