Camp $tart-Up, a new program held at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management this July 20-27, will offer 17- to 19-year-old women some of the skills they'll need to pursue careers in business.
Limited to 30 participants, the program combines teaching essentials of business and entrepreneurship with fun activities that help empower young women to take charge of their lives, in school and business, and gain confidence and economic self-reliance.
The Camp $tart-Up program, developed
by Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Independent Means, offers lessons in leadership,
networking, business-plan building, even LPGA golf lessons -- in short, a taste of
everything participants will need to succeed in
business-related endeavors later on. Most of the
camp's counselors are current MBA students at the Johnson School and have experience in
the business world. Organizers hope to enroll more young women from the local area.
Participants in Camp $tart-Up at Cornell will develop and present plans based
on
their own business ideas and visit local women-owned companies. "Camp
$tart-Up is interactive, experiential and
encourages relationship building with business
people," said Diane Fleck, a student organizer.
The camp is a Park Leadership Service project. Program tuition is $1,200; many scholarships are available. Sponsors are American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Playtex, Sprint and the Women's Management Council. Visit www.johnson.cornell.edu/owmb/campstartup/.
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