Do you want to take your business ideas to the next level? Discover new ways to make money with your creative concepts at the Entrepreneurship Institute!
“ I plan to use what I have learned at the Entrepreneurship Institute to make me more confident and secure in my ideas. Everyone has been so supportive; I have felt like I’m part of a real community while I have been here.”
“I learned a vast amount about entrepreneurship and starting my own business with so many great examples and questions answered; plus I had loads of fun and met many like-minded students, RA’s and faculty!”
Ready to start your own business?
At the GIV Entrepreneurship Institute, bring your passion and curiosity to a week-long dive into creativity and innovation. Learn how to develop, produce, and market new products and services. With the guidance of proven entrepreneurs and experts, plus a network of peers and future collaborators, you can leverage your own unique business ideas and propel your ambitions into future success.
College credits available!
Sunday, June 23rd – Friday, June 28th, 2024
@ Vermont State University Randolph
Randolph, VT
For information regarding this Institute’s sliding-scale tuition support, please click here.
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Students may enroll for college credit for this Institute using one of their Dual Enrollment vouchers for free tuition, or just pay the Vermont State College tuition outright, if Dual Enrollment is not an option.
Please note that colleges charge extra tuition and fees on top of GIV tuition for granting credits, but students can utilize a Dual Enrollment voucher to fully cover the college tuition. The Dual Enrollment program guarantees free college tuition for most rising VT juniors and seniors. To learn more about Dual Enrollment, click here.
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Dual Enrollment funds by law may not be used to pay GIV tuition, which is due separately.
For more information contact Laurel Butler of Vermont State College at [email protected].
Every day is a unique experience filled with expert-led instruction, hands-on investigation, field trips, and immersive learning. We work to build a community around our experiences and share in our passion for everything we explore.
**The schedule is slightly different each year and announced when you arrive!
GIV’s supportive Institute structure is endlessly enriching, empowering, and engaging.
7:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Morning Workshop
10:00 AM: Work In Teams to Develop A Product
12:00 PM: Lunch and Free Time
3:30 PM: Continued Supported Team Time
5:00 PM: Dinner
6:00 PM: Team Presentations
7:30 PM: Evening Workshop
8:30 PM: Evening Activities
10:30 PM: End of Day
Tamie-Jo is a Nationally Board Certified Business Teacher. She has been teaching at CVU High School for the past 21 years. During her time at CVU she has redesigned the business course offerings; traveled to England, Ireland and Wales with students four times; traveled with students to Turkey to participate in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fair twice; advised remarkable business students in the school’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club; and worked strongly with the community providing valuable internship opportunities for students. She is a certified Jazzercise instructor and loves to make “guest appearances” in wellness classes and do school-wide fundraisers for organizations like the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her passion is teaching entrepreneurship and business social responsibility. She provides training opportunities for teachers around the state on how to implement entrepreneurship into their curriculum, and her students have been winners of many state-wide business plan competitions.
A native Vermonter, Laurel has traveled extensively, as well as lived in several states/cities, Europe, the West Indies/Caribbean and Saudi Arabia, however, as she says, “Vermont is really at my heart – it’s home!”
She taught for several years in secondary and post-secondary education – business, entrepreneurship, personal finance, hospitality/tourism and assisted students in service learning, co-operative education and internship programs. In addition she spent many years in the hotel/hospitality industry (she is a CHA – Certified Hotel Administrator) in key operational, general management, marketing, training and franchise development positions as well as served on several local, state and national hospitality, convention and tourism boards. Laurel has also owned and operated her own small hospitality and consulting businesses. Currently, she works full time for the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) as a Business Advisor/Start-up Specialist, teaches part-time in the Women’s Small Business Program and enjoys painting in watercolors and mixed media.