Founder | Entrepreneur Program (2022-2023)

Issued by Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College

The Monte Entrepreneur Program is an industry partnership program with Young Wisdom. This micro-credential is awarded to students who achieve 3 of the 5 criteria below. This program assists our girls in building entrepreneurial skills and confidence that will help them in any chosen career or startup venture of their own. This is intended to be a highly educational, experiential, and fun program introducing students to the realities of ‘startup life’.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Months
Cost Free

Skills

Collaboration
Communication
Copywriting
Entrepreneurship
Graphic Design
Interpersonal Communications
Marketing
Pitching
Presentation
Public Speaking
Sales
Teamwork
Technology

Earning Criteria

Earners successfully prepared and delivered a Showcase pitch, which involved creating an expo stall, delivering a pitch (with an accompanying slide deck) to an audience of friends and family, and responding to challenging questions from our expert panel of Monte stakeholders. Earners presented their startup to the world in a challenging and rewarding environment.
Earners must have attained all 101 micro-credentials available to Entrepreneur Cohort 2, including: Lean Startup, Business Admin, Business Models, Brand & Marketing, and Startup Pitching.
Earners have thoughtfully completed their first Founder Roadmap, meaning they are able to provide a rationale for each of the milestones they claim to have attained, as well as those they plan to attain.
Beyond pitching at a Showcase event, earners have successfully planned their launch to the Monte community, which may include speaking at an assembly, placing promotional collateral on school noticeboards or digital channels, and/or seeking the school's promotional support in any form.
Beyond pitching at a Showcase event, and/or launching internally to the Monte community, earners have successfully planned their launch to the wider community, which may include launching branded web presences, digital and print advertising, personal selling and/or pitching, and more. They don't necessarily need to have successfully executed their external launch.