The Saint Patrick High School INCubator Entrepreneurial Program offers students an authentic business entrepreneurship experience. Students have the opportunity to create and fully develop their own product or service. Local entrepreneurs and business experts serve as volunteer coaches and mentors guiding student teams through the Lean Startup processes of developing business concepts, and testing and adapting them. The program also includes foundational business topics such as marketing, finance, sales and operations.

KEY POINTS OF DISTINCTION:

• Blend of Lean Startup processes and foundational business topics
• Authentic, real-world learning
• Hands-on problem solving
• Team teaching with classroom teachers, coaches, and mentors

TOPICS COVERED DURING THE PROGRAM:

Over the course of 2 semesters, students work in teams and learn by doing. They develop a business model canvas, gain market input on a minimum viable product, and iterate all elements to improve their business plan.

STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BY A TEAM

Volunteer coaches, mentors, and the classroom teacher play an integral role in educating the student entrepreneurs. Coaches provide authentic business expertise in a specific area. They come into the classroom for a short period of time (2-3 days) to provide students with real world context for a specific business discipline. The coach and teacher plan and present together. Mentors are assigned to one team and support them through the entire business start-up process providing students with feedback and encouragement throughout the year, meeting with the team every other week. The teacher manages the class and volunteers

For more information about the INCubator Entrepreneurial Program, please contact Bob Richard ’90. If you are interested in becoming part of the INCubator team as a coach or mentor, please feel free to contact Ralph Scorpio ’10.