Instead of hitting the beach this July, a group of budding entrepreneurs will be learning what it takes to run a business during a highly competitive camp at Rutgers-Camden.
“BizEd: Building Business Leaders,” is a two-week summer camp at the Rutgers School of Business-Camden designed to prepare a select group of high school seniors for the rigors of a college business education.
It runs through July 20.
Haddonfield Memorial High School students Christopher Biddle, Alex Klein and Kohle Ferenchak will be participating in the camp.
This year, Rutgers-Camden is, for the first time, also opening BizEd’s doors to rising high school juniors, who will participate in the eight-day “Introduction to BizEd: Building the Best of You for Business program from July 24 to Aug. 2.
For the first session, 50 outstanding rising high school seniors from Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties will be introduced to theory and practice of accounting, finance, management, marketing and technology.
The camp is designed to spark creativity and develop decision-making skills.
Students will meet leading executives, visit local companies and participate in team-building and problem-solving activities.
A graduation ceremony will be held July 20.
The second session, for 25 rising high school juniors, is a new program where students will participate in interactive exercises to increase their confidence, realize their potential and develop their leadership skills.
Topics will include “Dressing for Success,” “Social Media Savvy,” “Time Management,” “Personal Branding” and “New Product Development.”
This summer marks the 12th anniversary of the BizEd camp.
Since 2001, more than 300 top high school students have gone through the program.
