Join The Best Student Entrepreneurship Program

Discover how Ascend Now transforms student passions into profitable ventures that benefit communities and bolster college applications. Plus, we fund student startups!

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Plus, we fund student startups!

190+

Student Businesses Started

$200,000+

Revenue Generated From Student Businesses

10,000+

People Impacted by Student Businesses

$30,000+

Seed Funding Invested in Student Businesses

What is Ascend Now’s Entrepreneurship Program?

Led by ex-entrepreneurs, our program equips students with entrepreneurial fundamentals, supports them in starting real businesses, and tracks their progress and impact.

Ascend Now Bullpen Competition

Students pitch business ideas in our Bullpen Competition to win up to $5,000 in seed funding.

Our program is used in the best International Schools.

Our Profile Building Extracurricular Programs

Entrepreneurship Level 1

Age 9-12

20 Hours

Inspire your child's business acumen with our foundational entrepreneurship program. In this level, young innovators will:

Understand Fundamentals

Quickly understand the basics of entrepreneurship, finance and business models.

Build and Test Ideas

Develop business ideas with expert business coaching.

Compete and win funding!

Compete in the Bullpen for a chance to win up to $5,000.

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Entrepreneurship Level 2

Age 13-18

30-32 Hours

Improve your teen's entrepreneurial skills with our advanced program, building on earlier foundations. Students will:

Launch Online

Create a professional website to showcase their business.

Prototype Products

From design to tangible prototypes with expert guidance.

Master Supply and Marketing

Learn supplier sourcing and effective marketing strategies.

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Why Choose Our Entrepreneurship Program? Key Benefits for Students

College Admission Boost

Entrepreneurship shows proactivity and leadership. Traits that Ivy League universities love to see in all students.

Internship Opportunity

Building your own business gives you vital experience students can leverage to get an internship.

Convert Distractions Into Skills

Distractions like scrolling on social media and YouTube can be converted into valuable marketing skills used for their business.

Student Success Stories

Portia H

Portia founded InternEd at 15, offering cost-effective, real-world internships to high school students.

She won second place at the Bullpen, validated her idea, and closed deals with 12 brands.

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Dhiya B

Dhiya launched Upgraidd, a non-profit providing free e-services to small businesses.

Built a strong college profile getting coveted acceptance into Babson for Business.

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Some Of Our Star Teachers

Ishita

Entrepreneurship Coach

4+ years of Entrepreneurship teaching experience. Helped 50+ students start a business.

Navjeev

Entrepreneurship Coach

Oxford Grad, Public Policy Manager at Meta, Ex-Enterprise Singapore.

Dr. Sonia

Entrepreneurship Coach

Award for Social Entrep., 9+ years as a Professor, Published Researcher.

Jolavian

Entrepreneurship Coach

4+ years of Entrepreneurship coaching, Business Development at Filomix.

What do parents and students have to say?

“Tangible outcomes”

“Regular communication”

“A Company that cares”

A proud moment

Thank you Mari and Moh for your encouragement. It is indeed a proud moment and a boost for Atlas. We are happy for him ♥️

Would definitely recommend to others

Ascend Now is probably an experience that I would DEFINITELY recommend to others, especially those who want to make a change to our society or for those who want to share their passion to the world. Over the course of my Passion Project there were a lot of challenges, especially when I decided to do the worst thing for an introvert: start a Podcast.

Highly appreciated support

Thanks for sharing. I like the story. All the support provided by Ascend teachers are highly appreciated.

Great guidance and support

Hi Asksheetha. Thank you for your feedback. I’m happy to hear you can see potential. She has a busy schedule but I think a weekly class will go a long way. She is learning and able to connect the dots with both your guidance and support. Thank you for working with her to achieve her goal.

Thank you, we are proud of Sheina!

Thank you for the support, we are very proud of Sheina. She has been working hard. I hope she will have many more good outcome.

Thinking of a career in tech

Creating my own video game has been fun! The coding program at Ascend Now made it all possible, and now I’m thinking about a career in tech!

Started my own small business

The entrepreneurship program was awesome! I started my own small business, and it’s been such a great learning experience. Thanks, Ascend Now!

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