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Last Thursday, there was a pitch day event much like others held by business incubators all over the country: Investors heard startup entrepreneurs explain their ideas, and gave them some money. The amount raised wasn’t huge — just $80,000.

What made it special? The entrepreneurs were all juniors and sophomores at Barrington High School in Barrington, Ill., who spent this school year attending what organizers believe is the first lean-principles business incubator program based on a high school campus.

 

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