Business & Entrepreneurship
Unique Opportunities Offered by Summer Discovery
Our business and entrepreneurship summer programs for high school students afford you the opportunity to kick-start your future by teaching you about the world of business. Learn what a business is, how it works, what it takes to make it successful, and see firsthand some lucrative ventures that have paid off. From start-up to successful business learn what it takes to turn an idea into a reality.
Build out your resume and develop a “business mind” that will not only help you succeed in college, but beyond the classroom as well. Our business summer programs are geared toward high school students and specified to fit the learning styles considered most effective for young adults.
OUR HANDS-ON BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMER PROGRAMS ALLOW YOU TO:
- Build a framework for understanding varying marketing strategies
- Learn about key strategic issues across different business landscapes
- Develop an understanding for marketing and advertising campaigns, from strategy to execution, and analyzing results
- Appreciate the challenges involved in traditional and digital marketing
- ...and many more!
With baseline knowledge and experience given in our business and entrepreneurship summer programs, you will have an advantage over your peers. Your experience at Summer Discovery will make you a more well-rounded, knowledgeable individual with enhanced academic and life skills. Summer business programs for high school students are an incredible and valuable opportunity.
Inc. Young Entrepreneurs
A unique and career-focused experience, the Inc. Young Entrepreneurs program utilizes a customized curriculum, developed by learning professionals at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), will train high school students how to become business leaders for the 21st century. You'll discover the fundamentals of entrepreneurship like opportunity recognition, market research, business financials, marketing, and presenting ideas. This immersive program also has the added benefit of connecting students with real-world business execs and successful entrepreneurs. With industry exposure at this level, students will have all of the information and inspiration they need to become amazing leaders of thriving companies.
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Career Accelerators
Our Career Accelerator programs combine education and career exploration to deliver a summer pre-college experience unparalleled in the industry. During this intensive program, you will take the first steps toward your role as a future leader while engaging with a diverse group of exceptional high school students as your peers and partners in learning. You'll gain marketable, in-demand skills through action-based classroom activities and real-world experiences to jump start your college career and professional portfolio.
This summer, we're offering a Entrepreneurship for the Web 3.0 Metaverse Career Accelerator program at five new campus locations. Click the button below to learn more about this intensive and future-focused opportunity.
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Summer Discovery at UCLA Anderson Business
The UCLA Anderson School of Management is UCLA's business school and is known as one of the top business schools in the world. Located in Los Angeles, California, UCLA Anderson features state-of-the-art facilities and a place for innovation and growth. Students can experience the benefits of the UCLA campus and its proximity to the beach while attending Summer Discovery's intensive business courses. Through a partnership with UCLA Anderson School of Management, Summer Discovery offers specialized classes in entertainment, media, sports, and digital marketing taught by leading experts in their fields.
