2025 PROGRAMS

Join us next summer for a lifechanging week.

Program Overview

Washington Business Week places students in a dynamic simulation where they role-play as industry professionals, launch a company, sharpen their communication skills, and solve real-world challenges.

Students take the lead as their team races against the clock to develop a world-changing idea and pitch it to potential investors at the end-of-week competition. Guided by a mentor from a local business, students learn to work as a team, explore careers, and build a network with professionals and future leaders.

Each day, students and their companies dive into a real-world business simulation in the career pathway they’ve chosen. Students make “real-life” decisions as a team and participate in interactive projects with other teen companies. Business leaders from around the state share their experiences and challenges and provide valuable insight and direction as they mentor the teams.

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  • Students will be placed in groups with their peers and mentored by an industry leader.
  • Inspiring speakers will motivate and impart vital knowledge throughout the program.
  • Students will run a business simulation electing a company CEO, CFO, Marketing Manager, and more.
  • Students will create a marketing video campaign for their product and will test their networking skills on social media.
  • Students will present their business to industry professionals as the culminating project of the week.
  • Earn 2 elective transferable college credits from Renton Technical College.

  • Advanced Business students are eligible to earn additional elective college credits from Renton Technical College.

 

  • On Refunds: The student may cancel their registration and will be issued a full refund if cancelled 7 days before the camp start date at the latest.
  • PLEASE BE ADVISED, international students will not receive college credit.
  • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: English Proficiency Policy for WBW Virtual Programs: Washington Business Week is pleased to be able to offer our virtual camp to students from around the world. We welcome you to camp and we are thrilled you have decided to join us. All our students bring a unique perspective, and we are excited to hear yours. This is a fast-paced environment in which students learn and grow together quickly. To successfully participate in this program, you must be fully proficient in English. The WBW program is not designed for non-English speakers. WBW programs are designed to challenge the knowledge and skills you already have with the English language.

 

For 48 years, we have provided over 76,000 high school students with a competitive edge on college readiness, career advancement, and overall life success.

Discover what thousands of young people now know about themselves – how to make an amazing impact in the 21st-century workplace.

I learned so much about teamwork, leadership, and professionalism. Washington Business Week was my first time in a leadership position (as the CEO of the company). I learned what it meant to lead a team. At University of Washington, we have team projects in every class. Everything I learned directly applies to what I do now.

– Emmeline Vu, WBW alumna and University of Washington Student