YOUR
VENTURE
STARTS
THIS SUMMER.
Six weeks. One proven framework. A real venture you built yourself. Student Summer Ventures has been turning young people into founders since 2021 — and it's back for Summer 2026.
MORE THAN A
SUMMER
PROGRAM.
Student Summer Ventures is a 6-week virtual entrepreneurship experience for young people ages 10–18+. Built by educator and social entrepreneur Jessica Flynn in the summer of 2021 — in direct response to the pandemic and the skills gap it exposed — this program has since been delivered internationally by request, including with university students.
Your young person won't just learn about entrepreneurship. They'll live it — building a real venture, from vision to launch, in a supported virtual cohort.
FOUR PILLARS.
ONE JOURNEY.
Everything in this program flows through our proprietary B.O.S.S.™ competency framework — the same proven structure behind every cohort, every community, every outcome since 2021.
Mindset First
Before any venture takes shape, we build the foundation. Students explore who they are, what drives them, and what becomes possible when they commit to a growth mindset.
See the Opportunity
Goal-setting with purpose. Students connect their interests to real community needs — and to the global challenges mapped by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Build the Venture
This is where ideas become ventures. Matching skills and passions to community needs and real financial opportunity — with branding, budgeting, and customer research built in.
Tell Your Story
Great ideas need great storytellers. Students craft their narrative and build confidence to share it — through video, web, pitch decks, and beyond.
VENTURES.
NOT WORKSHEETS.
A venture isn't just a business — it can be a book, a club, a website, a product, or a service. If it solves a real problem, creates real value, and reflects who you are, it counts.
Service Businesses
Dog walking, babysitting, snow removal, tutoring, pet care — real services, real customers, real revenue in your neighbourhood.
Products & Creative Work
Custom tumblers, art, charcuterie boards, bird sales, handmade goods — turning skills and creativity into income.
Digital & Course-Based
Drop-shipping, online courses, websites, apps, digital content — ventures that scale beyond your street.
SIMPLE.
PROVEN.
POWERFUL.
Every week builds on the last. Every activity is purposeful. Every dedicated student finishes with a real venture they built — and the confidence to talk about it.
Vision & Mindset
Vision boards, growth mindset, and discovering what makes you, you. Set the goals that anchor the whole journey.
Idea & Niche
Find your niche using our funnel framework. Define your ideal customer and craft the elevator pitch that opens doors.
Build & Brand
Venture budget, brand identity, website mock-up, and a polished offering. Your venture gets real in this phase.
Share & Celebrate
Record your pitch video. Finalize your story. Share your venture with the world — and earn your Certificate of Completion.
BUILT AROUND
REAL LIFE.
Two weekly call options. Flexible milestone deadlines. Designed to fit around summer camps, sports, family travel, and grandparent visits. We made it easy to show up.
Register one participant at a time — course access is granted to the email used at checkout. Registering siblings or multiple participants? Use code SSVBUDDY for 10% off each additional registration.
Live attendance optional
Tuesdays 1PM & Thursdays 6PM EST
WE TEACH BY
STAGE.
NOT AGE.
When you're learning to play the piano — whether you're 5 or 95 — you start with "Hot Cross Buns." Learning the fundamentals of entrepreneurship is no different. Every student enters the same cohort and we meet them exactly where they are.
One program. Every stage. And the mix is part of what makes it work.
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You're curious You don't need a fully formed business idea to start. You need a willingness to explore what you care about — and what the world around you needs. The idea finds you from there.
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You're open Our program attracts growth-mindset young people — the kind who are willing to try, willing to be wrong, and genuinely willing to be surprised by what they're capable of.
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You want to build something real Not a hypothetical. Not a school project. A real venture — a business, a book, a club, a service, a product — that reflects who you are and creates genuine value.
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No prior experience needed Successfully delivered with students from grade 4 through post-secondary. The B.O.S.S.™ framework works regardless of background, age, or starting point — and has since 2021.
REAL STUDENTS.
REAL WORK.
Vision boards. Brand identities. Student-built websites. Elevator pitches on video. Every cohort produces work that surprises even us — and definitely them.
JESSICA
FLYNN
Founder & CEO · The YOU Power Project™
A former high school teacher turned award-winning educator, author, TV host, and social entrepreneur — Jessica Flynn built this program because she saw firsthand what was missing. Not just for students, but for every young person who never got the chance to discover what they were truly capable of.
Student Summer Ventures is her signature annual program. Four years in, she still leads every coaching call herself — because that's where the real work, and the real joy, lives.
THIS SUMMER
COULD CHANGE
EVERYTHING.
Every young person has YOU Power waiting to be discovered. Enrol your child — or yourself — and let's build something real this summer.
Register one participant at a time. Course access is granted to the email address used at checkout.
Registering more than one participant? Use code SSVBUDDY at checkout for 10% off the second, third, and additional registrations.
- Platform access from June 22
- Live kick-off call — June 23 at 6PM EST
- 6 live coaching calls (Tues 1PM & Thurs 6PM EST)
- Full B.O.S.S.™ curriculum & all milestone activities
- Venture budget framework & branding tools
- Cohort community access
- Certificate of Completion upon graduation
WHAT IF THIS IS
THE SUMMER
EVERYTHING
CHANGES?
Every founder has a starting point. Every changemaker has a moment when someone believed in them — or when they finally believed in themselves. For a lot of our students, this program is that moment. It doesn't matter how old you are, what grades you get, or whether you've ever thought about running a business before. What matters is that you showed up. The rest? We figure out together.
— Jessica Flynn, Founder & CEO, The YOU Power Project™