• NFTE Organization Overview

• Program Strategy Snapshot

• World Series of Innovation (WSI) Overview

• Toolkit

• Challenge Categories

• Submissions & Rubric

• Innovation Saturday Overview

• Sample Agenda

• Volunteer engagement

• Contact information

Contents

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) provides a highly experiential and academic program that inspires young people from low-income communities to recognize opportunity and plan for successful futures by pursuing educational opportunities and starting their own businesses.

Domestic Programs• 20,000 youth in NFTE classrooms• NFTE programs active in major urban markets including New York, Boston, Chicago,

LA, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Atlanta as well as Fresno, Wichita, Fairfield County, CT, Westchester County, NY and across South Carolina.

International Programs• 50,000 international youth in NFTE programs• Active partners in Belgium, China, Chile, Colombia, India, Ireland, Israel, Germany, New

Zealand, Saudi Arabia and soon Mexico.

NFTE has 1500 certified entrepreneurship educators worldwide. NFTE trains each educator through our four-day NFTE University and we continue to support them and their classrooms throughout their engagement with the NFTE curriculum through one-on-one program staff support, group professional development seminars, volunteer resources, field trips and other activities that bring the curriculum to life for both students and teachers.

About NFTE

MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY HIGH SCHOOL LATE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE, OWN A BUSINESS & BEYOND

Core Program Strategy

…how to develop a business and plan for their future.

Students learn through in-depth courses…

Experiential Curricula Intensive Teacher Training & Support

Volunteer Engagement Business Plan Competitions

Four Pillars

NFTE’s World Series of Innovation is a featured event of Global Entrepreneurship Week

Challenge due date: October 18th

This challenge is an opportunity to: Tap into the creative energy and ingenuity of youth across the US and around

the world.

Generate awareness and support for NFTE, an innovative entrepreneurship education program proven to engage students in school and to show them the value of basic math and literacy skills while they envision and plan for successful futures.

Entrepreneurship for all.

• Participants are supplied with a World Series of Innovation toolkit that is based on NFTE’s award winning entrepreneurship curriculum.

• Small teams of students complete the project in one of six innovation challenge categories based on the innovation challenge set forth by sponsoring companies and NFTE.

• Students in the winning teams of each category receives a gift from our sponsors, and their school or youth-serving organization also receives a grant from the sponsor and NFTE.

WSI Features

Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Future, 11th Edition Chapter 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Chapter 6: Opportunity Recognition

Innovation Activities Product Innovation ActivityOpportunity Recognition GameInvention Contest Activity Lego® Exercise Activity

Submission Categories

Student Submission Forms

Visit http://innovation.nfte.com to sign up and receive your copy of the World Series of Innovation Toolkit

WSI Toolkit

Challenge Categories

Microsoft is the presenting sponsor for the 2013 World Series of Innovation.

1. Mobile Game Sponsored by Microsoft Corporation Design a fun and useful tablet or smart phone game for student use that is relevant to school and education.

2. Mobile AppSponsored by Microsoft Corporation Design a fun and useful tablet or smart phone app for student use that is relevant to school and education.

3. Sparkling BeverageSponsored by Coca-ColaCreate a marketing plan for a sparkling beverage in 2015.

4. Literacy Game or AppSponsored by Pitney Bowes FoundationCreate a game or app for a smartphone or tablet to increase students’ literacy and language skills in an exciting way.

5-8. 40 Chances Food SolutionsSponsored by Howard G Buffett Fndn.4 different challenges to develop a new solution to an important food or nutrition challenge in your community.

9. Technology Sports ChallengeSponsored by SAPDevelop an app, game or technology initiative for the sports and entertainment industry.

10. Replicable Business DesignSponsored by NFTECreate an idea for a business that could be started by any young person, aged 15-24, in any country/city in the world.

11. TO BE CONFIRMEDSponsored by IFRCCreate an idea for a TBC

1. Explain the Product or Service

2. Describe the Opportunity

3. Customer Profile

4. A 60-second commercial

Submission Sections

How will students be evaluated?

• Opportunity Recognition: 19% of score

• Innovative Concept and Creative Design: 19% of score

• Understanding of Customer Profile: 12% of score

• Feasibility of the Business: 12% of score

• Description of Product, Service or Business model: 12% of score

• Market Research: 18% of score

• Business Growth Opportunity: 6% of score

• Supporting Materials/Commercial: 2% of score

Submission Rubric

WHEN: Whenever you like!

WHERE: Anyone can host an Innovation Day at their business, office, or school. NFTE program offices will be hosting events in New York City, Westchester, NY, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area.

WHO: Students (at least 2 per team), volunteers, and educators

WHAT: Each volunteer works with one or two teams to brainstorm ideas, and work to complete all phases of the WSI submission form.

HOW: Using the curriculum and innovation activities provided with the toolkit, teams will learn about entrepreneurship, complete the experiential activities and select a challenge category.

Innovation Day

WHAT DOES NFTE PROVIDE?

• Innovation Day Guidebook

• Volunteer Recruitment PowerPoint

• Volunteer Training PowerPoint

• Innovation Day Instructional Materials

• WSI Submission Form Worksheet (.doc)

• And, of course, the NFTE World Series of Innovation Toolkit

and Challenge listing.

Innovation Day

Introductions/Ice Breakers

• Match volunteers with student teams

Chapter 1 – Intro to Entrepreneurship

• Product Innovation Activity

• Lego® Exercise Activity

Chapter 6 – Opportunity Recognition

• Opportunity Recognition Game

• Invention Contest

Break/Lunch Submission Completion Review status of submissions & assign next steps

Innovation DaySample Agenda

• Encourage community involvement in your Innovation Day by recruiting volunteers to support students through the WSI process

• Recruit local business professionals, educators and other community members to serve as an Innovation Coach for one or more teams of students

Innovation Coaches will: Guide students through experiential activities

Assist students with idea development

Provide targeted advice for areas where students have difficulty understanding or articulating

Proofread submission for content and clarity

Volunteer Engagement

• Access to students, volunteers, and/or educators

• Space to host Innovation Day

• NFTE’s World Series of Innovation Toolkit

• Materials to be used for NFTE’s experiential activities including Legos®, craft supplies and video cameras and/or smart phones to film commercials

What do I need to host Innovation Day?

Ready to host your own Innovation Day?

Visit http://innovation.nfte.com/pages/innovation-day to register your event!

For more information about NFTE’s Innovation Day, presented by Microsoft, please contact:

Suzanne Taylor212-232-3333 ext. 361 Innovation@nfte.com