BestPrep’s Communications and Events Intern, Neha Kappagantula, spoke with Wayzata High School senior, Divya Godithi, who participated in BestPrep’s summer business camp, Minnesota Business Venture (MBV). As a first year MBV attendee, Divya enjoyed her experience at MBV and would recommend this program to all students, even those not interested in business. Divya provided insight into […]
BestPrep is proud to announce that this month’s Featured Partner is Wells Fargo who is one of our oldest partners providing ongoing financial support and volunteers since 1977. Wells Fargo’s focus on financial literacy particularly for underrepresented communities has been instrumental in accomplishing BestPrep’s mission to better prepare students for the future. Wells Fargo has […]
From August 1-4, 2022, 57 educators representing more than 5,300 Minnesota students joined us for an energizing, refreshing and reflective professional development experience – the Technology Integration Workshop. Teachers participated in a variety of keynote and breakout sessions, which included topics such as, Using Technology for Social Emotional Learning, Who Says Learning Can’t Be Fun? Gamification […]
We’re proud to announce that RBC Wealth Management is this month’s Featured Partner! As a founding partner of BestPrep’s Stock Market Game in 1991, the company has been one of BestPrep’s leading financial and volunteer partners for over 30 years. RBC has helped shaped some of BestPrep’s programs. The company has been instrumental in the […]
Week two of camp is sadly coming to an end. Day five, Empowerment Day, was sponsored by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. A huge thank you to them for being today’s sponsor. Our first keynote of the day came from Emily Olson and Chad Johnson, from Habitat for Humanity. They spoke about making a […]
Financial Freedom Day, sponsored by Piper Sandler Companies, has come to an end. Of course, students enjoyed fun activities, but the day was largely spent working on business plans. Presentations occur tomorrow! At 9:15 this morning, Boz Bostrom gave a talk about money and values. Bostrom happens to be a professor at St. John’s University, […]
Day three of Minnesota Business Venture has come to an end. Sponsored by Allianz, Entrepreneur Day was a success. Thank you so much to Allianz for being our sponsor! Our day started with Pastor James Alberts, one of our keynote speakers of the day! He spoke about starting a business, as well as his software […]
Day two of Minnesota Business Ventures has concluded! Today’s theme was “Career Day,” sponsored by the Arby’s Foundation! A huge thank you goes out to them! One of our special activities today was Camp Jam. Each company had to complete activities in order to rack up points. It was a close race between companies, but […]
