Students Transforming Great Ideas into Thriving Businesses

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC) offers a unique opportunity for students in ninth through twelfth grades to gain hands-on experience in entrepreneurship and innovation by starting a business, launching a product, or offering a service. Accepted students attend the EIC part-time each day with the opportunity to gain high school credit through two unique entrepreneurship courses or assist with a student entrepreneurial venture without earning high school credit.

Student entrepreneurship opportunities are limitless, but examples include:

  • Offering a service, such as lawn care, babysitting, housecleaning, playing a guitar at events, pet walking, videography, or photography.
  • Finding innovative solutions to problems that face people around the world, such as the lack of water or power in third world countries, dead phone batteries on camping trips, or a variety of social and economic challenges within our communities.
  • Starting a business, such as a bakery, retail venture, or an automotive shop.
  • Launching an innovative product, such as a specialized agricultural tool, an assistive device, or a new product for the marketplace.

For more information about the EIC, view our Frequently Asked Questions below or contact Dr. Kari Miller, Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center. Additional information is also available through all high school counselors as well as in the following informational video.