Girls With Impact Partners With Varsity Tutors to Bring Free Mini-MBA Camp to Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stamford, CT, July 27, 2020 – In partnership with Varsity Tutors, Girls With Impact will bring teen and preteen girls their live, online educational programming in a free, 5-day mini-camp.
Already, over 800 girls have registered for the virtual camp, with the goal of learning how they can become the CEO of their own venture or impact project.
“At Varsity Tutors, we believe that learning empowers people to transform their lives and the world around them. So, we are thrilled to partner with such a similarly-minded organization in Girls With Impact, which trains young women to expand their business and leadership skills to become the leaders of tomorrow,” said Brian Galvin, Chief Academic Officer at Varsity Tutors.
Girls With Impact operates the nation’s only live, online entrepreneurship and leadership training courses for girls. The program was designed with leaders from the Career Center of Harvard Business School.
The free, 5-day camp covers introduction to entrepreneurship, innovation, money, and launching a business.
The program drives outcomes in areas that have long been barriers to success. For example:
· 85% of graduates feel confident as leaders
· 60% feel better equipped to save for their future
· 93% feel more college ready
“COVID-19 has been a turning point for home-based education – parents see that live, online learning from home – if done well -- can drive powerful results in their children,” said Jennifer Openshaw, CEO, Girls With Impact.
“Partnering with Varsity Tutors will help expand our reach nationally to over 1 million users and provide the opportunity for girls everywhere to develop the skills necessary to transform their future college and career opportunities,” she added.
Past graduates of Girls With Impact have seen full-ride college scholarships of up to $200,000 as a result of their participation, launched their venture, attracted international press, and secured the college place of their dreams.
Varsity Tutors, a leader in the online education space, seamlessly connects experts and learners in 3,000+ subjects anywhere, at any time. The Girls With Impact mini-camp is part of its ongoing response to COVID-19 that includes free virtual programming. The mini-camp will run from August 3-7, with separate sections for girls in grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. All sections are live and online, and girls should have a computer to participate.
To register for free, visit Varsity Tutors now:
About Girls With Impact
Girls With Impact, a 501c3, is the nation’s only live, online mini-MBA for teen girls, offered year-round. The live, online after-school Business and Innovation Academy moves girls from ideation to a business plan and venture pitch, driving improvements in confidence, leadership, college readiness and professional skills for success. The organization started in 2017 when the World Economic Forum, in Davos, brought attention to the need to increase the number of women in leadership. Girls With Impact partners with corporations and foundations who make our work possible. Watch this.
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Contact:
Ellen Manger
914.522.7966
Ellen.Manger@girlswithimpact.com