YSMnation is a 2-week summer entrepreneurship program where kids spot real problems, design real products, and pitch their own businesses at our finale Market Day.
Survey data from parents tells us what matters most. Here's exactly what your kid gains — and what makes YSMnation different from every other summer program.
Pricing, profit, budgets — the math that runs the world. Your kid learns it by actually using it.
By the end, your kid stands up and delivers a 60-second pitch in front of a real audience. That changes them.
Idea generation isn't a gift — it's a muscle. We train it daily with brainstorm sprints and design challenges.
Mixed-age teams mean older kids mentor younger ones. Every kid leads. Every kid learns from someone.
The "Problem Hunter" walk teaches kids to see opportunities everywhere. That's a skill they'll use forever.
By Market Day, your kid has a portfolio, a pitch, a product, and a booth. Not a worksheet. A business.
Every YSMnation cohort moves through five carefully built modules. Each one unlocks a new skill that builds toward Market Day.
Spot problems. Generate ideas. Pitch your first concept.
Research, empathy, communication. Who is this for?
Product design, cost, profit, and how money actually works.
Branding, logos, ads. The art of making people care.
Leadership, roles, and Market Day — the real finale.
2.5 hours of high-energy, hands-on entrepreneurship — designed to keep every kid (grade 1 through grade 8) engaged.
20 min — A story, video, or quick activity to introduce the day's idea.
30 min — Mini-lesson with age-tiered discussion and real examples.
60 min — Hands-on project work in mixed-age teams.
20 min — Share-out time. Every kid presents to the group.
Early-bird pricing available · Limited to 20 spots
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