KidBizCON 2024
Want to learn how to start your own business?
Join us for our Youth Entrepreneurship Conference, KidBizCON Event on Friday, July 12th! During this FREE event, teens will explore the creative economy through a series of engaging and informative workshops, covering topics from financial literacy and art to the very essence of entrepreneurship itself.
Following the workshops, aspiring teen entrepreneurs from our MBSYEP Summer Internship program will pitch, launch, and test business ideas created for a chance to win up to $1,000 business start-up funds.
Enjoy the entire program or attend the parts that interest you most.
KidBizCon
Join us at our 2024 Youth Business Conference!
On Friday, July 12th, YEI will host an entrepreneurship conference for teens to explore the creative economy through a series of engaging and informative workshops, covering topics from financial literacy and art to the very essence of entrepreneurship itself.
Following the event, aspiring teen entrepreneurs from our MBSYEP Summer Internship program will pitch, launch, and test business ideas created for a chance to win up to $1,000 business start-up funds. Enjoy the entire event or the parts that interest you most.
The 2024 Summer Business Pitch Competition
Join us at the 2024 Summer Youth Business Pitch , following the KidBizCON workshops. At this exciting event, we will be showcasing the incredible efforts of our new students in our 2024 MBSYEP program, who have been diligently honing their employment and business skills over the previous three weeks preparing to present their business ideas for the very first time, with a chance to win up to $1,000 in startup funds from 2K Foundations ( creators of Take-Two Games) and Kimsey Foundation ( founded by the creator of AOL) . The Pitch Competition will feature Ariel Atkins, Washington Mystics WNBA player, Olympic Gold Medalist and Entrepreneur as a special guest judge. Enjoy the entire program or attend the parts that interest you most.
Hear their pitches
3:45 pm – 6:15 pm
Following the KidBizCON workshops, teens from our MBSYEP Summer Internship program will pitch, launch, and test business ideas created for a chance to win up to $1,000 business start-up funds.
Shop their businesses and network
6:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Our teens’ products include:
customized clothing, 🧼 cosmetic and beauty products, 🎨 hand drawn art, and much more! All profits from purchases go directly to the young entrepreneurs and the causes they support. Enjoy free shipping, too!
See who becomes Top Winners
6:45 pm
Join us at the awards ceremony, where our judges award cash and business prizes ranging from $250-$1,000. You’ll get to pick the $150 People’s Choice winner!
Thank you to our event partners and sponsors!
Become an official KidBizCON sponsor with one of our tax-deductible corporate sponsorship packages.
Support youth entrepreneurs and their businesses
Give a tax-deductible donation to help us provide business supplies and cover start-up cost for deserving teen businesses.
