Bossgirls: A Free Entrepreneurship Camp for HS Girls

Calling all McClancy Girls’! CCNY is offering a free entrepreneurship program during the summer called Bossgirls. The program will be virtual for Summer 2021. Below is more information about the program to share with faculty, counselors, students, and parents.

Bossgirls, a free entrepreneurship camp for high school girls from the Zahn Innovation Center at the City College of New York, is now taking applications for Summer 2021 (virtual). Students work on their own startup ideas as they learn to build a business from the ground up. They’ll gain new skills, develop greater confidence, and make new friends along the way. As an added bonus, students are provided mentorship through our sponsors at Standard Chartered, and they hear from women entrepreneurs throughout the program. Find the application & more info here: https://www.zahncenternyc.com/bossgirls/

Subjects/skills covered:

  • Ideation/Design Thinking
  • Customer Discovery, Research, and Interviewing
  • Business Model Development
  • Marketing
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Financials
  • UI/UX Design & Prototyping
  • Presentation skills, and more!

No prior experience is required, but we do require a completed application form to be considered. You can find the application & more info here: https://www.zahncenternyc.com/bossgirls/

If you have questions for me, or would like to talk more about how this program is relevant for your students, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at katherine@zahncenternyc.com.