SUMMER OF IMPACT
Impact Entrepreneurship camp for curious youth 14-25 years old in Canada.
Registration for the Summer of Impact 2021 has now closed.
Thank you everyone for an amazing Summer of Impact 2021. See this report for a recap of our free 2021 Impact Camp and see below to preview what the Summer of Impact 2022 will be like! Stay tuned for the registration details and Summer Camp dates!
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AN EXPERIENCE WITH LIFELONG IMPACT
We developed a 4-week online camp just for you, budding impact entrepreneurs! The camp will host workshops on Tuesdays and a mentorship session on Thursdays throughout July. If you attend this camp you will:
> Understand what entrepreneurship entails
> Discover your why as an entrepreneur
> Identify and learn about problems that interest you
> Learn the tools to spur your creativity and ideas
> Learn the tools of entrepreneurship
> Learn how to do problem and customer discovery
> Create your story and pitch your impact startup
> Build your roadmap for a sustainable enterprise
BONUS
> Receive a certificate of completion
> Get access to the national Innovation Challenge
CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW TO GET YOUR IMPACT IDEAS OFF THE GROUND? JOIN for the summer of Impact to bring your change-making ideas to life
Interested in entrepreneurship, innovation or making a difference? An opportunity to win prizes for your idea? Trivia games? Collaborating with fellow peers? Or exciting networking opportunities with impact entrepreneurs? Opportunity to submit your idea to the Innovation Challenge? Then this Summer Camp is for you!
The CAMP TIMELINE
You will get to hear the stories of youth entrepreneurs all across Canada making big impact from fashion, banking, health, and doing it through their startups. We will show you how anyone, including YOU, can use entrepreneurial skills to create an impact. We will get to the what, why and how to kick-start your journey.
WEEK 1 - Spark Your Passion
We will guide you through the origins of entrepreneurship, why impact entrepreneurs do what they do and start reflecting on your personal why as an impact entrepreneur.
WEEK 2 - Spark Change
What problems need solving in the world currently? We will take you through global trends, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and start identifying problems you feel connected to.
WEEK 3 - Spark Ideas
After identifying the problem, we will teach you common tools on how to solve/tackle your problem and ways to build and validate your ideas as an entrepreneur.
WEEK 4- Spark Your Story
Finally, we will show you how to share your ideas by compelling story-telling tips and create a roadmap that feels aligned with your goals!
WEEK 5-8 Innovation Challenge
August 1st - 5th: Work on your submission for the Innovation Challenge
August 6th: Innovation Challenge submission
August 13th: Innovation Challenge finalists announced
August 16 - 20th: Pitch prep for finalists
August 23rd - 27th: Innovation Challenge Finals pitch week
What our previous participants have to say about our summer camps
PAST Events
Challenging Change ft. young female entrepreneurs - Join us on March 23rd at 5pm PST to learn how young female entrepreneurs across Canada are taking charge and challenging change!
Watch the recap of the event here.
Innovation Challenge Final Pitch Off - Following LOI's virtual summer camp, youth under 25 were invited to submit their impactful idea! The top teams pitched to a panel of judges for prizes and mentorship opportunities.
Read our blog post here.
Idea to Impact: Virtual Summer Camp Edition 2020 is a free week-long educational camp for young people across Canada featuring daily 90-minute webinars with inspiring entrepreneurs, changemakers and leaders sharing their powerful stories and best practices through keynotes, panels, workshops and more!
Read our event summary here.
We look forward to having you join our next virtual camp!
Want to host an event?
Want to host a 1 hour, 1 day or a 1-week interactive crash course on entrepreneurship and innovation? We host crash courses (online and offline) to help youth explore their passions, identify opportunities within their interests and build businesses that speak to them. We provide learners a creative environment that is agile, flexible and interactive at its root. Through workshop-style facilitation, activities, and real-life stories from entrepreneurs in our community, we introduce topics such as problem-solving, empathy, finding purpose, social impact and more. The sessions are interactive, engaging, fresh and most importantly fun!
Interested in collaborating on an event or crash course? Let us know the details below.
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