by Kyle Kirkegaard | Nov 1, 2021 | FREE Class Activities
How do you increase the reach of your business with social impacts? In this activity students learn about forms of social entrepreneurship and explore opportunities to have a social reach with their own business idea. Activity length: 60 min Class Activity –...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Oct 12, 2021 | FREE Class Activities
Class Activity – Exploring Solutions How do entrepreneurs find innovative solutions to real world problems? In this activity students explore solution generation methods to find ways to solve real-world problems in their local communities. DOWNLOAD: Class Activity...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Sep 29, 2021 | Press Release
Globe and Mail – Empowered Startups program helps high schoolers think like entrepreneurs Published: September 24, 2021 Empowered Startups Ltd. wants more students to consider starting their own business, so the Vancouver-based global incubator created Young...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Sep 13, 2021 | FREE Class Activities
Class Activity – Rapid Fire Customer Interviews In this activity students practice their customer interviews in a fun class activity. This is a great launching point to discuss customer interview tips and tricks! DOWNLOAD: Class Activity – Rapid Fire...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Aug 11, 2021 | FREE Class Activities
The Covid-19 pandemic shifted the education landscape and, in many cases, will have lasting impacts on students and schools in the coming 21/22 school year. The need for social emotional learning (SEL) will be prevalent as students return to...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Jul 22, 2021 | Press Release
OneFeather and Empowered Nations Partner to Support and Grow Indigenous Entrepreneurship July 21, 2021 In the spirit of collaboration, OneFeather and Empowered Nations will together deepen both reach and support for ambitious Indigenous entrepreneurs and innovators by...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Jul 13, 2021 | Newsletter
We hope you’re taking time this summer to rejuvenate and relax after a very full school year. Here is a little summer reading and listening to nurture and inspire innovation and entrepreneurship in your classroom next year. The Lean Startup: How Today’s...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Jun 14, 2021 | Newsletter
Entrepreneurship Education is an avenue for teachers to nurture problem solving, communication, collaboration, and resiliency in their students. Entrepreneurship education gives educators an avenue to nurture key competencies in students for their success after high...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Jun 14, 2021 | Press Release
LANGFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA (PRWEB) JUNE 14, 2021 Students in the Sooke School District (SD62) will now have innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities at their fingertips, thanks to an RBC Future Launch grant from RBC Foundation. The state-of-the-art EdTech...
by Kyle Kirkegaard | Jun 3, 2021 | Press Release
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (PRWEB) JUNE 03, 2021 The demand for youth entering the workforce with key entrepreneurial skills continues to increase. The World Economic Forum’s, Future of Job Report in 2020 found organizations were seeking key skills from their workers...
