Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy

Project based program based on a scaffolded version of the Y-Combinator framework to prepare students with essential business and financial literacy skills.

Disruptive innovation: seize market gaps, act entrepreneurially, iterate fast, embrace fail‑forward.

Entrepreneurial mindset: learn to spot opportunities and conduct market research, and explore      exciting case studies

Financial literacy skills: balancing a real-world budget and make data-driven choices

Communicate with impact: learn how to market anything (including one self) to anyone

Money Mindset & Budget Basics

Build a personal budget, track a mini business P&L

Value, Marketing & BMC

Craft a business idea, 60-sec pitch and one-page business model

Pitching & Early Decisions

Record an elevator pitch, use a decision matrix, draft a lean canvas

Product-Market Fit & Cash-Flow

Analyze user feedback, fix cash-flow gaps, create investor slides

Eco Indicators & Smart Investing

Simulate ¥10,000 trades, map risk-return using macro trends

Social Enterprise & Supply Chain

Optimize a triple-bottom-line business via a case-based supply chain map

Outcomes

Students will build a portfolio of mini projects including business idea pitches, simple financial plans, market research reports, and mockup business models, culminating in investor-style presentations where they pitch like real entrepreneurs.

For the bold and the curious

Are you ready to collaborate with experts, explore cutting-edge industries, and take your learning into the real world?