Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

IIG Workshop 2 – To Invest, or Not to Invest

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Invest in Girls
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Understand venture capitalism.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Competition, Entrepreneurs, Risk and Return
 Open On-Demand Webinar

In this personal finance webinar, students will learn about venture capitalism.

Description

This Virtual Workshop is the second in a series of 4 by Invest in Girls titled Learning About The News where we focus some recent financial events that have been in the headlines. This workshop is designed to give high school students an introduction to venture capitalism. In this workshop students will learn what venture capitalism is, how venture capitalists deliberate investments and what that process looks like. The female finance expert guides the activities and answers participant questions.

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