Seed Philly and Novotorium partner to launch Entrepreneur Summer Camp

Kids and entrepreneurs have a lot in common. They are both known for taking somewhat insane risks, eating badly and asking for money.

Now, thanks to Seed Philly and Novotorium, they also both go to summer camp.

The two recently-launched incubators are partnering to put on a six-week Entrepreneur Summer Camp. The idea is to keep entrepreneurs engaged, networking and learning over the summer months that tend to be quiet for many non-seasonal businesses.

“If you’re building a startup company, passion and commitment shouldn’t slow down in June, so we wanted to create events and programming to motivate entrepreneurs to keep moving forward,” said Seed Philly cofounder and Entrepreneur Summer Camp co-organizer Brad Denenberg.

The camp has two components and two price points.

At minimum, each week the organizers, Mike Krupit, Chuck Hall and Denenberg, have arranged for a signature event that costs $25 to attend.

The first such event will feature a well-known cast of Philadelphians in the technology community who all once were involved in Infonautics.

To register click here.

Beyond that, Denenberg says the schedule of signature events should be finalized by the end of the month.

For entrepreneurs who want a bit more out of summer camp, an upgrade is available. For $75 per week you can attend the signature event, cowork at either Seed Philly or Novotorium, receive mentoring from the week’s signature event speakers, and participate in any other special events scheduled that week.

The camp won’t exactly be a moneymaker for either incubator, Denenberg says, who sees the camp as an investment.

“Our goal is to build a better pipeline of startups and entrepreneurs that will help each of our institutions succeed longer term,” he said.

It seems odd to see two incubators working together to attract the same potential market, but Denenberg says that’s exactly the misconception he, Hall and Krupit are trying to clear up.

“By collaborating instead of competing, we can offer better quality and quantity of programming. We’ll get to meet more entrepreneurs, and be in a better position to help them,” Denenberg said. “We hope that this becomes a model for cooperation that extends to other such organizations throughout our region.”

To learn more about what’s planned for Entrepreneur Summer Camp and register click here.