Step 1:  

REGISTRATION (as of February 1, 2022)
Central Okanagan Public School students from grade 7-12 please register for the 2022 iGen through Google Classroom with the following codes: *Dates for all below tasks will be available through the iGen Google Classroom.

Step 2:

DESIGN THINKING MASTERCLASS
Participants will develop their entrepreneurial skills, and learn the fundamentals of starting a business. Students will create teams and jointly develop a business concept over a period of a few weeks.Participant will walk through how to start a business using the design thinking process.

Step 3:

CONNECT WITH A MENTOR
Participants receive guidance & feedback from local business mentors and industry experts on their business concept via zoom or google classroom.

Step 4: 

CREATE A VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT
Teams create a 1-2 minute video advertisment to sell/tell their story.

Step 5: 

PUBLISH GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN
Using your video advertisement create a GoFundMe page.
Send page link to Careerlife.programs@sd23.bc.ca
Share your GoFundMe account with your network to secure seed capital for your business.

Step 6: 

LIVE PITCH (Top 16 Teams) @ Innovation Ctr.
Teams will present a slide deck to a panel of local community business professionals. The top 10 teams will move on to the Live Pitch.

Stage 7:

 LIVE PITCH (Top 10 Teams) @ Innovation Ctr.
The top 10 teams will present their pitches live to a panel of 4 community judes (in accordance with COVID safety protocols) in a staggered schedule at the Innovation Centre on June 16, 2022.