About Future CEO
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Future CEO is a five-week digital business education course that teaches kids the basics of starting their own business, developed by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. The program was originally developed with the theme of how to open a hot chocolate stand business. At the end of the program the students opened up their hot chocolate stands (or another concept that they created) at various spots around town on what was called “Hot Chocolate Day,”.
The program was developed to communicate information at a sixth grade learning level and covers five main categories: Business Fundamentals (Forming a business plan, setting up a bank account, etc.), Cost Models, Safety & Food Prep, Marketing & Customer Service, and Money Management. Each virtual session was lead by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce President/CEO and included a local business leader as a guest speaker. Tuition was set at $25 per student. The spring theme is being developed on how to open a juice stand.
Tomorrow’s Business Leaders
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Love for Jr. CEO!
“I learned how to run a business and how to advertise it successfully!”
— Jr. CEO Student
“It taught them all the things that you’d expect. Having to interface with customers and describe your product, and have the boldness to walk up to somebody and say, ‘hey, we make bookmarks.”
— Parent of Jr. CEO Student
