Become NEXT
Your Idea Could Be NEXT.
You don't need a business. You don't need experience. You don't even need to know exactly what you want to do yet. You just need curiosity and the willingness to build.
The NEXT Founding 50
Our inaugural entrepreneurship cohort — 50 Jackson-area youth ready to build.
Ages 13–18
Jackson-area youth
Oct 5, 2026
Program start
Weekly + In-Person
Virtual sessions & launch experiences
$100 Enrollment
Due in full at registration
What You'll Build
Students leave the program with real, tangible outcomes — not just notes from a class.
- A defined business idea, product, or service
- Business name
- Basic brand
- Target customer
- Pricing strategy
- Marketing strategy
- Sales pitch
- Business website
- Customer management system
- Launch plan
- Real selling experience
Your $100 Includes
Everything needed to build and launch a real business.
- Full entrepreneurship program
- NEXT Business Workbook
- Weekly live instruction
- Leadership development
- Entrepreneurship education
- Financial literacy
- Marketing and sales training
- AI and technology training
- Business website
- One year of NEXT Launchpad access
- In-person business launch sessions
- NEXT Holiday Market vendor space
No separate Holiday Market vendor fee.
Become One of the Founding 50
Complete the registration below. After submitting, you'll be directed to the $100 payment checkout to secure your spot.