We would work with the schools to target those kids who are most at risk of dropping out by providing a business incubator just for them. We live in one of the inner city neighborhoods. Some of our founding team are kids who go to school with kids who are at risk for dropping out and not going any further in their education. There is a great amount of passion and capability among these kids, just not many role models or other options for continuing with college and/or business success. With traditional mentoring programs for youth, the focus seems to be on being a good role model, which is terrific. We want to go to the next level and provide not just good role models, but mentors and showing them a way to create sustainable businesses. CosPlay, for those who aren't familiar, is creating and wearing costumes of your favorite characters. Most of the time, CosPlayers create costumes from webcomics, anime, manga, comics and video games. There is also a component of being in-character, role playing the character you are dressed as. This offers a fun way for people to explore characteristics that may not be in their every day personality. We've seen kids and adults alike find a way to express themselves in creative, fun ways through CosPlay. We are a family of entrepreneurs, mentor, coach and students who are dedicated to making a better future for our neighborhood, our schools and the city. Hopefully we'll be able to take this to the rest of the nation once we get going.
