Our Youth Entrepreneurship Programs fit any learner aged 7-18. The programs encompass a comprehensive coaching system devised by seasoned entrepreneurs. The learners will go through all the stages of entrepreneurship, from ideation and brainstorming to final execution.
Total For-Profit Business Started
Revenue Earned by Ascend Now Students
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Our Entrepreneurs
were Accepted into
Moone Nang
Moone's Cuisine is Moone Nang's dream business. When Moone was younger, she was diagnosed with a heart problem and the doctor said she needed to eat healthily in order to recover. Since eating healthily was all she could do, Moone's family found multiple ways to making it enjoyable.
This sparked Moone's passion for cooking. Her vision is to build a company that can supply high quality, healthy food to all the people in Singapore and then expand to the rest of the world. She has previously won two Ascend Now Bullpen events!
$1,160
Revenue
34%
Net Profit
20
Units
Sold
12
Product
SKU's
Patrick William Liong
Patrick William Liong has always felt the moral obligation to contribute to society and create a long-lasting impact through social work. But he couldn't decide on helping in just one way. This led to the creation of Operation Drip. A multi-project non-profit organization.
To start off with, they are looking at education, sustainability, and a pay-it-forward program. The ethos behind Operation Drip is to bring the community closer together by providing an avenue for people to help.
$1,160
Revenue
300+
Trees
Planted
108
Students
Taught
4
Laptops
Donated
Portia Hartono
An example of solving your own problems. Portia had trouble finding meaningful internships as a high school student. She decided to take matters into her own hands and built her company; InternEd. This is a company focused on democratizing internships for high-school students through virtual, project-based internships.
She has created a unique value proposition by combining training and internships that allow companies to get a different perspective from students at zero cost to the company.
$12,160
Revenue
20%
Profit
75
Students
8
Internships
Sofia & Luciana
A story of how two teenagers who love fashion were able to bring their designs and style into the world. Despite a raging pandemic, Sofia and Luciana set up HandOverChic; A company focused on tie-dye clothing and accessories.
The Ethos of their company is fashion made for teens, by teens. In 6 months, they had sold through their website, Instagram, and closed B2B deals with a women's sports team. They were able to meet the head of marketing at Louis Vuitton and pitch their business for guidance.
$12,000
Revenue
54%
Profit
36
Products
9
Countries
THE BULLPEN COMPETITION
A competition where learners will pitch and defend their business ideas in front of investors, to stand a chance to win seed funding
Our educators of youth entrepreneurship programs come with years of entrepreneurial experience. Their diverse backgrounds enrich our kidspreneurs experience and provide them with a broad range of insight into possible business ventures.
Marketing Professional and
Entrepreneurship Educator
and Entrepreneurship Educator
Designer, Anthropologist and
Entrepreneurship Educator
Entrepreneurship Educator
KAREN
Thank you for all your guidance over the past few months and for all the inspiration that you have given to Ben.
To the Ascend Now team, thank you for this wonderful opportunity and for the exposure for young entrepreneurs like Ben. Such a fantastic program. Thank you.
FRANCISCO ARCILLA
For the first time, our son was able to project himself into the 'real world' of adults and actually get a clear picture of what his path may become in practice, in order to achieve his dreams.
I cannot recommend this experience highly enough.
MARGARET STACEY
What an amazing team. Ascend Now helped develop my child’s niche entrepreneurial interests.
Despite my child’s busy schedule, he looked forward to each of his sessions with his tutors. Great personalised approach in which my child was able to grow in confidence at public speaking .
Entrepreneurship for Kids
Explore – Discover – Think
Isn’t every parent’s dream to encourage their child to explore the world, discover their strengths, and think critically? While traditional book-based knowledge is important for children to grasp the basics, it’s also important to expand horizons and gain practical experience from a very young age. Kids get that competitive winning edge through entrepreneurship programs. They begin to see possibilities, think more holistically, and accept failure positively as a learning mechanism.
At Ascend Now, we truly believe in helping kids unlock their entrepreneurial potential. We aim to take kids through our specially curated two-level program to help them grasp how modern business works. The course covers ideation, brainstorming, branding, decision-making, design, etc.
Entrepreneurship Program for Kids
Ascend Now believes that formal and professional education must be supplemented with the necessary skills and values for children to gain confidence. They should think about economic impact, trade, commerce, social change, etc. while aiming to launch and scale their business ideas.
The entrepreneurship program for kids at Ascend Now encompasses a comprehensive coaching system devised by seasoned entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs are experts in their industries, have excelled at executing business plans, and have mentored and advised budding entrepreneurs.
The curriculum of the Entrepreneurship For Kids program is intensive. Here, kids are taught how to build their businesses from scratch. They are taught how to make strategies for marketing, sales, and finance. The curriculum covers core topics inspired by real-life business cases and scenarios.
Through the program, kids have a twofold advantage. These are:
- Coaches understand the needs and expectations of students by working closely with them.
- Kids gain business-centric knowledge and leadership skills, become technologically adept, and develop interpersonal relationships.
Ascend Now follows a personalized learning model where the assigned mentor understands each kid’s needs. It helps them determine the best course of action to suit their learning styles. The schedule is flexible to accommodate each kid’s personal and educational goals.
The Level 1 Entrepreneurship Curriculum gives kids a glimpse into the life of an entrepreneur. It prepares them not just to build hyperscale businesses, but also to cultivate an innovative and creative problem-solving mindset.
Take a look here.
Become a Kidpreneur
Learning doesn’t just come from books; it also comes from the life that happens outside the classroom. These days, parents are eager to teach their child life skills and help them find their way out of any adverse situation or complexity – especially professionally. Ascend Now’s Entrepreneurship for Kids program focuses on honing these skills in kids.
Children learn to grasp key business principles through a solid foundation by witnessing real-life business scenarios and case examples. Another advantage of becoming a kidpreneur is that kids learn how to collaborate and compete with other talented young entrepreneurs and get inspired by each other.
Give your kids the entrepreneurial edge today. Get in touch.