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Camp Enterprise is a three-day camp for high school juniors and seniors designed to introduce students to the free enterprise system and encourage entrepreneurship and ethical business practices. The experience is often life changing.

At Camp Enterprise, students have the opportunity to:

Build new friendships
Participate in team-building activities
Develop leadership skills
Enjoy motivational presentations from a series of keynote speakers
Participate in panel discussions with business specialists
Discuss ethical business practices
Learn the basic skills needed to write a business plan
Pitch a business concept to a panel of venture capitalists
Negotiate the terms of an investment
Network with business professionals and students from other schools
Learn about the core values of Rotary, including “Service Above Self” and the Four-Way Test.

At the core of Camp Enterprise is an in-depth case study exercise. Students are placed on teams and assigned a case study containing a set of basic facts and financial information for a hypothetical product or innovation. Each team is tasked with developing a product concept, brand, marketing strategy, and terms of investment. The culmination of Camp Enterprise involves each team making a “pitch” to a panel of venture capitalists regarding a potential investment in their company. At least five (5) $1,000 higher-education scholarships are awarded to students of exceptional merit.