Grant Cycle Two opens May 1!
Leaders In Training
(LIT)
Entrepreneurship Club
Leaders In Training (LIT) Entrepreneurship Club
Powered by Mason Makes Money Fund Academics
Igniting the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Youth
LIT Entrepreneurship Club serves to provide a space for students and youth entrepreneurs to be cultivated as future leaders, business owners, and professionals during the school year. Created specifically for schools, the LIT Entrepreneurship Club engages students in concepts covering Mathematics, English/Language Arts, and Business.
Utilizing Mason Makes Money Fund’s
I am My Own Boss cross-curricular framework, we partner with Texas educators to ensure all content and activities are in alignment with the purposes and goals of the current Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills’ (TEKS) sections:
- §111.7. Mathematics, Grade 5; and
- §110.7, English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 5.
Student participants will also be introduced to higher level coursework, as outlined in section:
- §130.132. Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance.
Want to start a LIT Club at your school? Fill out the form below!
Updates:
- LIT EC piloted its first project on December 14, 2023 at Johnson Elementary School in Houston, Texas!
Current Outcomes:
- 100% of participants learned you can own and operate your own business, no matter your age!
- 100% of participants are excited to learn how to operate their own businesses!
- 100% of participants understood what effective communication was.
- 80% of participants understood how communication affects them personally and professionally.
