In the last seven years, more than 5,300 young Albertans have been engaged in MindFuel's youth innovation programming
The MindFuel Foundation's online Founders Fundamentals program is returning to engage and inspire youth to bring their innovative entrepreneurial ideas to life. Alberta youth aged 18 - 30 are encouraged to sign up for virtual workshops occurring Wednesdays from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. from May 11 to June 29, 2022, at founders@mindfuel.com.
Founders Fundamentals is part of MindFuel's broader youth innovation program called edacity, and is designed to encourage creativity and start-up ideas, and to provide networking opportunities and manageable 'next steps' action. Youth will receive insights and feedback from start-up organizations and learn directly from entrepreneurial experts, industry mentors and founders.
With a focus on the early-stage innovation cycle and developing tangible entrepreneurial skills and practices, this seven-week online workshops series is an effective introduction to the start-up culture. To support next steps, a variety of micro-grants and prizes will be awarded to help further develop youth business ideas and help them achieve their full potential.
"Founders Fundamentals is a unique program that we run and is part of edacity - our youth innovation program. It hones the entrepreneurial spirit that individuals working in STEM and other industries require to thrive in a world pushing economic diversification," says MindFuel CEO Cassy Weber. "The seven-week workshop series will leave youth feeling empowered and reassured to pursue the future of their idea thanks to many entrepreneurial experts and industry mentors who support their ambitions."
The Founder Fundamentals program is made possible thanks to funding support from a network of partners such as Prairies Economic Development Canada, the RBC Foundation, the Hunter Family Foundation and the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking of the University of Calgary.
Over the last ten years, in addition to Founders Fundamentals, other programs under the edacity brand include geekStarter, Tech Futures Challenge, Xtreme Challenge, Careers and Technology Foundations for-credit course work, and Innovation Exchange. More than 5,000 Alberta youth from high school to post-secondary have participated in programs, with more than 300 projects resulting in the emerging technology space. For more information, please visit Founders Fundamentals
