The time has come! We are now accepting applications for our 4th cohort of the National Down Syndrome Entrepreneur Academy. Meetings will begin in October.

This program is for teens and adults with Down syndrome who are interested in learning how to start their own micro-enterprises and implementing what they learn! The program begins with a 6 week, once a week evening class. In this Entrepreneur Bootcamp, experts in the field review various topics ranging from brainstorming the idea, to evaluating the market, to advertising to your market, to actually producing and selling a product. To best empower the self-advocate, participants’ parents are required to attend concurrent sessions during the 6 week bootcamp. CEO’s (self-advocates) and Sidekick’s (parents and siblings) have homework and planning worksheets that are designed to be completed together each week!