YAMPA Valley Spark Lab
Turn your idea into A business
Apply to spark lab, our FREE youth pre-accelerator Featuring 7 In-person sessions followed by a Pitch Event!
WHO: Anyone in the greater Yampa Valley region age 14 to 19
WANTED: Your Ideas!
WHAT: FREE Pre-Accelerator program with a culminating Pitch Event complete with coaching and seed funding for every participant
WHEN: Every Friday from 10-11:30AM from 10/3/25-11/14/25, with a culminating Pitch Event on Saturday, 12/13.
WHERE: CNCC Craig, CO — Buses available from Hayden and Soroco High School depending on need! Milage reimbursements available if you have a long drive to reach Spark Lab!
YOU GET: a unique professional development experience where you can learn the basics of entrepreneurship, explore your own purpose, build and present an amazing pitch with the support of a coach, AND competitive access to a pool of $5,000+ in seed funding where every participant walks away with some seed funding!
ANY PERSON.
ANY IDEA Or no Idea.
NO LIMITS.
Is there a challenge that you’ve encountered that you’ve got a perfect solution to?
Do you have an idea that you think will make your community better?
Or maybe you want to help grow or further develop your family’s business?
Or maybe you want help thinking through different ideas and opportunities?
Whether you have an idea related to sports, tech, non-profits, a product, something that helps your family’s business or even no idea at all—EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Work alongside your peers, other creative minds, and industry pros to craft a vision or shape your existing idea into something that can truly take off.
In this pre-accelerator, you’ll learn the basics of entrepreneurship, how to build an awesome pitch, and how to present it to receive actual seed funding!
$5,000+ in Seed Funding available from the Homegrown Pathways Youth Venture Fund! Every participant gets a portion to launch their idea!
APPLY BELOW!
Homegrown Pathways’ Yampa Valley Spark Lab is brought to you in partnership with the Yampa Valley Partnership for Students, Stewardship, & Sustainability (YVPS3). YVPS3 serves Routt & Moffat counties with a mission to unite educators, industry leaders, and students throughout the Yampa Valley with the common goal to create shared educational and career pathways that empower students and contribute to a more resilient region.
