Teen Entrepreneur Challenge Summer Camp: Fun And So Much S’more!
2026 Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge
Summer 2026 dates July 26, 2026 – August 1, 2026
The Challenge offers an exciting opportunity to learn entrepreneurship through education and hands-on, project-based experiences. Throughout the week, teams will develop a product or service idea while gaining essential skills in the entrepreneurial mindset, marketing and communication, financial literacy, economics and ethics, artificial intelligence, and teamwork.
You’ll learn from Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty, inspiring guest speakers, past pitch competition winners, and networking experts. Activities include designing presentations, creating logos, and delivering pitches to an audience of more than forty family members and judges.
At the end of the week, the winning team and the most outstanding presenter will earn bragging rights to take back to their schools!
- 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.
View 2025 Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge Pitch
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.
Interested in Summer 2026???
Want to know more? Click to complete an interest form and be contacted about 2026.
Financial Assistance Available
The Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge is an educational program focusing on the high school students interested in the skills needed to become entrepreneurial.
Consider investing in our future entrepreneurs by clicking the link below.
Questions
For additional information, email the LaunchBox Team at LVLaunchBox@psu.edu.
Thank you to our generous 2025 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