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Courses & Academies
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Georgetown UniversityEntrepreneurship: Navigating Strategies & InnovationExperience an engaging and hands-on opportunity where students investigate all aspects of a real-life entrepreneurial venture, starting with opportunity recognition, idea generation, and innovation. Whether you're looking to start your own business or work in a leadership role in an established company, the knowledge and skills you'll gain in this course will be invaluable.Dates + Details![Strategic Communications: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations]()
Georgetown UniversityStrategic Communications: Advertising, Marketing, & Public RelationsThis course delves into the synergies between advertising, marketing, and PR, and how businesses leverage expertise in these areas to promote their products and services to achieve business goals.Dates + Details![Entrepreneurship: Charting Your Own Course]()
Georgetown Middle School EnrichmentEntrepreneurship: Charting Your Own CourseDo you think you have what it takes to pitch the next great business idea? Experience an engaging, hands-on introduction to the necessary steps to become a successful entrepreneur! Dates + Details![Investment IQ: Discovering Your Financial Future]()
Georgetown Middle School EnrichmentInvestment IQ: Discovering Your Financial FutureIt’s never too early to start investing in your financial future! The sooner you learn the power of compounded interest, the better off you'll be. Which is better - a bull market or a bear market? Dates + Details![Bruin Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Entertainment Academy]()
UCLABruin Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Entertainment AcademyOur Entertainment Academy examines how industry elites have shaped the role that entertainment and media play in our society. This course will explore how media moguls like Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner built their media empires and why Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos purchased the Washington Post.Dates + Details![Bruin Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Social Media Influencers Academy]()
UCLABruin Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Social Media Influencers AcademyOur Social Media Academy will explore how today’s internet personalities created and maintained their brands as they rose to prominence and track those individuals’ impacts on society to examine the strategies they employ to stay relevant. Dates + Details![Bruin Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Technology Academy]()
UCLABruin Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Technology AcademyIn our Technology Academy, explore the role that visionary leadership plays in some of the most successful recent technology entrepreneur endeavors. Dates + Details![E-Sports Academy]()
UCLAE-Sports AcademyThis academy will explore the phenomenon that is the fastest growing sector of the entertainment industry: professional video gaming. Students will examine the business aspects of the esports industry. Dates + Details![Personal Finance & Investing Academy]()
UCLAPersonal Finance & Investing AcademyIt’s never too early to start investing in your financial future! Throughout the course, students will be introduced to the basics of investing and saving, including stocks and bonds, and will explore credit and investment. Dates + Details![Business Disruptors: Level Up]()
UCLABusiness Disruptors: Level UpIn this course, we will delve into the ways in which innovative companies have transformed the business landscape. A business disruptor (also known as “disruptive innovator”) refers to a company that introduces a new product, service, technology, or business model that significantly revolutionizes an existing market or industry.Dates + Details![Digital Marketing & Social Media Academy at UCLA Anderson School of Management]()
UCLADigital Marketing & Social Media Academy at UCLA Anderson School of ManagementThis Academy will give students both the strategic framework and tactical approach to develop and execute goal-oriented digital marketing and advertising campaigns that enhance brands, create a buzz, and motivate desired consumer behavior. Dates + Details![Fashion Forward: Product Development & Merchandising]()
UCLAFashion Forward: Product Development & MerchandisingCome learn about the fashion industry first-hand in one of the world’s most fashion-forward cities! Discover how the latest styles travel from the runway to your closet. Dates + Details![Strategic Communications: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations]()
UCLAStrategic Communications: Advertising, Marketing, & Public RelationsThis course delves into the synergies between advertising and marketing to provide students with a solid foundation in the principles and practices of marketing in modern society and business enterprises. Learn how businesses leverage expertise in these areas to promote their products and services to achieve business goals.Dates + Details![Strategies in Sports Management: Sports in Dollars & Sense]()
