Business & Entrepreneurship in Cambridge, MA

Summer business and entrepreneurship program for teens in Cambridge, MA

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Program Highlights

Understand how operations, marketing, sales, and finance come together to drive businesses

Learn how to read financial statements in order to decipher a company’s performance

Develop a sales and marketing plan and pitch your venture to investors and mentors

Hear the tales of survival of a startup business from an entrepreneurial founder

Residential Tuition :
$6,498

Commuter Tuition:
$3,298

Session 1:
June 22, 2025 July 4, 2025

Session 2:
July 6, 2025 July 18, 2025

Cambridge, MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Testimonials

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.

Nathaniel C.
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.

Burke P.

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

David Zamarin

Business & Entrepreneurship

Driven to overcome challenges faced by immigrant parents, David Zamarin is the Founder & CEO of DetraPel. DetraPel is an advanced materials company that manufactures protective coatings without any cancer-causing fluorochemicals (PFAS) and was seen on Season 9 of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank.

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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.