What could this idea change?
Participants learn responsible enterprise and local problems gain low-cost, evidence-informed concepts.
M-T1-YS-14 · Theme 1
Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
Helps young people test a community-minded venture ethically, learning customer discovery, cost, impact and failure without pressure to commercialise.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-14 · Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme YS: Youth & Schools
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-14 · Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
Could this work in our club?
- Senior secondary or tertiary students, educators, entrepreneurs, social enterprises and community mentors. Use when an education partner can support teams through a defined challenge cycle.
Before you start
- Plain-language rules for eligibility, IP, sponsorship, prizes, data and conflicts.
- Financial-literacy and safeguarding content appropriate to participant age.
- Equal access to mentoring, technology and reasonable prototype costs.
At the end: Return panel feedback within a week; any seed support uses a separate budget, adult authority and milestone agreement, with no debt or equity arrangement.
Before your club says yes
Does the idea fit?
Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.
Who can say yes?
Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.
Are people protected?
Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.
Can everyone take part?
Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.
Are the facts and permissions right?
Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.
How will we learn?
Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.
Worksheets for your club
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Event and session plan
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Open worksheetImplementation and budget plan
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Open worksheetCommunications and content planner
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Open worksheetWorkflow and minimum-data register
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