Harvard-based program gives teen entrepreneurs winning chance
The American Dream came within closer reach for a group of Boston high school students recently when they got an insider’s look at entrepreneurship. Nearly four dozen students from Brighton High School, Mary Lyon Pilot High School, and the West End House Boys and Girls Club participated in a program designed to show them how a business grows from idea to practice. The program is in partnership with Harvard Business School, the Harvard Ed Portal, the Boston Private Industry Council, and the West End House Boys and Girls Club. “This has been an opportunity to expose high school students to the excitement and challenges of entrepreneurship, and allow them to explore possibilities for academic and career paths in this space,” said Margot Dushin, director of programs for the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative. Beginning with a tour of the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) in early April, the young scholars watched Harvard students,...