Join the next generation of business leaders! Start your entrepreneurial journey with the Berkeley Business Academy for Youth today. B-BAY offers three programs on a progressive learning pathway for ambitious high school and gap year students.
High School Summer Bootcamp
Dive into the core principles of entrepreneurship with our high-impact two-week bootcamp. This fast-paced, immersive experience is designed to ignite your innovative spirit. You’ll build off of your existing innovation, identify growth opportunities, and practice rapid idea validation. It is the ideal entry point to Question the Status Quo and build a viable business concept. The program is designed for students with business ideas that have traction.
High School Summer Entrepreneurship
The long standing two-week residential program is your immersive introduction to the collaborative world of a startup. Working in teams, you’ll develop the essential business vocabulary, foundational concepts, and frameworks necessary for any successful venture. You will practice building Confidence Without Attitude as you work together to solve problems, learn to pitch, and understand the core mechanics of a business model.
High School Academic Year
This rigorous, two-semester program virtual will guide you through conducting thorough customer discovery, business model validation, and building out the operational and financial models for your venture. You will move Beyond Yourself by validating a scalable business that drives both profit and positive impact.