Venture – Entrepreneurial Expedition National Impact Report 2016-2017 School Year

122,610 Students 2,621 Schools 245,734 Hours of Learning Venture – Entrepreneurial Expedition Program Reach For the 2016-2017 School Year Venture – Entrepreneurial Expedition guides students through their personal journey to become an entrepreneur. While starting a food truck business, students learn to make informed business decisions about their product, pricing, hiring, marketing, and even their business pitch for a potential investor. EVERFI and our partners provide an immersive learning environment to communities across the country at no charge to schools or districts, ensuring that students are exposed to educational resources that they deserve. Your Impact 122,610 Students 2,621 Schools 245,734 Hours of Learning The Venture course covers everything from introductory topics like what is an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship in everyday life to advanced topics like market research and business pitches. After completing your entrepreneurial education program, students have a more thorough understanding of entrepreneurial concepts and are better prepared to engage in entrepreneurial thinking in their academic and professional lives.

Knowledge Gain: Venture After taking Venture – Entrepreneurial Expedition, students increased their scores on assessment tests by an average of 74%. Here’s how they performed by topic: Students showed the most gain in Business pitches and Value propositions.

Entrepreneurial Spirit 69% Of students are interested in starting their own business in the future. 65% Of students say entrepreneurship is a way to add value to and create change in the world. 58% Of students are interested in supporting entrepreneurs in their community. After taking Venture - Entrepreneurial Expedition™, students felt more prepared to tackle a range of entrepreneurial activities.

Closing the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurial Skills While students across the board felt more prepared to engage in entrepreneurial activities after taking Venture, the increase in preparedness among girls is particularly significant. Prior to taking Venture, girls consistently felt less prepared than boys to engage in a number of entrepreneurial activities. After taking the course, girls and boys feel equally prepared to engage in a number of entrepreneurial activities, effectively closing the gender gap. Prepared to identify business opportunities Prepared to describe an effective business pitch Prepared to understand risk involved with a business 49% On average, girls saw a 49% increase in preparedness to engage in the seven entrepreneurial activities measured. 30% On average, boys saw a 30% increase in preparedness to engage in the seven entrepreneurial activities measured. After taking Venture, girls and boys reached comparable levels of preparedness in entrepreneurial skills.

From Students and Educators “I liked the Takeaways in each Module. It helps me to really express my thoughts and connect to the lesson. It also helps me to judge my thinking based on what was given in the Module. I also liked the part where the 4 different real-life entrepreneurs were able to give their thoughts on matters and give advice in the end.” I will definitely apply what I've learned in this course in a current job I'm applying for. The business is a small business, and I'd love to share the vision they have for the company. This course also helped me gain knowledge on how to genuinely answer the interview question: " What are your strengths and weaknesses?" Student, Sumter County, Georgia Student, San Diego Unified School District, California From Teachers “Gives students a chance to work individually on concepts that are difficult to understand. Gives an extra activity for reinforcement.” 93% of teachers would recommend the EVERFI course they used this year to a fellow teacher. Career and Technical Education Teacher. Knox County, Tennessee “Students had access to higher level learning in which challenged them bringing new insights into running a business.” Middle School Teacher, Arizona