Student Entrepreneurship Programs

RISE Collaborative invests in young entrepreneurs through our programs for students and educators. Our programs are designed to teach the entrepreneurial mindset and teamwork, communication, and innovation skills.  The entrepreneurship mindset is a set of skills that enable people to identify and make the most of opportunities, overcome and learn from setbacks, and succeed in a variety of settings. Whether or not a student dreams of opening a business or inventing a new product, entrepreneurship education can have a huge impact on a student’s personal and professional goals. This is backed by research demonstrating that an entrepreneurial mindset is valued by employers, boosts educational attainment and performance, and is crucial for creating new businesses.

For these reasons, our programs are open to ALL students, no matter their field of interest or certainty that they want to be an entrepreneur.  Stay tuned for more student entrepreneurship opportunities to be announced in 2024.

Entrepreneurship Programs for Students

CO.STARTERS Generator

CO.STARTERS Generator is a self-paced modular program that helps teens in grades 6-12 explore their passions through generating, testing, and launching ideas. This program is offered online, by request. Email us at hello@sovarise.com to begin. 

Next generation Of Work (NOW)

Next generation Of Work (NOW) is a Teamship program built to help the next generation of talent get better at collective problem solving. Squads of three to four diverse students, coached by NOW mentors, will work together to solve a real problem for a real business and propose a solution that will be pitched to the business partner at a public Pitch Event. NOW is open to 10th, 11th, 12th graders in Southern Virginia. 

Student Idea Summit

The Student Idea Summit is an experiential learning event designed for students to share creative ideas and social innovations, practice entrepreneurship mindset and innovative thinking, and meet and network with entrepreneurs and business people from Southern Virginia. To schedule a Student Idea Summit for your high school, contact hello@sovarise.com

Past Programs for Students & Educators

RISE Collaborative began hosting student entrepreneurship programs in 2021, as part of the regional entrprepreneurship and innovation initiative. The programs listed below have been offered in the past and are included here for reference.

For High School Educators

District C Coaching Institute

Offered for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years.

Become a District C Certified Coach to facilitate the Teamship program in your classroom.

For College Students

Collegiate Business Plan Competition

Offered for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years.

College students – commit to this 6-month journey to enhance your college experience – get the education, skills, mentorship, and motivation necessary to create a viable start-up company in Southern Virginia!

For High School Students

Student Idea Summit

The Student Idea Summit is an experiential learning event designed for students to share creative ideas and social innovations, practice entrepreneurship mindset and innovative thinking, and meet and network with entrepreneurs and business people from Southern Virginia.