UCLAStrategies in Sports Management: Sports in Dollars & SenseWe will examine relevant strategies and issues in the industry, covering a variety of topics including marketing techniques, consumer behavior, intercollegiate athletics as a uniquely American phenomenon, income and earnings of athletes, and player safety. Dates + Details![The Money Trail: Corporate Finance & Accounting]()
UCLAThe Money Trail: Corporate Finance & AccountingDo you ever wonder how corporations and businesses generate, manage and track their financials? What is the difference between capital and “working” capital? What does it mean to have positive or negative cash flow? Dates + Details![Digital Marketing & Social Media Academy]()
UCLA Anderson School of ManagementDigital Marketing & Social Media AcademyThe Digital Marketing and Social Media Academy will give students both the strategic framework and tactical approach to develop and execute goal-oriented digital marketing and advertising campaigns that enhance brands, create a buzz, and motivate desired consumer behavior.Dates + Details![Innovation in the Music Business Academy]()
UCLA Anderson School of ManagementInnovation in the Music Business AcademyThis program will give students a foundational overview of how the music business has been transformed by decades of technological and business innovation. Innovation led to music sampling and musical effects in hip-hop. Dates + Details![Sports Business Academy]()
UCLA Anderson School of ManagementSports Business AcademyThe sports industry is undoubtedly one of the most significant industries in the United States, not only because of the billions of dollars that it generates annually, but also because of its unique significance in the lives of millions of Americans. Dates + Details![Business of Entertainment, Media, & Sports Academy]()
UCLA Anderson School of ManagementBusiness of Entertainment, Media, & Sports AcademyIn the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports Academy at UCLA Anderson School of Management, students will learn business frameworks including finance, marketing, strategy, economics, business ethics, and leadership.Dates + Details![Entrepreneurship: Charting Your Own Course]()
UCLA Middle School EnrichmentEntrepreneurship: Charting Your Own CourseDo you think you have what it takes to pitch the next great business idea? Experience an engaging, hands-on introduction to the necessary steps to become a successful entrepreneur! This program will help you tap into your business mindset and set you on the path to successful leadership. Dates + Details![Introduction to Marketing & Advertising]()
UCLA Middle School EnrichmentIntroduction to Marketing & AdvertisingExplore the profound impact of advertising on our culture and its influence on public opinion and consumer behavior. Uncover the successful marketing tactics that enable advertising to resonate and engage a wider audience.Dates + Details![Maximize your Influence: The Power of Social Media #trending]()
UCLA Middle School EnrichmentMaximize your Influence: The Power of Social Media #trendingIn today’s digital landscape, social media has revolutionized how we connect, communicate, and influence. In 2023 there are an estimated 4.88 billion social media users worldwide, with an expected jump to 6 billion by 2027!Dates + Details![Money Matters: Stocks, Bonds, & Your Financial Future]()
UCLA Middle School EnrichmentMoney Matters: Stocks, Bonds, & Your Financial FutureInvesting isn't just for grown-ups! Take control of your finances and learn how to make your money work for you in this class designed to introduce you to the world of investing.Dates + Details![Business Disruptors: Level Up]()
University of CambridgeBusiness Disruptors: Level UpFlying drones, computer chips for artificial intelligence, and engineering the boundaries of Siri are just some of the concepts the people of “Silicon Fen” in Cambridge have been working on.Dates + Details![Communications: Digital Technology & Social Media]()
University of CambridgeCommunications: Digital Technology & Social MediaIn today’s digital landscape, the convergence of digital technology is changing how we communicate and experience the world. This course will examine interpersonal communication and investigate new media in the digital age.Dates + Details![Global Business & Economics]()
University of CambridgeGlobal Business & EconomicsEmbark on a dynamic exploration of global business and economics. This introductory course will examine the importance of globalization and interdependence in modern economies, and the world-wide impact of recent global events. Dates + Details![International Entrepreneurship: Navigating Strategies & Innovation]()
University of CambridgeInternational Entrepreneurship: Navigating Strategies & Innovation Experience an engaging and hands-on opportunity where students investigate all aspects of a real-life entrepreneurial venture, starting with opportunity recognition, idea generation, and innovation. Dates + Details![Advertising: A Cultural Perspective]()
University of MichiganAdvertising: A Cultural PerspectiveExplore the profound impact of advertising on our culture and its influence on public opinion and consumer behavior. Dive into the world of iconic brands that use their platform to address significant social issues. Dates + Details![Business Disruptors: Level Up]()
