PRP Entrepreneurship Academy
June 20-26, 2010

PRP Advanced Entrepreneurship Academy
July 25-30, 2010

Program Mission
The goal of the Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy is to provide innovative math, science and technology-based business and life skills that empower young people, and offer them unique opportunities and real-world experiences.

Program Overview

The Purdue Research Park would like to offer an opportunity to incoming Indiana high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate an aptitude in the areas of math, science and technology along with an interest in entrepreneurship.

Selected students will attend the six-day, high-tech focused Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus June 20-26, 2010. The Academy is led by Purdue Research Foundation staff with critical assistance from Purdue University faculty, industry leaders and successful high-tech business entrepreneurs. Students work in teams on a fundamental business case to determine the best way for the business to compete, identify capital needs to start the business and devise a plan for managing the business successfully.

Participants are provided with business cases, two days of instruction and necessary materials to assist them in the successful completion of the program. On the final day, teams give a 15 minute "investor pitch" to a panel of judges in a business plan competition setting. Each student who completes the program will receive three credits toward the Entrepreneurship Certificate program at Purdue University. Tuition vouchers to Purdue University are awarded to the top three teams whose presentations are judged as having the most solid business strategy and promise for success.