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Crafty, artsy, and creative teens looking to start their own small business: we have the camp for you!

Join TeenHQ to bring your business from idea to sales in less than 2 months this June and July, 2025. This intensive camp will walk you through business fundamentals, pitching, target audience, cost, supply, basic branding and marketing, and sales.

Participants will participate in camp days in June, have access to the TeenHQ MakerSpace to work on and create their product or service, and sell their product or service at the July Teen Pop-Up Market on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

Schedule

• Camp Days: Tuesday & Wednesday Evenings, June 10 – June 25, 6-7:30PM

• MakerSpace Days: will be available for sign-up. Teens must register by 11AM day-of to take advantage of the Space. MakerSpace days are tentatively available Mondays, Wednesdays, some Thursdays, and Fridays in the afternoon early evening.

• ARTrepreneur: Teen Pop-Up Market: Saturday, July 26th, 2:30-5PM, at the TeenHQ Reading Room.

Requirements To Participate

• Be an incoming high schooler, Freshman through Senior

• Be able to attend required Tuesday & Wednesday evening camp days in June at the downtown Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, in-person

• Be able to attend the Teen Pop-Up Market, Saturday, July 26 at the Dr. King Jr. Library’s TeenHQ

• Willing and able to work on product/service development and assignments outside of camp days

• Willing and able to work in groups, create presentations, express ideas, and present ideas

• Willing and able to work hard to make your business the best it can be

• Familiarity with Google Drive is recommended but not required

Perks

• Each business will receive $75 in seed funding to use for specific aspects of their business

• Access to TeenHQ’s MakerSpace Resources: Sewing Machines, Green Screen, Photography Studio, 3D Printer, GlowForge, Poster Printer, Button Press, and more on sign-up days.

How To Register

• Registration opens Saturday, May 10th at 12PM/Noon
• Talk with your adult caregivers to make sure you can attend all Tuesdays and Wednesdays in June and the Teen Pop-Up Market on July 26

• Register for the Camp using this form

• Wait for email confirmation of your registration

• UPDATED: Registration closes on Tuesday, June 10th at 9:00AM - as of Friday, June 6th, we still have space

Fine Print

• The camp is limited to 20 high schoolers. A waitlist will be created as needed.

• If you have already received seed funding twice before, you are no longer able to register, BUT you’re always welcome to the Teen Pop-Up Markets.

• You must attend the first camp day to guarantee a spot in the camp. If you are unable to attend, your space may be given to a waitlisted individual. First day of camp is crucial (as are all other camp days).

• Parents are included in major communication, but it is expected that the teen ARTrepreneur be the primary participant in this program and all communication should come from the teen.

• Since a majority of our meetings are only an hour and a half, it is very important that ARTreprenenurs are on-time to meetings.

• Timeline and deadlines are crucial to success in ARTrepreneurs. Waiting to the last minute to submit necessary materials can cause individuals to miss out on key aspects of the program.

• A sign-up sheet will be made available on Google Drive for MakerSpace reservations. Hours will be available if sign-ups are made by 11AM the morning of that slot. If no one signs up 11AM that day, the time will be blocked off. ARTrepreneurs will be turned away if Jessica is not available. As long as one person signs up, the time will be made available. If you see that there is a sign-up after the 11AM that day, you can assume you can come.

Funding provided by the San José Public Library.

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