2013 Summer Program



Business Track


June 23 - 28



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Business Track Overview

In the Business Track each student is placed on a Business Management team responsible for taking over and managing an existing company that generates 40 million dollars per year in revenue. They learn basic business principles and make critical decisions in Research and Development, Production, Marketing and Finance.


Business Track Overview - Click above to watch video

Business students learn the following:
• Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurialism
• Research and Development
• Finance
• Production
• Marketing and Presenation
• Biblical Stewardship

For eight years, their company competes in the marketplace, and at the end of each year (round) each team receives an industry report that tells them how they are performing with relation to the market and their competition. They then use that information to make decisions about the next year of business.

Like the real world, SSI Business students experience success and failure. They learn that decisions made today can affect their business far into the future.

The SSI Business Track is a challenging and exciting experience that is certain to spark a new generation of young entrepreneurs.

Business Students discuss strategy with a business coach as they make critical decisions for their company.

Business Students discuss strategy with a business coach as they make critical decisions for their company.

"The main function I think is it puts them in contact with other Christians who are engaged in making a difference in our society in the right ways and for the right reasons." - Professor Gary Britten, Spring Arbor University

Business professor Gary Britten explains to the students the positive and negative affects their decisions have made on their companies performance.

Business professor Gary Britten explains to the students the positive and negative affects their decisions have made on their companies performance.

And also like the real world, each team must make an investor presentation to the non-business students in which they seek to raise capital for their companies, and in a way, get graded by their peers on their presentation and marketing skills.

Throughout the week, students also learn the principles of business through presentations from business leaders on the topic of Biblical stewardship. We endeavor to impart to students the importance of ethics and responsibility as leaders who are stewards of ideas, people, attitudes and resources, providing them a well-rounded hands-on education on our free market system and its moral application.

"With my entrepreneurial spirit and strong competitive attitude, the SSI Business Track was perfect for me. Actually, I’m thinking more seriously now about business as an area of study and career choice." - Justin W. - Alumnus

Business students make an investor presentation toward the end of the week promoting the performance of their company.

Business students make an investor presentation toward the end of the week promoting the performance of their company.

"It is an intense, competitive environment and it immerses you in the action. It’s a blast!" - Tim M. - Alumnus

Advanced Biblical Worldview Sessions

Each student in our advanced tracks sit in on advanced Biblical Worldview sessions, taught by qualified instructors, that expand upon the foundation curriculum they received in their first year(s) of attending SSI.