The Winchester-Clark County Entrepreneurial Academy isn't a class. It isn't a simulation. It's a free 9-session program for Clark County teens that turns your idea into a real business — real customers, real money, real pitch. And when you're ready, The Academy takes you further.
Most programs make you pretend. You fake a product, fake the numbers, and get a grade. At the WCEA, you build something real. You find real customers. You make real sales. And when you're ready, you go deeper.
Two programs. One path. Built for Clark County teenagers who are serious about building something.
Ages 13–18, local teens
Not a dollar. Not ever.
Launch Lab, The Academy, and The Exchange aren't three separate programs — they're one path, built to move students from first idea to lasting business.
9 sessions. Ages 13–18. Build your first real business, find customers, and pitch at a public event for a $250 seed prize.
48 sessions over 10 months, for Launch Lab graduates. Real financial projections, a year-long mentor, and a $500 Demo Day seed prize.
Ongoing, for every graduate. A permanent alumni network, an annual showcase, and a way to keep giving back to Clark County.
Right here in Clark County, built so every teen with an idea gets a real shot.
Not a dollar, not ever — not to you or your family. Both programs are permanently free.
Sell at the public Soft Launch Event. Real people. Real sales. No pretending, no fake numbers.
Clark County teens ages 13–18. A local movement to keep our best people right here at home.
Launch Lab grads can enter The Academy — 10 months, 48 sessions, Demo Day, and a $500 seed prize.
Young people who can't picture an economic future here leave. And they don't come back. The Winchester-Clark County Entrepreneurial Academy was founded to change that.
100 spots. $100 minimum. Closes permanently when they're gone. Founding Members get early entry to the Soft Launch Event and front row seats at Pitch Night.
The first Launch Lab cohort starts September 2026 at Cardinal Community Center, Winchester. Spots are limited to 20 Clark County teens.
