Business & Entrepreneurship in Cambridge, MA
Summer business and entrepreneurship program for teens in Cambridge, MA
Program Highlights
Residential Tuition :
$6,498
(Waitlist for Session 2)
Commuter Tuition:
$3,298
Session 1:
June 22, 2025
July 4, 2025
(Commuter Option Waitlisted)
Session 2:
July 6, 2025
July 18, 2025
(Residential & Commuter Options Waitlisted)
Cambridge, MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Testimonials
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I came in knowing next to nothing about business and now I feel that I have flourished in business. This program is very beneficial and I feel that I am ready for college.
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Business could be a very real career choice for me! I enjoyed the class, and I think my group’s business model has a lot of potential.
Course Overview
Students will learn firsthand from business veterans about starting and running a business. Over the course of the program, they will develop a plan for a new venture and pitch their idea to real world investors. Along the way, meet with leaders from different areas of business and finance.
Excursions – Students visit the production center of DetraPel, following the production process to produce their own sample size of DetraPel. The visit culminates with a meeting with Shark Tank winning owner and founder, David Zamarin (2021 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list), who shares his entrepreneurial story.
Meet your instructor
Instruction for this course will be split/shared, depending on the day/topic, amongst:
Barry Horwitz is a strategy consultant, entrepreneur, author, and educator. His career has been exceptionally diverse and varied, spanning a broad range of industries, organization types, and sizes, both domestic and international.
His 20+ year consulting career includes several years with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a leading global strategy firm, and several years operating his own independent practice. His clients have ranged from Fortune 500 companies to early-stage companies, global NGOs, and many others in between.
Olivier Aries is the founder of Thrive Labs, a consultancy that helps leaders drive business transformation through the power of behavioral intelligence.
A seasoned executive coach and strategist, Olivier brings decades of experience helping executive teams and boards unlock performance through practical applications of human behavior insights.
He previously led client services at the Predictive Index and was a transformation consultant at Kearney, where he advised Fortune 500 firms on leadership and performance. He’s also co-founder of a Pentagon-backed deep tech venture and co-author of Line of Sight: Five Keys for Strategic Execution in an Age of Uncertainty (Simon & Schuster, 2024).
Topics you'll explore
Hands-On Learning
Students will examine best practices in Research and Development (R&D), Operations, Marketing, and Finance. Understand the mechanics of scaling a business while maintaining quality.
Students become part of a new company and configure themselves into teams working on various aspects of a business. The program culminates in a shark tank environment with professional investors.
Career Exploration
Meet with range of business people, from small business owners, mid-level managers and execs from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey consultant, and CEO.
From creative marketers to hard-nosed financial analysts, there are myriad careers you may not have heard of. Together we will discuss the career options and the academic paths to get there.
