Be Entrepreneurial

Our Vision

Our vision is to build a community of young entrepreneurs that actively contribute to the economic and business development of our community. To meet this goal, we deliver a program that helps students leverage their gifts/talents/skills, funnel their entrepreneurial passions, and gain the skills and confidence to positively impact their community. We provide a program that values, supports, and embraces diversity while simultaneously creates an inclusive and equitable working environment. The mission of the Be Entrepreneurial program is to help students recognize and develop characteristics and practices of successful entrepreneurship.

Locations in Casper and Cheyenne

Impact Non Profits

College Accredication

Laramie County Community College offers an Entrepreneurship Certificate Diploma (CD)

Course Requirements for Entrepreneurship CD are:

  • ENTR 1500 – Intro to Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
  • ENTR 1520 – Creating a Business Plan Credits: 3
  • ENTR 2550 – Social and Internet Technologies Credits: 3
  • MKT 1000 – Sales Credits: 3

LCCC has approved Impact Wyoming’s BE program for accreditation.

Wyoming students who participate in and complete a Be Entrepreneurial program with Impact Wyoming, can earn 3 credit hours with LCCC; the Be Entreprepreneurial program serving to meet the requirements for ENTR 1500.

Locations in Casper and Cheyenne

Working with the NCSD, LCSD, and LCCC, BE CASPER and BE CHEYENNE are open to any high-school aged student, between Ninth (9th) and Twelfth (12th) grade, who attends a high school or lives in Natrona County or Laramie County. BE classes are limited to 25 students. Each BE class consists of 8 sessions lasting 2.5 hours in length. BE programs conclude with a local Pitch Night.

Each participant will demonstrate key elements of successful entrepreneurship by presenting their business plans, pitch decks, and narrative videos to a panel of local judges.

A local panel of experts will evaluate and rank each business idea pitched. Pitch Night judges will award up to $20,000 of start-up funding to highest ranking business plans.

*Only students 17 years and older are eligible to receive start-up funding.

April/May 2023

We invite NCSD and LCSD high-school aged students interested in entrepreneurship to register for the BE program in Cheyenne or Casper.

Please contact Elissa, BE Facilitator, at elissa@impactwyoming.com.

Levi
2021 BE Program, Basin WY
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“I joined BE because I wanted to learn how businesses are structured and how to successfully start and run a business. I learned tons of information and things I need to look for as I start my business. BE is a good head start in life.”