University of MichiganBusiness Disruptors: Level UpIn this course, we will delve into the ways in which innovative companies have transformed the business landscape. A business disruptor (also known as “disruptive innovators”) refers to a company that introduces a new product, service, technology, or business model that significantly revolutionizes an existing market or industry. Dates + Details![Communicating in a Social Media World #trending]()
University of MichiganCommunicating in a Social Media World #trending In today’s digital landscape, social media has revolutionized how we connect, communicate, and influence. It has also created new opportunities for today’s entrepreneurs. Whether you aspire to become the next TikTok sensation, an iconic “mega” brand influencer, or you’re looking to harness the power of social media to grow your business – this course will help you navigate this ever-changing realm.Dates + Details![Insider’s Guide to Personal Finance, Business and Money Management]()
University of MichiganInsider’s Guide to Personal Finance, Business and Money Management Investing is a crucial part of personal finance and entrepreneurship, and it's never too early to start learning about it! In fact, the sooner you learn about compounded interest, the better off you'll be. Dates + Details![Perfect your Pitch: Business and Entrepreneurship Academy with NFTE]()
University of MichiganPerfect your Pitch: Business and Entrepreneurship Academy with NFTEThis program will help you take your entrepreneurial potential to the next level and activate your business mindset to set you up as a successful leader and entrepreneur.Dates + Details![Sports in Dollars & Sense: Strategies in Sports Management]()
University of MichiganSports in Dollars & Sense: Strategies in Sports ManagementArguably, sports is one of the most significant industries in the United States, not only because of the billions of dollars that it generates annually, but because of the breadth and depth of its importance in the lives of millions of Americans, as spectators and participants. Dates + Details![Sports & Society: Justice in Action]()
University of MichiganSports & Society: Justice in ActionIn this dynamic and analytic course, we contemplate the profound influence that sports has on our society, the critical issues before it, and how beloved sports teams and iconic players can leverage their platforms to raise awareness and inspire action.Dates + Details![Energy Management & Corporate Sustainability Business Academy]()
University of Texas AustinEnergy Management & Corporate Sustainability Business AcademyDo you ever get tired of your parents reminding you to turn off the light when you leave the room, or close the outside door when the AC is on to not waste energy? Just like households need to monitor their energy use, so do organizations - businesses must carefully optimize their energy consumption through consistent monitoring and conservative use of energy expenditures like monitoring monthly bills and upgrading to energy-saving appliances.Dates + Details![Business Academy 101: The Keys to Corporate Success]()
University of Texas AustinBusiness Academy 101: The Keys to Corporate SuccessTake a deep dive into all things business in this engaging full day academy! Students will enhance their knowledge in business development, marketing, finance, human resources, and management to gain practical and applicable experience in the foundations of every business. Dates + Details![Digital Business Academy: Business Models & Marketing]()
University of Texas AustinDigital Business Academy: Business Models & MarketingHow can technology be leveraged to help companies create experiences that differentiate and give them a competitive edge over their peers? Almost all advertising is digital today, and you need to understand how it all works, both as a marketer and as a consumer.Dates + Details![Fashion Forward: Product Development & Merchandising]()
University of Texas AustinFashion Forward: Product Development & MerchandisingCome learn about the fashion industry first-hand from a UT fashion instructor and entrepreneur in the apparel industry! Combine your eye for design with an entrepreneurial lens to learn key strategies behind turning fashion ideas into products, including trend analysis, planning (material selection, cost analysis, supply chains), and the buying process.Dates + Details![Sports & Society: Justice in Action]()
University of Texas AustinSports & Society: Justice in ActionIn this dynamic and analytic course, we contemplate the profound influence that sports has on our society, the critical issues before it, and how beloved sports teams and iconic players can leverage their platforms to raise awareness and inspire action.Dates + Details![Sports Management: Off the Field Tactics for On the Field Success]()
University of Texas AustinSports Management: Off the Field Tactics for On the Field SuccessThe sports industry is undoubtedly one of the most significant industries in the United States, not only because of the billions of dollars that it generates annually but also because of its unique significance in the lives of millions of Americans. Dates + Details![Sports Media: Behind the Scenes]()
University of Texas AustinSports Media: Behind the ScenesThis course is designed for aspiring sports journalists, broadcasters, media professionals, sports enthusiasts, and anyone interested in understanding the dynamic relationship between sports and the media. How do they collaborate? Dates + Details
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