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Upcoming Open Houses at LeBow

Executive MBA Information Session

Pearlstein Business Learning Center
07.23.2008 @ 06:00 PM
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Executive MBA Information Session

Pearlstein Business Learning Center 403
08.02.2008 @ 09:30 AM
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LeBow College of Business MBA Open House

Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
08.13.2008 @ 06:00 PM
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StartUp!

July 14-18, 2008

How to Enroll

July 14 - 18, 2008

StartUp! is a commuter program. Exceptional high school sophomores and juniors from southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware are encouraged to apply.

Candidates must submit:

The tuition for StartUp! is $500. Please make check payable to: Drexel University. Scholarships are available based on financial need.

Application Deadline is April 25, 2008.
Admission to the Camp LeBow programs is competitive. The acceptance rate for 2007 program applicants was 50 percent. Preference is given to students with outstanding GPAs, exceptional standardized test scores (PSAT or SAT are considered) and active involvement in extracurricular of community service activities.

For more information, please contact Jackie McCurdy, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Programs, at jmm67@drexel.edu or 215.895.6287.

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Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology inspires young entrepreneurs with StartUp!, an innovative five-day summer entrepreneurial expedition for exceptional high school juniors and seniors. StartUp! instills an entrepreneurial passion for business startups and offers a foundation of knowledge to aspiring business leaders.

Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology is a full-service, interdisciplinary Center run by Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Through its mission of incubating ideas, entrepreneurs and companies, the Baiada Center links research, coursework and entrepreneurial thinking with practical guidance and real-world thinking to develop entrepreneurial leaders and create
successful ventures that benefit the Greater Philadelphia region and beyond.

DAYS 1-4

StartUp! begins with a site visit to a local company Participants learn entrepreneurship within the context of a real company. StartUp! cultivates entrepreneurial skills that promote success in business and in life.

Entrepreneurial topics examined include:

  • Strategy and market development
  • Sales and customer service
  • Legal, finance and accounting
  • Product development and positioning
  • What it means to be an entrepreneur
  • Marketing
  • Proposal development and presentation

DAY 5

StartUp! culminates in a Business Development Competition in which teams present their ideas for a
corporate client for a new product. Prizes are awarded to the winning team. Certificates of Completion are issued at the end of the program.