Teen Entrepreneur Challenge Summer Camp: Fun And So Much S’more!

 

 2025 Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge

Summer 2025 dates July 27, 2025 – August 2, 2025

The Challenge includes learning entrepreneurship through education and project-based learning. Teams creating a product or service idea. Throughout the week learning the entrepreneurial mindset, marketing and communication, financial literacy, economic and ethics, artificial intelligence, and teamwork. You will learn from PSU LV faculty, guest speakers, pitch competition winners, and networking experts. Activities include creating power points, logos and delivering pitches to more than forty family members and judges.  The winning team and most outstanding presenter have bragging rights to take back to school.

 

 

2025 Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge Pitch Recording

 

One-Week Residential Camp
Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty and staff deliver fun, interactive programs to teach rising high school students key strategies for starting a business and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Through light instruction and team-building events, students gain exposure to real-world problems that they can solve in collaboration with business leaders. They'll form corporate teams, develop products and pitch their marketing plans... all while having fun and gaining critical-thinking skills that last a lifetime. Applying is as easy as 1-2-3! First, indicate your interest and apply today! Then we'll get back to you to set up a brief conversation. We'll tell you more about the experience, and you can let us know a bit more about you. Then, lastly, if you're eligible we'll help you finalize your registration. Apply today and take the first step!
Program Details:
  • Hosted on Penn State Berks Campus
  • Programming by Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty
  • Field Trips
  • Industry Leader Presentations
  • Rising Grades 9-12, all students are encouraged.

Get an Inside Look

Take a tour of the TEC camp and see its positive impact. Campers gain valuable business skills in a fun environment that encourages camaraderie and team-building!

What to expect… encouragement, inspiration and lots of cool ideas.

 

 

Campers will:

  • Work in teams to design a product or service-based business
  • Learn market place dynamics, financial strategies, and how to make business plans
  • Present their strategic thinking in a pitch competition
  • All while having fun!!!

Plan to be enriched… Penn State Leigh Valley faculty and staff host an action-packed week. From s’mores and water balloon fights, to brainstorms and business solutions, this camp is an all-in-one experience of a lifetime.

 

Details for Summer 2026 coming soon!

Want to know more?  Click to complete an interest form and be contacted.

Financial Assistance Available

We are working diligently to secure a limited amount of funding which will be used to offer scholarships to students that qualify for financial assistance. If you're interested to learn about your options, please email LVLaunchBox@psu.edu with "TEC Financial Assistance" in the subject line and someone will be in touch with you.

The Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge is an educational program focusing on the high school students interested in the skills needed to become entreprenerial.

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Questions

For additional information, email the LaunchBox Team at LVLaunchBox@psu.edu.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Bosch Community Fund

Fran Strategies

Game Face Grooming

2025 T-shirts created by EBC Printing

 

Interested in Sponsoring the 2026 Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge?  email lvlaunchbox@psu.edu