Career Insight: Business and Entrepreneurship is a two-week residential summer program hosted by the University of Chicago for students in grades 9 through 11 with an interest in business, economics, and entrepreneurship. Participants attend morning lectures and seminars led by UChicago faculty alongside afternoon sessions with career practitioners covering topics such as finance, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Students engage in discussion-intensive, seminar-style learning and collaborate on small-group final projects, gaining exposure to both academic and real-world perspectives on business. At $5,890, this selective program offers a rigorous and immersive experience on one of the country's most renowned university campuses.
Guiding a group toward a shared goal and keeping everyone moving together.
Planning tasks, timelines, and resources to get a project done on schedule.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Setting long-term goals and mapping out the steps to reach them.
Delivering ideas clearly and confidently in front of an audience.
Understanding budgets, saving, and basic financial decision-making.
Core focus on entrepreneurship concepts, business practices, and launching ventures directly aligns with this path.
Students learn business strategy, leadership, and economics through lectures and real-world practitioner connections.
Finance is introduced as a key field alongside entrepreneurship, with professor-led lectures on financial concepts.
Business practices and career exploration help students understand marketing's role in entrepreneurial ventures.
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