NYLF Business Innovation

Step into the boardroom, the pitch deck, and the startup studio. Earn college credit while building your business mindset and launching your own venture at Yale, UC Berkeley, or Georgia Tech. 
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Your Future in Business Starts Here 

Ready to launch your own startup? Envision's NYLF Business Innovation is your gateway to entrepreneurship and business leadership, designed for ambitious high school students who dream of building the next big thing.

What Makes This Different? Develop real business strategies, pitch ventures in boardroom settings, master customer acquisition and financial analysis, and learn product management—all taught by seasoned entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and industry leaders who've built successful companies.

Your Experience

  • Launch and pitch your own startup idea
  • Master customer acquisition and P&L management
  • Learn product development and design thinking frameworks
  • Connect with future entrepreneurs and business leaders nationwide
  • Gain insights from founders through exclusive Q&As and panels

Whether your passion lies in launching a social impact startup, leading a global brand, venture capital, marketing, or product development, this program gives you the hands-on experience and insider perspective to make informed decisions about your business career.

Don't just dream about building companies—start creating yours.

Sample 2026 Schedule

Day 1: Program Welcome and Orientation

  • Welcome to NYLF Business Innovation
  • Team Meeting: Goal Setting 101

Day 2: Customer Acquisition and Deal Lifecycle

  • Morning Lecture
  • Case Study: Customer Acquisition and Deal Lifecycle
  • Team Meeting: Board Meeting Preparation
    • Company Formation and Customer Acquisition
  • Evening Team Time
    • Personality Styles

Day 3: Funding and Managing a P&L

  • Morning Lecture
  • Case Study: Funding and Managing a P&L
  • Team Meeting: Board Meeting Preparation
    • Funding and Financial Management
  • Evening Team Time
    • Scavenger Hunt

Day 4: College Readiness

  • Career Workshop: Resume Building
  • Career Workshop: Internship Interviews
  • Admissions Briefing
  • University Student Panel
  • Campus Tour
  • Evening Team Time
    • Trivia

Day 5: Organizational Strategy and Risk Management

  • Morning Lecture
  • Case Study: Organizational Strategy and Risk Management
  • Team Meeting: Board Meeting Preparation
    • Organizational Strategy and Team Building
  • Evening Team Time
    • Public Speaking

Day 6: Product Management

  • Morning Lecture
  • Case Study: Product Management
  • Team Meeting: Board Meeting Preparation
    • Product Management and Final Preparation
  • Evening Team Time

Day 7: Board Meeting

  • Board Meetings
  • City Exploration
  • Final Team Meeting

Day 8: Looking Forward

  • Program Wrap-Up and Debrief
  • Departure

This sample schedule is provided as an example of the overall quality and scope of the experience offered and is not intended to represent a specific schedule for 2026. The specific 2026 schedule, locations, speakers, and site visits may be modified.

Go Beyond the Classroom

Envision by WorldStrides programs are held at some of the top universities in the country, providing high school students with the opportunity to experience life on a college campus and get a glimpse of what their future may hold.

This Summer, NYLF Business Innovation will take place in the following locations:

University of California, Berkeley, Clark Kerr Campus

College Credit

University of California, Berkeley, Clark Kerr Campus

Berkeley, CA

June 25-July 2, 2026 - Residential
June 26-July 1, 2026 - Commuter

Yale University

College Credit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

July 5-July 12, 2026 - Residential

July 14-July 21, 2026 -Residential

 
NYLF Business is operated independently of Yale University and is not sponsored or endorsed by the University. The views expressed in connection with the program are not the official positions, statements of advice nor opinions of Yale University and should not be viewed as an endorsement by Yale or any such views or statements.
Georgia Tech

College Credit

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, GA

July 24-31, 2026 - Residential

 

This program is in no way sponsored by Georgia Institute of Technology, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, or any other affiliated organization. NYLF Business Innovation is managed solely by Envision by WorldStrides.

What's Included?

  • All curriculum and instruction
  • Program activities
  • Program materials
  • Site visits and events
  • At least two meals a day
  • Local transportation during program
  • The cost of two college credits
  • Certificate of achievement

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