Huntington colleagues and volunteers from the Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing participated in our inaugural program at KIPP Columbus charter school. They guided fifth-grade students as they chose a business concept and worked in teams to create a company name, determine what they would sell, and how to sell it. The students learned how to calculate expense versus profit and practiced their pitch before confidently presenting to a panel of judges.
These students put a lot of hard work into the program, demonstrating tremendous growth in their critical thinking, creative problem-solving, teamwork, finance, and communication skills. Through this program, Huntington is sparking an entrepreneurial mindset among tomorrow’s leaders who will dream big, solve important problems, meet community needs, and improve their world.