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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Teaching New Generation of Could-Be Business Owners

Cameron Powell stood at the front of the classroom, asking students for straight, no-nonsense answers. The students were happy to oblige, speaking over one another and addressing their teacher by his first name.

“Cameron, I can’t see anyone having the problem this company says people have, and can’t see anyone spending all this money to purchase a product to fix the problem,” asked Tristan Purdy, who was reviewing her notes on her laptop.

“Good thinking,” Powell responded.  “Now, how well do you think this startup can bring their product to market, and what competitive edge do you see the company having in the market?”

While this sounds like a college level marketing class, it’s not. This is a typical day in Powell’s business startup class at Telluride High School, which ends its debut semester later this week.

The class partners with the Telluride Venture Accelerator, the local nonprofit offering startup capital and business consulting organization for small regional businesses. Each year, TVA invites startups to Telluride to work with its business consultation team. Along with teaching the high school class, Powell also works as a business coach for TVA.. For complete post see here


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