Manufacturing + product development
From ideas to real products.
- Formulate — recipes and ingredients
- Develop — prototypes and testing
- Manufacture — production and scale-up
- Package — labeling and branding
Industry resources + supporting network
The classroom meets the real world.
Entrepreneur HS is supported by an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, manufacturers, product developers, retailers, hospitality professionals and business organizations — providing real-world learning, mentorship and industry exposure for students.
A broader industry ecosystem
Students meet professionals from every link in the chain.
- Agriculture + farming
- Food + beverage
- Manufacturing + supply chain
- Retail + e‑commerce
- Hospitality + tourism
- Distribution + brokers
- Entrepreneurs + startups
- Business organizations
Organizations are presented as part of the Industry Resources & Supporting Network until each one’s formal role is documented.
Where partners plug in
Three industry clusters, one supply chain.
Agriculture + AgTech
Grow. Innovate. Sustain.
- Farming — crops and livestock
- Sustainability — soil, water, environment
- Technology — drones, sensors, data
- Food systems — farm to market
Hospitality + retail
People. Products. Experiences.
- Hotels and resorts — the visitor experience
- Retailers — products to market
- Food service — menus and concepts
- Distribution — the supply chain
Ways to take part
An hour of your time is a semester of theirs.
Partners choose how deep to go — from a single site visit to running a pilot batch for a student company.
Host a field visit
Open your farm, kitchen, plant, hotel or store to a student group for a morning.
Mentor a team
Coach a student company through one stage of the pathway, an hour at a time.
Judge a challenge
Bring real buyer and operator judgment to the annual challenges and expo.
Make, stock or source
Run a pilot batch, stock a student product, or source from a student company.
Entrepreneur media heritage
From the creators of Entrepreneur TV.
The program’s co-founders created and produced Entrepreneur, the television show that aired on the Reelz channel about a decade ago, telling the stories of founders building real businesses. That same perspective shapes how students learn here — from people who have built companies, on camera and off — and it extends into the Conzumables network of CPG advisors, training and commercial kitchens.
Become an industry partner
Open a door for the next generation.
Farms, kitchens, manufacturers, hotels, retailers, distributors and founders — tell us what you’d be glad to share.
dennis@conzumables.com