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STEAM Skills Self-Assessments

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Requirements

1. Pay registration fee – $29.00 (includes Community On Demand game set)
2. Complete the “How To Play Community On Demand” online orientation
3. Unlock all levels of The Skills Self-Assessment Course
4. Earn digital badges, Skillcoin Rewards & leaderboard status!

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Digital Badge & Skillcoin Rewards
Micro-Credentialing System

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Five Achievement Domains
We were inspired by Credly’s Open Credit system — the world’s most comprehensive tools for distributing and managing digital badges and credentials – to create a universal framework for issuing, earning, displaying and rewarding achievement for employability skills development in the form of digital credentials and badges.

The Digital Badge & Skillcoin Rewards Micro-Credentialing System™ is the digital infrastructure that uses a global e-commerce footprint, five achievement domains, Skillcoin Rewards, and digital technologies to represent “The Real You” (TRU) as you play Community On Demand. Skillcoin Rewards are loyalty incentives that accompany digital badges and their contribution values. and come in the form of cash stipends, trade points and community shares.

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Work-based Learning →

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WORKFORCE READINESS

• CTE Standards
• 50 Big Ideas
• Leadership Workshops
• Skills Assessments
• Digital Credentials
• JEM Teams
• Sponsorships

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CHANGING THE EQUATION
Providing Business Support Services For Youth Ventures & Non-Profits

NEXT Steps Consultation

Increase Your Social Return On Investment (SROI)!

NEXT Steps exists to provide Community Involvement Growth Strategies for organizations that deliver STEM++ education, youth entrepreneur training, career mentoring and service learning opportunities for at-risk Millennials (K-12) by:

• Creating fun and interactive projects, activities and environments
• Allowing students, organizational leadership and business owners to stay consistently engaged.
• Providing access to educational tools and systems to supplement in-school curricula.
• Making in-school and afterschool classroom visits
• Creating mission-focused learning activities for youth organizations
• Developing internal organizational development and communications strategies for small groups and businesses
• Developing fundraisers, promotions and awareness activities
• Assisting with grant writing, business plan development, and event management

For more information about developing a
Community Involvement Growth Strategy
for your community, Contact Us.

Make a donation using the Donation button below
(501c3 tax deductible)

CONSULTATION REQUEST FORM

Submit your request to speak with a NEXT Steps Consultant to determine what programs and services are needed for your youth group, business or organization:

• STEM++ Education
• Entrepreneurship Training
• Career Mentoring
• Service Learning Opportunities

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Business Support Services & Research Center

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OUR SERVICES & FEES

We Work With Work-based Learning, Continuing Education & Registered Apprenticeship Programs

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Marketing Co-operative & Fundraising
Monthly Subscription Required

A. Partners In Education Membership Program
$10 – $149 Annual Fee

B. Digital Badge & Skillcoin Rewards System Sponsorships
• Individual Badges – $10-150 ea
• Digital Badge Collections – $140+
• JEM Team Collection – $300
• Digital Badge Gallery – $2,400/set
• NSPIE Courses – Varies

C. Community On Demand TV*
Website Digital Ads, TRENDS DataReports, Ad space, College Town Promotional Materials, STEM++ Direct Digital Magazine & TRENDS Blog Posts

Show Rates
$99/mo NSPIE Members (1st year)
$199/mo Non NSPIE Members

Channel Rates
$399/mo NSPIE Members (1st year)
$599/mo Non NSPIE Members

Monthly Subscriptions
$FREE-3/month (K-12 Institutions)
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Legal Start-Up Registrations
$800-$2,500

• Federal Registration
• Secretary of State
• Annual Budgets
• EIN/Dun & Bradstreet
• Business License
• 8A/MBE/DBE/WBE
• Nonprofit Organizations

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Grants/Technical Writing for Funding
$3,000
PLUS Service Agreement upon Contract Award

Loan package development, presentation & procurement
$500 Retainer
3-5% loan amount (Commission optional)
$500/week (minimum)
Terms negotiable

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RFPs/Bids/Proposals
$1,500

$500/week (minimum)
$500 Retainer
Terms negotiable

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STEM++ Direct Staffing
$19-$52/hour (Hourly Billing Rates)

Office Automation
A. Document Management Systems
• Document Tree Development
• Assessment & Consultation (5 hour max)
• Monthly Maintenance Fee

B. QuickBooks & Online Billing
• Up to 10 hours/week
• Up to 20 hours/week
• Up to 40 hours/week

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Organizational Development & Project Management

A Custom Community Involvement Growth Strategy Model for your business or organization
$50,000-100,000/Year

• Initial Consultation
• SWOT Analysis
• Executive Coaching
• CIGS Model Customization
• Project Management

10% Retainer
Terms negotiable

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Business Plan
(Full)
$3,500 Per Plan

$500 Retainer
$500/week (minimum)
Terms negotiable
30-90 Days Completion*

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Business Plan Sections
(A la Carte)
$300 (per section)

• Executive Summary
• Market Analysis
• Company Overview
• Marketing & Sales Activities
• Products & Services
• Operations
• Management, Ownership & Organizational Structure
• Funds Required
• Financial Presentation (Historic to Future Projections)
• Appendix/Company Presentation

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SERVICES REQUEST FORM

Use the form below to inquire about the business support services of The NEXT Steps Small Business Incubator.

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