✦ JANUARY 2027 FOUNDING COHORT · APPLICATION DETAILS COMING SOON ✦
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FREE · SIX WEEKS · IN PERSON

YOUR IDEA
DESERVES
A CHANCE.
SO DO YOU.

Biz Girls is a free, six-week, in-person entrepreneurship program where high school girls turn ideas into real business concepts, learn practical skills, grow their confidence, and pitch their vision to the community.

No business experience or finished idea required. Just bring your curiosity.YOU’VE GOT THIS. ♥
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Illustration of a teenage girl holding a notebookDREAM.
PLAN.
BUILD.
PITCH.
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✦FREE TO PARTICIPATE
♥HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
1010 GIRLS MAX
☾SIX HANDS-ON WEEKS
27JANUARY 2027
⌖FORT COLLINS · TBA
WHY BIZ GIRLS

IDEAS ARE EVERYWHERE.
OPPORTUNITY ISN’T.

Biz Girls gives high school girls the tools, mentorship, and support to turn an idea into something real. Participants work in teams, explore problems they care about, develop business concepts, and discover what they are capable of creating.

Three teenage girls collaborating on ideas♥✦
NOT JUST BUSINESS. LIFE SKILLS.

THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR.
LEAD LIKE YOURSELF.

01

THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR

Spot opportunities, test ideas, and keep moving when the first answer is not the right one.

02

BUILD REAL BUSINESS SKILLS

Explore research, branding, marketing, pricing, financial basics, and business models.

03

LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE

Practice speaking up, making decisions, contributing to a team, and sharing your point of view.

04

PITCH YOUR FUTURE

Create a team pitch deck and present the concept at a community showcase.

DREAM · PLAN · BUILD · PITCH

THE SIX-WEEK JOURNEY

WEEK 01
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MINDSET + IDEAS

Find problems worth solving, brainstorm, and choose a direction.

WEEK 02
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CUSTOMER DISCOVERY

Ask questions, gather feedback, and strengthen—or change—the idea.

WEEK 03
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BRAND + STORY

Build a brand direction, message, and simple marketing plan.

WEEK 04
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MONEY + MODEL

Explore pricing, expenses, revenue, profit, and value.

WEEK 05
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BUILD THE PITCH

Create a deck, practice speaking, and learn from feedback.

WEEK 06
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PITCH + CELEBRATE

Share the concept with the community and celebrate the work.

Illustration of a teen wearing pink headphones
MINDSET · WELLNESS · GROWTH

CONFIDENCE ISN’T REQUIRED.
IT’S SOMETHING WE BUILD TOGETHER.

You do not need to think of yourself as a “business person.” You do not need to love public speaking. And you do not need to arrive with the perfect idea.

CURIOSITY OVER PERFECTIONYOUR IDEA CAN CHANGENERVOUS IS ALLOWEDEVERY VOICE MATTERS
FOR PARENTS + GUARDIANS

A MEANINGFUL SIX WEEKS.
SKILLS THAT LAST MUCH LONGER.

Participants strengthen communication, teamwork, financial literacy, creative problem-solving, leadership, self-advocacy, resilience, and public speaking. The program is free, in person, and limited to 10 participants.

  • Small, team-based cohort
  • Practical weekly projects
  • Parent communication before the program begins
  • Transportation provided by families
Mia Umanos, founder of Biz Girls
MEET THE FOUNDER

MIA UMANOS

Biz Girls was founded by Mia Umanos, Techstars founder and CEO of Clickvoyant, to give teenage girls earlier access to practical knowledge, mentorship, and confidence that help ideas become opportunities.

WOMEN WHO’VE BUILT THINGS

SHE BRINGS THE IDEA.
YOU HELP HER BELIEVE IT’S POSSIBLE.

Mentors encourage participants, share real-world experience, provide thoughtful feedback, and help teams prepare for the final showcase.

BECOME A MENTOR →
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APPLICATIONS + INTEREST

RAISE
YOUR
HAND.

Students, parents, mentors, educators, and community partners can all start here. The program is free. Final venue and schedule details are coming soon.

YOUR CURIOSITY
IS ENOUGH. ♥
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THE FUTURE NEEDS
HER IDEAS.

Start with curiosity. We’ll help you take it from there.

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