Programs that open doors.
Hands-on entrepreneurship, STE(A)M, financial literacy, and creative learning for DC youth, from elementary school through high school and beyond.
Smart Hustle Jr.
Big ideas start young. Entrepreneurship, STE(A)M, creativity, financial basics, and product-making through hands-on learning.
Smart Hustle HS
Turn ideas into income. Build business ideas and brands, pitch, sell, earn, and gain real-world work experience.
Smart Hustle Incubator
High school students build, launch, and scale businesses with mentorship, workshops, and access to resources.
BizBeauty
Beauty is business. Cosmetic chemistry, product-making, branding, and vending: create it, then learn the business behind it.
BizGrow
Students learn about agriculture, sustainability, food systems, and launching green businesses.
Smart Hustle Abroad
Exposure becomes mobility. New cities, cultures, campuses, and industries, connected back to entrepreneurship and leadership.
Artpreneur
Young creatives develop art-based businesses in visual art, design, fashion, music, and more.
Summer / MBSYEP
Summer work that builds futures. Paid, hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, STE(A)M, creative production, and work readiness.
Artprentice Summer Internship
Providing paid opportunities for youth to build creative and technical skills, gain work experience, and explore STE(A)M career pathways.
Made By Youth Marketplace
Gain real-world sales experience through pop-up shops, vending events, and youth-led retail opportunities.
KidBizCON
Big ideas. Real pitches. Youth-made businesses. Pitch competition, youth marketplace, and leadership labs.
Learn by making
Youth create real products, brands, and experiences, not just worksheets.
Sell and earn
Pitching, vending, and paid work turn skills into income and confidence.
See new futures
Exposure to campuses, industries, and cities opens doors poverty tried to close.
Help open more doors.
Every gift, partnership, and volunteer hour helps DC youth turn ideas into opportunity.