Video of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Camp

The 2022 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Camp has been cancelled. 

HAVE YOU STARTED A BUSINESS OR THOUGHT OF STARTING A BUSINESS?

Do you wonder what it takes to be an entrepreneur, an engineer, a business owner?

Meet entrepreneurs, learn from experts, pitch your business idea and possibly receive funding for your business! 

Find out what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in Western Michigan University's five-day entrepreneurship camp Beyond the Lemonade Stand: An Entrepreneurship and Innovation Experience for grades 9-12. 

You will learn about developing the mindset of an entrepreneur and walk away with tools to help you launch your business idea.

  • Business plans
  • Business models and financial fundamentals
  • Startup financing
  • Business pitch competition
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring

Your days will be spent in brainstorming sessions, learning about key entrepreneurial principles from WMU business faculty, getting an up-close look and hands-on experience at WMU engineering labs, talking with WMU student entrepreneurs and engineers about how they have launched thriving businesses, meeting local entrepreneurs and learning about their entrepreneurship journeys, and preparing materials and plans for your business idea.

The camp will be held at WMU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in downtown Kalamazoo on Monday and Friday.  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be held at WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Floyd Hall on the Parkview Campus.

Cost: $199, includes t-shirt, snacks each day and lunch on Monday and Friday.

Camp release form

All campers must have a release form on file with WMU prior to the start of camp. Guardians can submit forms using one of the following two methods:

Entrepreneurship Camp
1903 W Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5429

Camp Release Form PHOTO RELEASE FORM

Questions? Please call (269) 387-5860.