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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) Foundation Business World Summer Program

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Check out this year's three Business World Summer Camps. High school students will spend four days and three nights on one of the following college campuses St. Norbert College, UW-Madison or UW-Stevens Point making new friends, learning about free-market economics and discovering the wide variety of career opportunities available in Wisconsin!  Wisconsin Business World is a program of WMC Foundation aimed at providing high school students with economic and financial literacy education, while teaching the importance of free-market enterprise.  Business World hosts three four-day summer camps each year and numerous one-day "mini" programs during the school year for school districts around the state.  Students participate in hands-on exercises that easily relate to the everyday life of running a business and finish each program with a better understanding of the intricacies of business. The program also exposes students to the variety of different career opportunities available after high school or college.  Established in 1982, Business World has been a leading educational program for over 20,000 students that provides an in-depth look at various aspects of business from competition and ethics to marketing and R&D. 

The Wisconsin Business World program is a competitive academic program designed to teach Wisconsin high school students the values of financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and free-market enterprise. Since 1982, over 20,000 students have participated in Business World events. The curriculum consists of three flagship summer programs held on different Wisconsin college campuses and multiple single-day events held on-site at high schools around the state.  

Early bird registration to attend the Summer Program ends May 17!  Contact the Business World Program Director, Jack Orton, via e-mail or by phone (608-661-6904) for more information!