Part of the next generation of entrepreneurs may well be the result of INcubator, a course taught by Karen Hoffman, Lynn Fischer, and Tony Schaaf at Kimberly High School. And the ideas coming from students bodes well for the future of innovative business startups.
Hoffman, who spent 18 years in corporate America before turning her passion to teaching, said several of the projects have gained considerable traction. One of those was a result of a student’s experience with a sibling who had cancer.
Hoffman said, “The student came up with the idea for a pillow that could be attached to a seat belt in a vehicle to cushion the port (a device that is implanted under the skin making it easier to deliver medications). It was called the Wonderful Warrior Pillow. They partnered with cancer groups and many of those groups are still using them.”…